Partially barricaded by stone walls, accented with baroque architecture and lying on cobblestone streets, Santo Domingo's Zona Colonial marks the area where Columbus settled in the New World.

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The Andador de Macedonia Alcala or Calle Macedonio Alcala, as it's sometimes known, is a pedestrian-friendly street that connects the Templo de Santo Domingo and the Zócalo. This north-to-south ...

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An oversize arched metal structure holds the handwoven seat made in Santo Domingo Xenacoj ... traditional crafts, local architecture, and the imperfect beauty of handmade objects,” she ...

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Maria Theresa Isabel Prieto Valdes—liking being addressed as Tessa—is the eldest daughter of Marixi Rufino-Prieto, herself a ...

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The constitutional architecture exists in the U.S. to make it happen ... Grant proposed the annexation of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic in 1870, thinking it would be a good place for freed ...

Did you know that Santo Domingo was the first European Colonial district in the New World? A lot of this pretty city was built in the 16 th century, so there’s plenty of historic architecture to ...