REPÚBLICA DOMINICANA

THE GEOGRAFÍA

• Carribean.
• Eastern two thirds of the island of Hispaniola
• Between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean
• Hispaniola.com
• The Dominican has a warm climate the temp. gets as high as 104° Fahrenheit.

COMIDAS TIPICAS

• Sancocho which is a dish with rice, avocados, chicken, beef, and pork.
• Kipé a crispy fried ball filled with meat of any kind on the inside.
• Mangu which is boiled and mashed plantain.
• Tostones which is a dish of fried plantains.

COSTUMBRES AND CELEBRACIONES

• Epiphany on 6 de enero celebrates the three wise men that brought gifts to Jesus.
• Dominican Independence Day is on 27 de febrero, they gained independence from Haiti.
• Dominican Constitution Day is 4 de noviembre, the day the Dominican constitution became the constitution.

DATOS CURIOSOS

• Santo Domingo was founded in 1496 making it the oldest permanent settlement in the Western Hemisphere.
• The Dominican Republic is in the top ten producers of cocoa in the world produce around 47 thousand tons a year.
• There are over 500 Dominicans to play in the MLB.

ARTEFACTOS

• There have been over thirty man sharpened celt stones found in the Dominican.
• There have been many semi statues, which are statues for worship, found in the Dominican.

DEPORTES TURISTAS

• Kayaking and rafting in the clear waters of the Dominican are very fun things for tourists to do.
• There are games played with MLB béisbol players between octubre and enero.
• Windsurfing is a popular sport in the Dominican all year long, you can take classes on wind surfing
• Horseback ridding on creole horses is also a sport for all people where you can take a ride on the beach.
• You could get a mountain bike from one of the lots of travel agents and go riding in mountains or near beaches.

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