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TRANSPORTATION There are many options for getting around Santo Domingo. Public transport is easily available. This includes public cars (carro publico), buses (guagua) and motorbike taxis (motoconcho) and the new…
MAIL For sending important parcels, consider using DHL, FEDEX or UPS. There are local post office which sells stamps for letters and postcards which can be sent at La Sirena…
ELECTRICITY Electrical current in the Dominican Republic is 110 volts AC, 60 Hz. US-style two-pin plugs are standard, so European visitors should bring suitable adaptors. WATER Drink bottled or…
SAFETY Be alert to your surroundings and take the same safety precautions recommended worldwide for travelling in a major foreign city. Use the hotel safe and keep money and valuables…
BEVERAGE LIMITATIONS Discos, restaurants and casinos inside hotels are exempt from the present liquor-vending schedule that affects establishments throughout the country. Note that many restaurants, clubs and bars must close…
MONEY The official currency is the Dominican Peso (RD$). Most ATM operate on the Cirrus Network (Mastercard) or Plus Network (Visa). Remember that money extracted from ATM will be Dominican…
RELIGION The population is about 95% Christian, mainly Roman Catholic, however, a lot of other religions are practiced and tolerated (Anglican, Baptist, Evangelic, Mormon, Jehova's Witness, Sevenths Day Adventist). There…
POPULATION Dominican Republic counts with approximately 9 million inhabitants. GEOGRAPHY With 48.198 km2 (29.948 square miles) Dominican Republic is the second largest country in the Caribbean and it occupies…
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BRIEF HISTORY When Christopher Columbus arrived the island in 1492 he named it Hispaniola. At that time it was inhabited by some 400.000 Taino Indians. Old World diseases, slavery and…
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