They started the ball rolling for the remodeling and restoration of the Ciudad Colonial today. They had the Engineers that are taking care of this big project, Núcleo de Ingenieros/ Core of Engineers, S A, here for pictures and to put up their big banner announcing the project. Update – I made a picture album […]
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What Is ABZOCOL?
A group of bar owners in the Colonial Zone created the Asociación de Bares de la Zona Colonial/ Association Bars in the Zone Colonial known as ABZOCOL. They want to work for the socio-economic development for both residents and tourism in the Colonial Zone and to contribute to a better development of the first city […]
Restoration Planned for the Cementerio Nacional
The National District City Council/ Ayuntamiento del Distrito Nacional (ADN) are planning on restoring the historical Cementerio Nacional on Avenida Independencia in Santo Domingo. This was the first cemetery in the city, opened on August 29, 1824 and closed in 1965. It was declared a Historical Heritage site in 1987. The government wants to be […]
Palos Music at La Espiral 7-13-2012
Carlito El Palero y Conjunto Tambú Los Originales will be playing their original and typical music of Palos live in the Colonial Zone. Friday July 15, 2012 at 9PM at La Espiral, #107 Jose Reyes, Zona Colonial, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Come and enjoy this traditional music and join the dancing. They will also have […]
Vigial for the Zone – The Ladies Make a Stand
Vigilancia en la Zona/ Surveillance in the Zone Vigías de la Zona/ Vigial for the Zone The call to protest and bring attention to the problems in the Colonial Zone was met on Sunday July 1, 2012. It was held in Parque Colon. The ladies asking all who joined in to wear all black clothing. […]
Colmado Omar 1 Karaoke Nights
Every Saturday Night as long as the crowd keep coming there will be Karaoke. The party is at Colmado Don Omar I located in Zona Colonial on the corner of Arzobispo Portes and Isabel la Catolica. Plaza Pellerano Castro better known as Parque Rosado, The Pink Park. To see the location of the park, the […]