The Accor Hotel Francis – MGallery Collection on the corners of Calle Las Mercedes and Arzobispo Meriño, Ciudad Colonial, Santo Domingo came crashing to the ground Saturday night around 10PM! Thank goodness there were no people inside other than the watchman who escaped without harm when he heard the noise from the roof buckling seconds […]
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The Bull in the Morning at the Plaza Reloj de Sol
As the sun was brightening the skies this morning at The Plaza Reloj de Sol the metal bull, missing one of his horns, broods in the morning light. The Plaza Reloj de Sol where you can see the bull and the UNESCO monument the Reloj de Sol, one of the first Sun Dials in the […]
Picture of the Day – View of the Caribbean From Above
The spectacular view from high atop the Tower of Homage/ Torre del Homenaje located inside the Fortaleza Ozama, one of the oldest forts in the Americas. This UNESCO World Heritage site is the first fort build in the Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic because of its vantage point. You can see the Caribbean Sea at the […]
International Jazz Day in Dominican Republic 2012
UNESCO, The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, announced at the General Conferences 36th session that April 30th of each year be known as International Jazz Day/ Día Internacional del Jazz . According to UNESCO “This Day is to raise awareness in the international community of the virtues of jazz as an educational tool, […]