Bachata
A wonderfull music we may hear all over the country.Also called amargue as it is a bitter music.Played with a Guira, nice music instrument made of an oil can.
Dominican food Santo Domingo
6 Reviews Dominicans love stew Goat meat and Michelangelo Restaurant is consider the best places to eat this exotic dish. Goats in some providance are fed oregano plants so the Goat would absorb the oregano...
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Jugo de caña - Sugar cane juice Santo Domingo
2 Reviews Jugo de caña means sugar cane juice and it's delicious! The way to get the juice is to grind the sugar cane, and they usually do it in front of you when you order your juice. The juice is sweet and...
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A wonderfull music we may hear all over the country.Also called amargue as it is a bitter music.Played with a Guira, nice music instrument made of an oil can.

Dominicans are really lovely people who love to hug and kiss (in the cheek) even if they dont know you, it is something really normal in the country so dont feel strange if someone hugs you! :)

Brugal ! Cheeers

La Vega is very famous for its carnival and the devil costumes as well as the traditional masks. Unfortunately I never saw the carnival but I guess it would be great!

mr. jan dancing with a local beauty.

mr. jan dancing with a local beauty.
See the locals around you and see how they handle life. Watch them closely and remember them when you come home again and something is not working out the way you want it!!!!

Also alot of normal families believe in black magic and voodoo and go to voodoo like we would go to church.

What happens is the person is poisened,so it seems that they are dead(the poison from a puffer fish slows the heart down so much,people think you are dead.It also causes paralisis).

helps to know spanish, but not necessary.
Playa Esmeralda Beach Resort Dominican Republic
2 Reviews and 41 Opinions This all-inslusive resort was fabulous, as all-inclusives go. Kinda like being on a cruise. If lying...
Hotel Atarazana Santo Domingo
1 Review and 132 Opinions I stayed here on a recent business trip in the Zona Colonial in Santo Domingo. This 6 room hotel...
Gran Bahia Principe Punta Cana Punta Cana
7 Reviews and 660 Opinions The only good things about our stay at the Gran Bahia Principe were the beautiful beaches and the...
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Q: Hi everyone, I'm looking for some advice of trip ideas from Punta Cana. I have had a tough time finding appropriate information...

A: I don't know what time of year you are talking about - I have been to the DR two or three times in January, but not to Punta Cana. I've been twice by cruise ship to...
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