The Dominican Telecommunications Institute/ El Instituto Dominicano de las Telecomunicaciones (Indotel) opened the Cultural Center of Telecommunications Museum/ el Centro Cultural de las Telecomunicaciones (CCT) Museo. This state of the art museum is to show the evolution of communications in Dominican Republic from prehistory to the present. The center is located in the old three-story […]
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More Security for the Zone
Another meeting was held at the Palacio Consistorial about Colonial Zone and security. It was attended by Roberto Salcedo, Mayor of the National District ; National Police chief, José Armando Polanco Gómez; director of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, José Aníbal Sanz Jiminián, director of the Tourism Police, Pedro Antonio Cáceres Chestaro. Also in appearance were […]
New Painting on the Obelisk
For the fifth time a new mural will be painted on the obelisk / El obelisco (also known as El Obelisco Macho) located on Avenida George Washington (also known as the Malecon) not far from Colonial Zone in Santo Domingo. As you pass by now the entire monument is surrounded in scaffolding. It should be […]
Memorial Museum of Dominican Resistance Inauguration
Memorial Museum of Dominican Resistance / El Museo Memorial de la Resistencia Dominicana We have a new museum in the Colonial Zone. This museum will be inaugurated this weekend, May 29, 2011 to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the execution of Rafael Leonidas Trujillo (more information on Trujillo) and fall of the dictatorship. The […]
Closing off Streets for the Public and Other Ideas for the Zone
There was a meeting and debate on Thursday about improving the Zona Colonial area. The Inter-American Development Bank is going to give an initial investment of RD$30 million to get the projects started. They want to improve the Colonial city by preserving the monuments and buildings and also make more pedestrian walkways in the historical […]
The 8th Organic Coffee Festival 2011
The 8th Organic Coffee Festival / El 8vo Festival del Café Orgánico in Polo, Barahona This is a celebration of the harvest, which takes place in the community of Polo, Barahona, The first festival was in 2004 and has become a yearly tradition. This years event will coincide with the World Environment Day on June […]
