(written in English y Español) Program Tourism Development of Ciudad Colonial (PFTCC) and Empresa Distribuidora de Electricidad del Este (EDE Este) announce partial closure of streets in Ciudad Colonial to install two special transformers needed for the process of installing the new underground power cables. Partial closure of streets Monday and Tuesday. / Cierre parcial […]
Mother Teresa Celebrated In Colonial Zone
Mother Teresa, known as the Saint of the Gutters, was declared a saint in a canonization Mass held by Pope Francis on Sunday in St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City on Sunday morning September 4, 2016. Hundreds of people dressed in blue and white, many carrying flags other images of Mother Teresa, flocked to the […]
Plaza Montecino In Disgrace
The monument dedicated to Fray Antón de Montecinos sits at the entrance of the Rio Ozama, Ciudad Colonial, Santo Domingo. It is one of the first things people see entering the port of Santo Domingo. The statue of Fray Antón de Montecinos was designed by Mexican sculptor Antonio Castellanos is almost 15 feet (15 meters) […]
World-Wide Festival of Music 2016
Two days of music in the Colonial Zone, Santo Domingo. The Fête de la Musique is open to all types of music and is a family event for young, old and everyone in between. The Music Festival returns with a new formula! Friday June 17, 2016 there will be music in private spaces such as […]
3nd Festival Marisco Ripiao in Sanchez
The Festival Marisco Ripiao is held to celebrate the historical relevance of Sanchez, the local cuisine and to celebrate the musical culture of this region, Perico Ripiao, and to being attention to the conservation of marine life of Samana Bay. El Festival Marisco Ripiao es un festival sobre la relevancia histórica de Sánchez, la gastronomía […]
National Hero Passes
Antonio Imbert Barrera was born on December 3, 1920 in Puerto Plata. Barrera joined the military at an early age and was declared “National Hero” and was awarded the rank of General Advitam. He was admired and thanked for his courageous acts that resulted in the death of the tyrant Rafael L. Trujillo Molina on […]