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ABOUT SANTO DOMINGO
Santo Domingo de Guzmán population 2,061,200 (Metro) (2003), estimated
2,253,437 (Metro) in 2006, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican
Republic. The city is located at 18°29'N, 69°55'W in the Caribbean Sea at the
mouth of the Ozama River. It is the oldest continuously inhabited European
settlement in the Americas, and was the first seat of Spanish colonial rule in
the New World. It is also the second most populated city in the Caribbean
Region (after Havana in Cuba).
In 1930 the city of Santo Domingo was almost completely demolished by a
tropical hurricane. Dictator Rafael Trujillo, the incumbent at the time,
reconstructed the city and named it Ciudad Trujillo after himself. After his
assassination in 1961 Ciudad Trujillo became Santo Domingo again.
Santo Domingo is within the boundaries of the Distrito Nacional. In 2001
a law was approved making Santo Domingo de Guzmán less than 200 Km in size,
making it the smallest administrative division in the country. The rest of the
former Santo Domingo was separated into what is now called Santo Domingo
Province, which surrounds the Distrito Nacional on all sides.
PLACES OF INTEREST
Colonial District of Santo Domingo
Museums
The City of Santo Domingo has a numerous museums, most of them are within the
Zona Colonial District.
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Museum of Alcázar
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Naval Museum of the Atarazanas
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Museum of the Casas Reales
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Museum of Duarte
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Museum of Natural History
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Museum of Dominican Man
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World of Ambar Museum
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Museum of Modern Art
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National Museum of History and Geography
Parks and Recreational Areas
Santo Domingo has various parks called Miradores which are located in the East,
North, and South sections of the City. Even though these parks are relatively
big, Santo Domingo still lacks enough Recreational areas.
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Mirador Norte Park, lies in the North of the city close to Villa Mella
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Enriquillo Park
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Mirador Sur Park, located in the Southwest section of the city
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Mirador Este Park, located across the Ozama River near Faro Colón
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Independencia Park, located in Zona Colonial
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Colón Park, located in Zona Colonial
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Las Praderas Metropolitan Park
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The Malecon, cityfront coastal park
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Botanical Gardens
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National Zoo
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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