At Mangu Disco, over one million visitors have danced the night away until the early hours of the morning since it first opened its doors 13 years ago in Punta Cana, on the country’s easternmost region. The Disco has clearly established itself as the country’s most popular nighttime entertainment center. This iconic disco in situated at the Hotel Occidental Grand [...]

The “Alcázar de Colón,” in Santo Domingo, the first Vice regal residence in the Americas and the official home of Diego Columbus, the Admiral’s son, will now include the Mandarin language in its audio tours. The museum, which exhibits a valuable collection of more than 800 pieces of furniture, tapestries, ceramics, sculptures and paintings that date from the thirteenth to [...]

Enjoying the sounds produced by a saxophone belting out jazz melodies is now possible throughout the year in major cities of the Dominican Republic. To the delight of jazz lovers there are now restaurants, hotels and entertainment centers in the Dominican Republic that offer jazz concerts featuring outstanding musicians. Jazz concerts are now frequent musical options in major Dominican cities [...]

Dominican food culture has inherited key ingredients from Spain, Africa and from the Tainos, the original inhabitants of the island. The “sancocho,” or stew, is an example of this mixture of influences. It is one the most representative dishes of the Dominican menu. It’s a mixture of root vegetables, meats and poultry. The final result is an explosion of “everything [...]

The 16th annual International Book Fair of Santo Domingo will be held from April 22 to May 5, at the “Plaza de la Cultura Juan Pablo Duarte,” situated in the very heart of the country’s capital city. The event is organized by the Ministry of Culture and, this year, Ecuador will be the guest nation. For fifteen days, the fair [...]

The ruins of the first monastery built in the Americas are surrounded by walls that were once built with reddish brown clay. The ruins of the San Francisco Monastery, found in Santo Domingo’s Colonial Section, have witnessed 500 years of the history of Santo Domingo, the capital city of the Dominican Republic. Because of its historic importance, the ruins are [...]

The International Bureau of Cultural Capitals has included on its list of Cultural Treasures of the World the following Santo Domingo destinations: the Palace of Diego Columbus, the island’s first governor; the Cathedral of Santo Domingo, the first to be built in the Americas; the Ozama Fortress; the Museum of the Royal Courts; the National Botanic Gardens, the “Malecon,” the [...]

Carnival festivities will be held every Sunday in February in the following towns: La Vega, Santiago, Bonao and Puerto Plata. Santo Domingo’s National Carnival is set for March 3, and Punta Cana’s colorful event for March 9. Punta Cana The Sixth Annual Carnival Parade will take place on March 9. Some 15 colorful floats and some 1,500 national and international [...]

The streets and buildings of Santo Domingo, the First City of the Americas, bear witness to 507 years of history and traditions. Some of the historic buildings that line the streets of the city’s Colonial Zone were the first offices built by the Spanish colonizers to manage their new colonies in the Americas, back in the 16th century. Because of [...]

The Dominican Republic boasts the most beautiful and perfect butterflies. Today, skilled Dominican craftsmen are turning hard coconut shells into the most colorful art work by reproducing the beauty of local butterflies. The hand-made pieces dazzle with their beauty, so much so that in 2006 the finished butterfly products received the UNESCO Seal of Excellence in the handicrafts category. The [...]