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Santo Domingo.(place to visit )
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- Dominican Republic Pocket Adventures
- Article date:
- January 1, 2006
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This big, sprawling metropolis of nearly three million people is the heartbeat of the Dominican Republic--its political, cultural, and economic capital and by far its largest city. Though it's situated along the Caribbean Sea, it's not the place to come if you want to lie on a beach, go swimming or snorkeling, or enjoy many of the other adventures usually associated with a tropical vacation. But Santo Domingo still offers plenty of opportunities for pulsating action.
If you're a fan of history, you will be fascinated by Santo Domingo's Colonial City, where the European development of the Western Hemisphere began more than 500 years ago at the mouth of the Ozama ...