Cabarete -- Panaderia Dick

Vanilla and Cinnamon -- Cabarete

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December 31st 2009
It is 6:30 AM. The aroma of vanilla and cinnamon from baking pastry wafts through the early morning, off-shore breeze as it reaches toward the shore of the bay. The aromas linger with the salt mist that rises from the breaking waves on the golden sand shore. Flapping banners of surfing schools and clubs mix with the rustle of palm fronds. Pre-dawn coolness quickly dissipates before the rising ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Dominican Republic » Cabarete

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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 islan... ... read more