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Landmark Attractions In Santo Domingo

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Santo Domingo , officially Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic and the largest metropolitan area in the Caribbean by population. In 2010, its population was counted as 965,040, rising to 2,908,607 when its surrounding metropolitan area was included. The city is coterminous with the boundaries of the Distrito Nacional , itself bordered on three sides by Santo Domingo Province. Founded by Bartholomew Columbus in 1496, on the east bank of the Ozama River and then moved by Nicolás de Ovando in 1502 to the west bank of the river, the city is the oldest continuously inhabited European settlement in the America...
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Landmark Attractions In Santo Domingo

  • 1. Zona Colonial Santo Domingo
    Ciudad Colonial is the historic central neighborhood of Santo Domingo and the oldest permanent European settlement of the Americas. It has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. It is also known as Zona Colonial or more colloquially as La Zona . The Ciudad Colonial is located on the west bank of the Ozama River, which bisects the city. It covers 1.06 km2 bounded by a walled perimeter. It is an important section of the city due to the high number of landmarks, including Alcázar de Colón, Fortaleza Ozama, Catedral de Santa María la Menor, and others.
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  • 3. Parque Colon Santo Domingo
    Parque Colon is the central square of the Ciudad Colonial historic district of Santo Domingo. In its Center stands a late-19th Christopher Columbus, in whose honor the square was renamed in 1887. Previously the square was known as Plaza Mayor. Monuments bordering the square include the Catedral de Santa Maria la Menor, Santo Domingo's Municipal Palace, and the Palacio Borgella, which once hosted the Dominican Republic's Parliament. Calle del Conde, once the thriving commercial heart of Santo Domingo, starts from Parque Colon and runs to the Puerta del Conde. At the beginning of Calle del Conde is a late-20th-century bust of Bartholomew Columbus, Christopher's brother and the founder of Santo Domingo.
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  • 11. Casa de La Moneda Santo Domingo
    Casa de la Moneda or Casa de Moneda is Spanish for mint and is the name of many buildings and institutions: Casa de Moneda de la República Argentina, mint and museum Casa de la Moneda de Bolivia Casa de Moneda de Colombia, former mint, now a museum Casa de la Moneda in Mariquita, Tolima, Colombia, 150 km north-west of Bogotá Casa de Moneda de México Real Casa de la Moneda y Timbre de Manila, the Manila Mint, Philippines Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre – Real Casa de la Moneda, Royal Mint of Spain Casa de Moneda de Jubia, Spain The Casa de la Moneda in Segovia, Spain The Casa de la Moneda in Ciudad Colonial , Dominican Republic Casa de la Moneda in Tegucigalpa, Honduras
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  • 12. Santo Domingo Excursion Santo Domingo
    Puerto Plata, officially known as San Felipe de Puerto Plata, is the ninth-largest city in the Dominican Republic, and capital of the province of Puerto Plata. The city is a trading port. Puerto Plata has resorts such as Playa Dorada and Costa Dorada, which are located east of the city proper. There are 100,000 hotel beds in the city. The only aerial tramway in the Caribbean is located in Puerto Plata, in which visitors can ride up to the Pico Isabel de Torres, a 793 meter high mountain within the city. The fortification Fortaleza San Felipe, which was built in the 16th century and served as a prison under Rafael Trujillo's dictatorship, lies close to the port of Puerta Plata. The amber museum, is also a well-known attraction in this city. La Isabela, a settlement built by Christopher Colu...
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  • 15. Avenida George Washington Santo Domingo
    San Salvador is the capital and the most populous city of El Salvador and its eponymous department. It is the country's political, cultural, educational and financial center. The Metropolitan Area of San Salvador which comprises the capital itself and 13 of its municipalities has a population of 2,404,097 while the national capital of El Salvador which is San Salvador has a population of 1,767,102. As a beta global city, San Salvador is also an important financial hub of Central America. The city is home to the Concejo de Ministros de El Salvador , La Asamblea Legislativa , the Corte Suprema de Justicia , and other governmental institutions, as well as the official residence of the president of the Republic. San Salvador is located in the Salvadoran highlands, surrounded by volcanoes and p...
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