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BeLive Grand Marien resort

The easternmost resort on the hotel strip in Costa Dorada.
Dominican Republic: Gateway to the New World

March 13th 2014
When Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492, he landed in Santo Domingo and established the first permanent settlement in the New World. This country is now home to 10 million people with influences from their Spanish colonizers, Haitian neighbors, Taino natives, and even American occupiers during the 1920s. While the cheapest route from the U.S. is usually flying into the capital of t ... read more
Central America Caribbean » Dominican Republic » Puerto Plata » Puerto Plata

Dominican Flag 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
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