Operation Holy Week/ Operativo Semana Santa El Centro de Operaciones de Emergencias (COE) has announced it’s plan for Semana Santa 2018 (how do Dominicans celebrate Semana Santa?). From 2 p.m. on Thursday, March 29, to 8 p.m Sunday, April 1 the operative plan “Unión Santa Por tu Seguridad y Los Valores Semana Santa 2018” / […]
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Happenings In The Zone April / Abril 2015
¿Qué está pasando en la Zona en Abril? / What is happening in the Zone in April? Colonial Zone Events and More! / ¡Zona Colonial Eventos y Más! Are you looking for something to do in the beautiful spring / primavera season? Happy Hours, Concerts, Specials, Shows and whatever else is going in the Colonial […]
Semana Santa – Holy Week 2013
Operativo Semana Santa/ Operating Easter Week will have more than 32,000 people working to make sure all are safe for the big Easter weekend. When you see the orange jump suits they are there for your safety and protection. If you have any problems please go to one of these stations. They are there to […]
Operation Holy Week 2012
Operation Holy Week (Easter) 2012 from Thursday April 5th to Sunday April 8 / Operativo Semana Santa 2012 de jueves 5 al domingo 8 de abril. Here in Dominican Republic the weekend of Easter is one of the biggest travel weekends. Most people leave the cities and go to the beaches, rivers or just get […]
Malecon Turns Into a Beach for Easter
Avenida George Washington, also known as the Malecon, in Santo Domingo will turn into a giant beach for a few days during the Easter/ Semana Santa holiday. This is a very special Easter gift from the city. The sea side road will be shut down to traffic between Calle José Heredia and Máximo Gómez from […]
Happenings for Semana Santa 2011
If you are not planning on going outside of the city for the Easter weekend theres always something happening in the Colonial Zone area. Art Display- “Art Treasures of the Vatican” / “Tesoros artísticos del Vaticano” is an exhibition at the Independence Park perimeter fence and where you can see photographs of the works. Include, […]