Dominican Republic

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Dominican Republic

• By Matt Masella, Jenny Ewing, Peter Mingrone,
  Bridget Danks, Eddie Moriarty, Erica
  Schmidheiser, and Brett Loughead

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Dominican Republic Stats

• Population- 9,507,133 people
• Capital- Santo Domingo
• Government- Democracy(President ruler 4-year
  terms)
• Dominican Peso- next slide currency change
• Language/Dialects- Spanish (First) and English
  (Becoming more popular and being brought in from
  the U.S.)

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Dominican Peso Currency Change
1.00 Dominican Peso 0.02331 United States Dollar
1.00 United States Dollar 42.9 Dominican Pesos
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Geography and Major Regions

• Three Geographic Regions
• Cibao
• Occidental
• Sur
• Occupies eastern 2/3 of Hispaniola
• 2nd largest country in Caribbean
• The geography is greatly diverse

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Manatí Park
Manatí Park is a wildlife park that stretches for
81 square miles of animals, plants. This park
gives tourists a taste of the culture on this
island with shows of how the natives live.
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Altar de la Patria
Otherwise know as the Altar of the Nation, it
commemorates the founding fathers of the
Dominican Republic or Los Trinitaros. In this
white mausoleum, and eternal flame is lit to
remember the patriots of the Dominican Republic.
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Colonial City
The Colonial City was one of the first cities in
the Americas and it was built in the early 16th
century by the son of Christopher Columbus. It
was built for health, religious, and government
purposes when the Spanish arrived.
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Celebrations

• Heres a list of celebrations/holidays native to
  the Dominican Republic
• Epiphany, Our Lady of Altagracia, Duartes Day,
  Corpus Christi, and Our Lady of Las Mercedes.

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Our Lady of Altagracia, Jan 21

• This day commemorates Our Lady of Altagracia,
  which is a painting of Mary (Jesuss
  mother). She represents the patron and protector
  of the people of the Dominican Republic.
• On this day, everybody feasts.

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Corpus Christi

• The date for this holiday changes yearly.
• Feasting happens on this day
• Corpus Christi is Latin for Body of Christ
• It celebrates the body and blood of Jesus Christ
• Schools close on this holiday
• The Dominican republic has approximately 8
  million Catholics.

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Sports

• Baseball is the main sport in the Dominican
  Republic.
• Soccer is also popular, but not as popular.
• The Dominican Republic has produced some famous
  boxers, but boxing is not really an often-played
  sport there.

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Mangú

• Breakfast

• Mangú with sautéed onions and an omelet

• Cooked, mashed plantains are often topped with
  sautéed onions, and anything else you want.

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Casabe de Yuca

• Breakfast

• Folded casabe in a basket

• A crispy flat bread that doesnt go stale or
  moldy.

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Empanadas

• Lunch

• Empanadas with a type of salsa

• Folded over dough stuffed with meat, potatoes,
  onions, and seasonings

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La Bandera

• Dinner

• Beans, Rice, Meat, Salad

• beans (red kidney beans) are cooked in a pungent
  herby tomato sauce
• chicken or pork
• basic salad which consist of lettuce and tomatoes

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Architecture

• No buildings from early times made of wood and
  did not last.
• Few skyscrapers or modern-day building
• Most buildings are late-gothic or baroque
• Fairly uniform style
• Most of their impressive architecture is in the
  Zona Colonial
• Fortaleza Ozama
• Catedral Santa Maria La Menor

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Art

• Terra Cotta figures sold in markets
• Stylized, colorful, inexpensive oil paintings
• Basket making, palm weaving, and jewelry made
  from native coral and seashells.
• Performing arts- dancing and music

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People of Interest

• Julia Alvarez (escritora) Nationally known
  novelist and poet, most famous for her book, How
  the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents.

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People of Interest

• Pedro Martinez (beisbolista) Nationally known
  Major League Baseball Pitcher.

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People of Interest

• Juan Luis Guerra (cantante) Very famous singer,
  songwriter, and producer. He likes to fuse genres
  and is famous for his modern music.

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People of Interest

• Oscar de la Renta (disenador) 82 year old
  fashion designer. Particularly famous for his red
  carpet gowns and evening wear.

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Thank you for visiting the Dominican Republic!