Dominican Republic Expat and Travel Blog June Archive

The Remains of a Christopher Columbus

06/24/10 06:25

Christopher Columbus is one of the first few people that has reached the New World or the Americas for the very first time, in a quest to find a new route to India.

A special place built in Santo Domingo is said to contain the remains of the most famous navigator in the world. It's in the Columbus Lighthouse in Santo Domingo which has a the lead box that have the words "Don Christopher Columbus" containing some bones and bullets.

More on this, on the link below.

Link: Columbus Lighthouse at Santo Domingo (santo domingo); D

Tags: columbus lighthouse • don christopher columbus • santo domingo • navigator •
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Who Doesn't like Football

It can't be denied that football (soccer) is one of the most popular spectator sports in world. It even has its own world-wide tournament now held in South Africa, which team from every corner of the world who qualified will battle it out until one team emerges as a champion.

There are still countries that not that excited in the football fever in this month. These is maybe the countries that didn't qualify or didn't even tried. More on this, on the link below.

Link: World Cup and the Dominican Republic (world cup); Domin

Tourism and Agriculture

Tourism is one of the best industries to develop for it could also be the key for the growth of other industry around it. Just like what happened in Dominican Republic's Hotel and Restaurants and the agriculture industry.

An article from Dominican Republic Total cite a recent survey revealing that the country Hotels and Restaurants Groups has heavily increased their demand on agro-industrial products.

More details on the link below.

Link: Hotels spend big bucks on agricultural products (touris