NewsWhore
10-10-2007, 02:00 PM
The Dominican Republic is a sponsor of the widely celebrated Epcot International Food & Wine Festival with Dominican food and culture to be showcased from September 28 to November 11, 2007. As one of 11 countries taking part in this year's festivities, the DR's exhibit is captivating guests with its Caribbean ambiance, which includes elements like tropical flora such as coconut palms and sugar cane plants; white sugar-fine sand; a rum barrel waterfall display and characteristic brightly colored Victorian architecture.
"We are very excited that our country continues to attract guests of the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival," commented Magaly Toribio, vice minister of tourism. "Disney's exceptional creation accurately represents our country, allowing us to share our cherished and diverse culture with people around the globe."
In addition to food exhibits, a Dominican group is executing contagious music and folkloric dances, including traditional merengue, mangulina, bambula, palos, atabales and sarandunga. And, each performance is concluded with crowd interaction.
See http://www.godominicanrepublic.com/images/pdfs/... (http://www.godominicanrepublic.com/images/pdfs/Release-Epcot%20InternationalFoodandWineFestival.pdf)
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#15)
"We are very excited that our country continues to attract guests of the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival," commented Magaly Toribio, vice minister of tourism. "Disney's exceptional creation accurately represents our country, allowing us to share our cherished and diverse culture with people around the globe."
In addition to food exhibits, a Dominican group is executing contagious music and folkloric dances, including traditional merengue, mangulina, bambula, palos, atabales and sarandunga. And, each performance is concluded with crowd interaction.
See http://www.godominicanrepublic.com/images/pdfs/... (http://www.godominicanrepublic.com/images/pdfs/Release-Epcot%20InternationalFoodandWineFestival.pdf)
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#15)