09/2013 - Santo Domingo Guide 2013, DR1 and Minister of Tourism.

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From their newsletter September 10, 2013;

Santo Domingo Guide 2013
The Ministry of Tourism and DR1 Guides have just released the updated version of the popular Santo Domingo Guide. The guide is the DR1 editor's choice of attractions of Santo Domingo for international visitors and city residents, too. It reminds readers that in 2014, the city will be the Ibero-American Capital of Carnival. It includes specially prepared information for cruise travelers, with brief descriptions of the main historical buildings in the Colonial City, parks, and attractions in other areas of the city. Read about the Botanical Gardens and the Malecon seafront boulevard, and what makes these city areas special. There are lists of shops, restaurants and nightspots. Shopping suggestions in 10 to Take, and a new Gustavo Mejia Ricart shopping, restaurant and night area map. Read about Chinatown, the beauty parlor culture and what the city has to offer children. What's Cooking Santo Domingo is an overview of city restaurants. There is the lowdown on what the city has to offer for organizing meetings. Highlights of side trips to Boca Chica and Juan Dolio for beaches and golf and culture at the San Pedro de Macoris rum historical center. Airlines flying into Las Americas and La Isabela airports are listed and there are updated maps of the Colonial City, Santo Domingo, Boca Chica and Juan Dolio and the Recommended Road Map to the Dominican Republic.
See the guide at http://dr1.com/travel/santodomingoguide.pdf

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http://viverd.com/

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The tour uses the same make, model and year of the cars that were involved during the assassination of the Dictator Trujillo (1956 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight and 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air); http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/...o-museum-1.htm

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Paintings, sculpture, photos and items from earlier days of banking. Courtyard with tables and chairs.

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Ziplines, bungee trampoline, paintball, horseback riding, rock climbing wall, baseball batting cages and pool, http://ziplinepark.com.do/site/ and https://foursquare.com/v/zipline-par...5bbb5f33a3818b .

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"Typical Food - Dominican Republic";

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Click "Today" and a page will open showing the exchange rates; http://www.bancentral.gov.do/english...xchange_Market

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Greater Santo Domingo mongering Map (also with some information for Santiago): https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=...85b11334063b43

Gay Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (with useful information that can be used by anyone): https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=U...31e06320cb6ea6

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Sorted by region and town/city, some photos, address, phone number and price range; http://www.hotel-dominican-republic.net/

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Two guys from Puerto Rico (Angel and Khriz) sing about a trip to Santo Domingo:

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Santo Domingo:

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Free to join and use:

http://www.tagged.com/

http://badoo.com/

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From wiki: "The colonial terms Saint-Domingue and Santo Domingo are sometimes still applied to the whole island, although these names refer, respectively, to the colonies that became Haiti and the Dominican Republic." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispaniola

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Fun hotel.

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On El Malecon, my first time sleeping in Santo Domingo was at the Jaragua, fun trip.

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Zona Colonial.

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Santo Domingo (formerly Ciudad Trujillo).

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Palacio de los Deportes and Avenida 27 de Febrero, Santo Domingo, República Dominicana.

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Photos I took.

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Street with vehicles and pedestrians.