Here we go again. The entire Christmas holidays we have been under a Curfew or Toque de Queda as they call it here in Dominican Republic thanks to Covid-19 and Coronavirus. The curfew was extended and tightened because humans did not follow the rules. Bad, bad humans we are. The new Toque de Queda […]
Holiday Curfew Restrictions 2020
Curfew For the Holidays 2020 2021 Consejo Interterritorial de Salud and the Gobierno Central announced, because of a second wave of Covid-19 in recent days, new restrictions for the holidays. Read all this and tell me if you are confused? Starting December 15, 2020 and ending (I have found no mention of ending date […]
The History of the Coca-Cola Christmas Tree
The Traditional Coca-Cola Christmas Trees in Plaza España Every year one of the great Christmas traditions in Santo Domingo, for both young and old, is visiting the giant Coca-Cola Christmas Tree. The tree is located in Plaza España in front of the Palacio Virreinal Alcázar de Colón in the Colonial Zone. This year due to […]
Weekend Museums Entrance Free

Some good news..finally. Many of the museums of the Colonial Zone and the entire Dominican Republic are opening for visitors after many many months of being closed. Since the Covid-19 virus hit the world the museums of the country have been closed to the public. These educational places have been doing many virtual activities to […]
The Responsible Recovery Plan for Tourism 2020
The Responsible Recovery Plan for Tourism in Dominican Republic / Plan de Recuperación Responsable del Turismo República Dominicana Everything is ready to implement The Responsible Recovery Plan for tourism / Plan de Recuperación Responsable del Turismo, coordinated by the Ministry of Tourism. Collado stated that airports will have strict sanitary protocols with measurement of temperature, […]
Recovery For Dominican Republic Tourism
Dominican Government will promote the recovery of the Tourism sector. They have announced that starting at the end of September 2020 there will be medical and trip protection insurance for all visitors to the Dominican Republic. The president of the Dominican Republic, Luis Abinader Corona, announced today a set of initiatives to address the challenges […]