Did you know that ...
... The word "Caribbean" owe their existence to the Indians
«Caribe», that inhabited the island, which is now the Dominican
Republic, after the disappearance of Indians Siboney (the
first wave of settlers) and Indians Taino (second wave). That
the Indians «Caribe» lived on the island, when in 1492 it
landed Christopher Columbus.
... Dominican Republic occupies first place in the world in the export
of tobacco and second only to Cuba for its production. Famous Cigar
Davydoff , the most expensive in the world that have traditionally
been done in Cuba, since 1990 also produced in the Dominican province
Santiago de Los Caballeros.
... Vargas Llosa novel "impious or feast of the Goat" tells the story
of Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo, who headed a 1930 coup by which he
managed to head the State, where he remained until 1961.
... Many celebrities, including singer Julio Iglesias and designer
Oscar de la Renta, the Colombian singer Shakira, Russian ballet dancer
Mikhail Baryshnikov did not resist the temptation to buy a mansion in
Punta Cana, a total area of 420,000 m2, sprawling in the midst of tropical
plants.
... On Chavon River (in the east in the province of La
Romana) Francis Ford Coppola in 1979, shot his famous film
«Apocalypse Now».
Samana ... ranks first in the world by number of coconut trees per
square meter.
Samana Bay is known throughout the world, because it is here that
gather each year more than 3000 humpback whales, to give birth to
offspring and connect in a beautiful ritual of procreation
... To all of America deposits of amber are only Chapas (Mexico)
and Puerto Plata (Dominican Republic) .
... Sugar cane, the legacy of the Arabs, who settled in the Middle Ages
in Spain, brought to the Dominican Republic (the modern district of Puerto
Plata) by Christopher Columbus in 1493. There until 1990 and was the main
area of cultivation of this crop.
... The biggest disco in the world is located in Santo Domingo.
Embankment of the Dominican capital, every night turns into a meeting
place outdoors, and along its entire length boils fun and music sounds.
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