Can someone tell me 10 Interesting and somewhat long facts on the Dominican Republic?

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Answer 1

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Wow there are NO BEACHES in Santo Domingo and cant figure out why the person would say that!

Pico Duarte is the Highest point in the Caribbean and gets snow occassionally and frost daily!

Luperon is considered a Hurricane Safe Port

La Entrada is supposedly where Columbus set forth in the New World

The Dominican Republic exports more prostitutes per capita than any other country

Dominican Republic makes several world class Rums

Whales come to breed in Samana every year

Dominican Republic is the most popular tourist destination in the Caribbean pulling ahead of Puerto Rico this past year!

Polititians are completely crooked and are a bunch of thieves!

There are Blackouts every day

You see 3-5 people on 100 cc motorcycles daily and these small bikes are used as Taxi thru out the country

The North Coast has historically NEVER been hit by a hurricane!

Answer 2

hi there,
Though it has the highest mountain in the Caribbean, Pico Duarte— the DR's main draw is the beach. In the southeast, the most popular areas are Punta Cana and La Romana, where the beaches are wide and white, the water is clear, and the real estate is dominated by all-inclusive resorts that mostly attract Americans. Farther southwest, the capital, Santo Domingo, has its own (crowded) beaches plus historical buildings. In the northwest, Puerto Plata attracts a lower-key and largely European crowd. North-central Cabarete, with its steady winds, draws huge crowds of kiteboarders and windsurfers. To the east of Puerto Plata is the Samaná peninsula, with pristine beaches, offshore islets, and small settlements—it's still largely under the radar, but a new airport was recently completed, and flights are beginning to land there from Europe and the U.S.
Most of the year it's hard to go wrong in the Dominican Republic. The weather changes only slightly from season to season, and average year-round temperatures hover between 78 and 88 degrees Fahrenheit. (It can be a little chillier in the mountainous inland areas of the Cordillera Central.) July, August, and September are brutally hot and humid, as well as hurricane-prone.

Current conditions:
86° F, P/SUNNY

The DR is just a quick hop away from the U.S., and thanks to daily flights on JetBlue and other carriers, it's quickly becoming a major weekend destination for norteños looking to escape the winter chill. The country has seven international airports (unusual for such a tiny country), but it's really only Las Américas International (serving Santo Domingo), Punta Cana International, Gregorio Luperón International (serving Puerto Plata), and Santiago International that get direct flights from the U.S. American Airlines, Continental, Delta, JetBlue, Spirit, United Air, and US Airways all fly into these hubs.

hope this helps a bit