La Romana is a sugar town about 2 hours from Santo Domingo. The country’s biggest sugar producer, Central
Romana, is located here. Central Romana
is the largest private employer in the country (about 25,000 people).
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| view of the Caribbean Sea from La Romana |
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| Central Romana sugar company |
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| beautiful Flamboyant tree |
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| research center for sugar cane |
Casa de Campo is the country’s most prestigious resort. It’s a huge gated community full of luxurious
villas (owned and for rent), a marina, movie theater, shops, restaurants, and
famous golf course. Homeowners in this neighborhood include The Clintons and Michael
Jackson. We drove and looked at
beautiful homes, went to the private beach, and enjoyed a delicious dinner on
the marina.
I could really get used to the luxury of this private beach. :)
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| cute shops in Casa de Campo |
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| marina |
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| sunset |
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| the view during dinner |
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| dinner |
Altos de Chavon is a small section of Casa de Campo. It was constructed as a replica of a 16th
century Mediterranean village. Altos de
Chavon is the home of a design school affiliated with the prestigious Parsons
Design School in New York City. There is
also an Amber Museum (amber is produced in the DR), Regional
Museum of Archaeology (El Museo Arqueológico Regional), church, garden, amphitheater,
and shops. It didn’t feel like I was in the Dominican Republic at all,
but it was fun day to walk around and see the sights.
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St. Stanislaus Church
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| inside of the church |
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Altos de Chavon overlooks
the gorgeous Rio Chavon
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| view from the bell tower |
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| garden |
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| el museo |
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| decorative dishes |
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| body stamps used by the Taino indians |
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| 1st concert performed in the amphitheater was
Frank Sinatra |
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| Chavon River and Caribbean Sea in the same view |
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| so cute :) |
