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| In the winter of 2017 we needed some sun to our pale bodies and went to the Dominican Republic. We spent two weeks in February and March in this beautiful Caribbean country. We couldn't avoid taking some hundreds of photos of which you can see some few selected on this home page. Click on the pictures for seeing them in full size. |
| Hotel VHeavens Wyndham | |||
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| Hotel VHeavens Wyndham | Hotel pool | Hotel beach | Beach bar and restaurant |
| Puerto Plata | |||
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| Plaza Independencia | Plaza Independencia | Hawker | Street view |
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| Fortaleza San Felipe | Fortaleza San Felipe | View of the port of Puerto Plata | Equestrian statue of General Luperon |
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| Larimar gemstone | Manufacturing of jewelry | Manufacturing of cigars | Manufacturing of chocolate |
| Santiago | |||
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| The chocolate factory "Choko Lala" | Cocoa fruits | The manager of the cigar factory "La Aurora" |
Sorting of tobacco leaves |
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| Stripping of tobacco leaves | Cigar manufacturing | Rolling of cigars | Labelling |
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| Memorial for the heroes of the Dominican Republic | View of Santiago city from the memorial for the heroes of the Dominican Republic |
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| Jarabacoa | |||
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| Landscape | The road to Jimenoa falls | Jimenoa falls | Lizard |
| Santo Domingo |
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| Columbus' palace | Street view | The governor's palace | Convent of the Dominicans |
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| Panteón de la patria | Interior from Panteón The eternal flame |
The Cathedral in Santo Domingo. The first church in America |
Interior from the Cathedral in Santo Domingo |
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| Tourists' entrance to the Cathedral |
Marching majorettes | Street view | Leif relaxing with a cold beer |
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| Our tour bus | Dominican village | Tourists in the village | Village house |
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| Village kitchen | Interior of a village house | Interior of a village house | Interior of a village house |
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| Village kitchen | Serving coffee and chocolate | Our guide, Manni | Bananas |
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| Pineapple | Bread fruit | Kwachimelon | Cocoa |
| Fugle |
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| Greater Antillean Grackle (Quiscalus niger) |
Caribbean Coot (Fulica caribaea) |
Spotted Sandpiper (Acitis macularius) |
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) |
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| Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) |
Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) |
Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) |
Palmchat (Dulus dominicus) |
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| White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) |
Green Heron (Butorides virescens) |
Red-legged Thrush (Turdus plumbeus) |
Hispaneolan Woodpecker (Melanerpes striatus) |
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