Host Mom - Socorro

Its Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas….

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December 28th 2009
I have been told that officially Navidad here starts on November 6th. I think it probably took me a month to catch on and realize that the merengue on the radio was starting to refer to Jesus a little more than usual with an occasional llegó la Navidad (Christmas has arrived) thrown in for good measure. Needless to say, the weather here isn’t quite what I associate with the holiday season, ev ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Dominican Republic

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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