The river lilies invade the waterways of Dominican Republic after every rain. The Jacinto de agua lilas float down Rio Ozama as they continue on to the Caribbean Sea. The Rio Ozama view from Puente Flotante looking up river towards Puente Ramón Matías Mella. Puente Juan Pablo Duarte can be seen in the distance. The […]
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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 […]
International Coastal Cleanup Day 9-21-2013
Vida Azul Foundation – 6th International Coastal Cleanup Day 2013/ Fundación Vida Azul – Dia Internacional de Limpieza de Costas 2013 will be held on Saturday September 21, 2013. We will represent Ocean Conservancy in the Dominican Republic. In 2012, more than half a million volunteers participated, collecting more than 10 million pounds of trash […]
Pollution Playita Montecinos 5-24-2013
My editorial: I do not like to post many negative things but this is something that must be dealt with here in the Colonial City as well as in the entire country. The garbage in our waters. Pollution in general. I know there has been a new recycling of plastic going on now. This is […]
Polluting the Skies of Cuidad Colonial
MEETING 4-18-2013 ON CALLE JOSE GABRIAL GARCIA IN FRONT OF THE BASKETBALL COURT STARTING BETWEEN 5:30 and 6 PM. THE NEIGHBORS UNITE TO SOLVE THE POLLUTION PROBLEM THAT PLAGUES US ALL LIVING IN THE CUIDAD COLONIAL AREA. THERE WILL BE PETITIONS TO SIGN. PLEASE BE THERE TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT. For over a year, in […]