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Background: Explored and claimed by Columbus on his first voyage in 1492, the island of Hispaniola became a springboard for Spanish conquest of the Caribbean and the American mainland. In 1697, Spain recognized French dominion over the western third of the island, which in 1804 became Haiti. The remainder of the island, by then known as Santo Domingo, sought to gain its own independence in 1821, but was conquered and ruled by the Haitians for 22 years; it finally attained independence as the Dominican Republic in 1844. In 1861, the Dominicans voluntarily returned to the Spanish Empire, but two years later they launched a war that restored independence in 1865. A legacy of unsettled, mostly non-representative, rule for much of its subsequent history was brought to an end in 1966 when Joaquin BALAGUER became president. He maintained a tight grip on power for most of the next 30 years when international reaction to flawed elections forced him to curtail his term in 1996. Since then, regular competitive elections have been held in which opposition candidates have won the presidency. The Dominican economy has had one of the fastest growth rates in the hemisphere over the past decade.




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Esto fue un dia muy frio y aparte de eso se nos ocurrio ir a un rio que queda tan lejos que no entran ni las emisoras ni el celular. [View Full Entry]

jeanberg - Jean Berger | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Aqui estoy con unos amigos en Manabao (creo que asi se llama el lugar). Ellos son Chun Ming Shi (de Taiwan) e Indira (Una santiaguera bien bonita) [View Full Entry]

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Published: April 17th 2005 | 309 Views | [diary=6650]


Hermosa vista en Montecristy. Creo que le dicen "El Morro" a este lugar. Aqui andaba con mi amigo Chu Ming. [View Full Entry]

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Published: April 17th 2005 | 933 Views | [diary=6651]


Esto es en Las Terrenas, Samana. Una playa hermosisima. [View Full Entry]

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Published: April 17th 2005 | 569 Views | [diary=6652]


Si con todos mis compañeritos del colegio, nuestra excursion, mucho alcohol, 16 años, bachata y playa todo lo que puede pasar en una semana con un todo incluido [View Full Entry]

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Published: February 16th 2007 | 34 Views | [diary=129763]



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