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| The Dominican Republic | | Santo Domingo |
Bartholomew Columbus, brother of Christopher Columbus, founded Santo Domingo, which is today the oldest European city founded by Europeans in the New World. In reality the city dates back to 1496, the period when the first Europeans settled there, although officially it was founded on August 5, 1498.
| Merengue | | The Dominican Republic |
Monotonous thumping 1-2-3-4 bass drum beat.
| Bachata | | The Dominican Republic |
Romantic, particularly tales of heartbreak. Originated in the countryside and rural marginal neighborhoods.
| The Dominican Republic | | Palm Chat |
The Palm Chat is a small (about 20cm/8inches), long-tailed bird which inhabits palm savannas.
| The Dominican Republic | | 1844 |
27 February. Haiti
| Air Century | | The Dominican Republic |
| The Dominican Republic | | Del Este National Park |
| The Dominican Republic | | El Choco National Park |
| The Dominican Republic | | Jaragua National Park |
| The Dominican Republic | | Armando Bermúdez National Park |
| The Dominican Republic | | José Del Carmen RamÃrez National Park |
| The Dominican Republic | | Los Haitises National Park |
| The Dominican Republic | | Monte Cristi National Park |
| The Dominican Republic | | Isabel De Torres National Park |
| The Dominican Republic | | Isla Cabritos National Park |
| The Dominican Republic | | Sierra De Baoruco National Park |
| The Dominican Republic | | Perez Rancier National Park |
| The Dominican Republic | | Cueva De Las Maravillas National Park |
| The Dominican Republic | | Our Lady of High Grace |
April 4
| The Dominican Republic | | Dominic |
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