The Historical and Legendary Ceiba Colón Partner Has Fallen With a sad and heavy heart, I am writing to inform that a beautiful historical tree has fallen to its demise. The partner tree, sometimes called the daughter tree, of the original legendary Ceiba de Colón has fallen. The legend says the Ceiba de Colón is […]
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Picture – Rio Ozama Morning
Morning at the Rio Ozama and the port of Santo Domingo. The Caribbean Fantasy Ferry in port. The Mammatus Clouds mixed with some Cirrus are in the sky overhead. It is 6:20AM and all is nice and calm. The picture: Left – Crains are unloading (or loading) a ship at the Ozama Flour Mill, Los […]
Festival 2019 Conciertos de la Villa de Santo Domingo
Festival 2019 Conciertos de la Villa de Santo Domingo February 14 – 22, 2019 Santo Domingo, República Dominicana Rebirth in the New World Singing, Dance, Body and Soul, Exploring the Music of the Renaissance and the Baroque. Festival 2019 features music from the Renaissance Era performed by different musicians from USA and the chorus from […]
Hurricane Beryl Hits Hard
We had a visit from Hurricane turned Tropical Storm Beryl. She was only here a short time but she cause some serious havoc in the city of Santo Domingo. She brought with her widespread flooding and a little bit of damage. No lives were lost but some homes were. I took this video in Villa […]
Puente Flotanante Opening
I have never caught the Puente Flotante / Floating Bridge opening or closing until today. The Puente Flotante connects Santo Domingo Este, Ave. España (Ave Malecon), to Districo Nacional, Zona Colonial and Av Francisco Alberto Caamaño Deñó (El Malecon). It has had many problems and is not in the best shape. Large trucks are not […]
Noche Larga de los Museos – Primavera 2016
Noche Larga de los Museos Versión Primavera, Sábado 02 de abril 2016 / Long Night of Museums Spring Version, Saturday April 2, 2016. It’s time again for the popular event to happen here in the Colonial City. 4 times a year the Ministerio de Cultura opens the museums up for all to see and its […]