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Larimar mines in Barahona region
Published: December 26th 2010Central America Caribbean » Dominican Republic » Barahona
December 26th 2010
Hola, guys! I want to tell about our journey to the Larimar mines, in the same Barahona region. What is the Larimar stone? This is a kind of semiprecious mineral, was discovered in Dominican Republic years ago. It has bright-blue colour, and people develop it the southwest mountains of Sierra-de-Baoruko (2 km above the sea line). The road is a little bit destroyed, so it's desirable using 4x4 Jeep, 4wheel, or moto-bike to access the place. To know more about the history of dominican larimar visit Larimar Museum in Santo-Domingo. The first time dominicans knew about this stone in 1916, thanks... read more
Dominican Destinations - Barahona Region
Published: December 13th 2010Central America Caribbean » Dominican Republic » BarahonaDecember 13th 2010
Greetings to all! I wish to tell to you about our big travel to area Barahona which is in the southwest of Dominican republic. This region is completely not similar to tropics. Here around the droughty savanna and is a lot of cactuses. I was not in Texas, but the same seems to me there. img=http://www.dominicana.cc/album_maps/Barahona_Expedition_map_Dominican/map_dominicana_Barahona_21.JPG img=http://www.dominicana.cc/album_maps/Barahona_Expedition_map_Dominican/map_dominicana_Barahona_22.JPG img=http://www.dominicana.cc/album_maps/Barahona_Expedition_map_Dominican/map_dominicana_Barahona_14.JPG Our trip was long, we have passed all this big peninsula on a circle and have looked all sights which could reach by the car. img=http://www.dominicana.cc/album_maps/Barahona_Expedition_map_Dominican/map_dominicana_Barahona_17.JPG img=http://www.dominicana.cc... read more
May 28th 2007
24 May 2007 The 415 km bus ride from Rio San Juan to Barahona started at 8 am. It would take us back thru SDQ. At the tiny bus terminal in Rio San Juan, we met the nicest guy - Manny. He helped us store our backpacks and took us to the only open breakfast spot - Pica Pollo Benito - aplace we would have normally bypassed in our search for culinary delights. But Benito seemed to be a local favorite and that morning he served up hot boiled yucca and bacalao with egg (saltfish and egg). Another specialty was deep-fried cheese. We passed up on that one. At the station again, we wolved down some of the goodness before saying 'adios' to Manny and then we were out of there. What a pleasant little village. ... read more
