Walking in Quinta Dominica with its walls decorated with the intense Duche pieces, both the drawings and poems, is an unique experience that is completed only with a stroll in the beautiful courtyard of the gallery.

The collection “Reflections in Ink” will be exhibited at Quinta Dominica until May 25, 2012.

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The route designed by the agency Raices, along with the Dominican Tourism Competitiveness Consortium (CDCT) and with the support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), was presented to a group of journalists and special guests this past Saturday.

“La Ruta del Chivo” (The Goat path), is a cultural tour of three hours, that familiarizes visitors with some interesting facts of the Trujillo dictatorship and as that period of contemporary history of the country marked the idiosyncrasies of the Dominican people, with anecdotes and information narrated by a team of trained guides to keep the interest of the excursionist. The tour is aboard in cars of the 50-60′s, driven by chauffeurs dressed in costumes of the time.

The route starts with a first stop at the Museo Memorial de la Resistencia Dominicana, a place that preserves and exhibits the tangible assets and intangible heritage of the nation, for the struggles of several generations of Dominicans during the dictatorship, their background and consequences.

Then we visited in this order: Patriot Place Juan Tomas Diaz and Antonio de la Maza, the National Palace, Plaza de la Cultura Juan Pablo Duarte, the Monument to the Heroes of Constanza, Maimon and Estero Hondo, The Congress, the Fair Monument of Peace and Fellowship of the Free World, La Ciudad Ganadera (the Livestock Fair), ending in Heroes Memorial Monument of May 30.

This project has the support of the Socio-cultural and Training Unit of the CDCT, which aims to highlight the cultural attractions in the destinations, integrating the history, traditions, customs and folklore.

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Photos by Javier Noguera.

This is a store where they sale trips to any part of the Dominican Republic, using top of the line technology they developed a touch-screen application that allows users to access all the products offered by the agency. From: excursions, car rentals, hotels and flights to a tour in the Chuchu Colonial, all that at your fingertips, something never before seen in the country.

We encourage you to stop by the store one of their friendly sales agents will show you in one of the big screens all that this interesting application has to offer.

For 3 days we were tasting in sessions divided in the following rum categories:

• White Rum
• Gold Rum
• Aged Rum
• Old Aged Rum
• Premium Aged Rum
• Dark Rum
• Spiced Rum
• Flavored Rum
• Over-proof Rum

Every tasting competition makes you realize the different styles and blending methods of the rum from different producers. As always, Dominican Republic had a strong presence.

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They stories say that the first inhabitant of this beautiful home built in the fourteenth century, Dean Duque De Rivera, was a mysterious man, the people never saw his face because he was covered with a long dark coat, which is why they called him “El Tapado” (The Covered).

Among the speculation about his identity and the possible reasons why he hid, are that he had leprosy or some deformity, that he was a nobleman who was hiding in the colony for killing another, they also say that he was the twin brother of king of Spain or a smuggler who founded the city of Bani.

Here are the photos we could take, but do not worry soon we’ll return to the house and we’ll bring you much better quality images…

On this tour we learned all about the discovery of America, the voyages of the main protagonist: Christopher Columbus, where he lived, and also some people who accompanied him on his travels.

They also took us to places where important battles took place, with the participation of our patriots (Juan Pablo Duarte, Francisco del Rosario Sanchez and Ramon Matias Mella, among other characters in history) whose efforts for a free and independent nation, forged what we are today. We also visited monuments built in the sixteenth century and still maintain.

I think the Colonial Zone is an important relic of what the Dominican Republic is, since it represents the beginning of our history.

I highly recommend this tour with all the pride of feeling part of the Colonial Zone and as the Dominican that I am, because a country without history is not a real country.

The recipes are fully prepared without salt, only with oriental spices, everything is steamed or poached and nothing is fried.

It has a colorful decor with unique pieces, each table and chair has a totally different design, and in the walls hangs colorful pictures, in the background sounds a tranquil melody that invites you to stay a little longer.

In the words of the owners “Crudo, is above all a craft, familiar and in love with healthiness project”.

Address: Arzobispo Portes #152, esq. 19 de Marzo.
Telephone: 809-689-0796
E-mail: spiralmedicine@hotmail.com

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We were able to stroll through the renovated rooms which in addition to change their decor and furnishings also changed the names, such as “The M” is a surrender to the legendary Marilyn Monroe decorated in a old Hollywood style, with photos, books, videos and posters of her, another interesting room is the ”Aqua Blue” which has a water bed and my personal favorite the ”Red Wine”.

After the tour of the rooms we enjoyed a delicious taco rodeo in the restaurant.

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The Teatro Guloya has the national premiere of “La Razón Blindada” tonight under the direction of Vienna Gonzalez.

The interpretation will be provided by the Young actor Daniel  Sosa along with Fernando  Pucheu and C. Cordero both members of the Collective of Comedy La Guagua and make their debut in the tables with this play written by renowned Argentinean playwright Aristides Vargas.

In this play, two inmates, pressured by emotional and physical circumstances, come together every Sunday evening to recount the story of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza, they do so from the constraints of being a prisoner in a maximum security prison, but also the vital need to be told a story to save them, which transports them to a human adventure located in the imagination, the place where reality cannot reach, where the most extreme pain can be mitigated by the act of imagining another reality.

Vienna Gonzalez assumes for the second time, the role of director of a play for adults at the Teatro Guloya. Her first play was Othello … Sniff, awarded by the Casandra Awards for Best Theatre Production 2001. Eleven years later, she adventures in this new production.

“After six months of hard work “La Razón Blindada” reaches the public, a play that promises to make you laugh because of the madness of the characters, madness, and I think you know, is not being crazy is the crazy reality we live in” said Gonzalez quoting one of the characters.

The functions will be held Friday and Saturday at 8:30 pm and Sundays at 6:30 pm This month of April, at the headquarters of the Teatro Guloya (Arzobispo Portes 205, Zona Colonial), for more information call 809 685 4856 or on the web www.teatroguloya.org

This is a project designed by the swiss architect Leo Walser, inspired by the Mediterranean cities of Europe but with the tropical charm of the Caribbean, the project has 30 units with unique designs ranging from 1 to 3 bedrooms with patio, garden, terraces and parking spaces.

The apartments of La Castilla Colonial have an exclusive selection of stylish and luxurious materials and features, plus they retain the facades and many of the original walls of the time they were built, making a unique contrast between the modern and colonial style.

Another advantage that the complex has is its strategic location between Church Regina Angelorum, Calle El Conde and padre Billini, offering harmony, intimacy and excitement of the Colonial City in a unique atmosphere of tranquility.