The Dominican Republic Emergency Operations Center / Centro de Operaciones de Emergencias (COE) has announced its Operation Christmas/ Operativo Navidad 2011 so all can celebrate the Christmas and New Years parties/ las fiestas de Navidad y Año Nuevo. As usual the Ministry of Interior, the Police and the Armed Forces Ministerio de Interior, Policía y […]
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Christmas 2011 Happenings
I have been trying to compile a list of all the good stuff happening in and around the Colonial Zone for Christmas and it has been almost impossible. There is no one place to go for all this information. I wanted to share all the information but I just do not have it. So I […]
Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes Day 2011
Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes/ Our Lady of Mercy day is upon us again. Each year on September 24th the faithful make their trek to Santo Cerro in La Vega to show their devotion to this patron saint. Those who cannot make this venture will be visiting their local Catholic Church to pay homage to […]