A L I T T L E P IEC E OF
CARIBBEAN PARADISE
DOMINIC A N R E P UBL IC
Sun, Sand, Surf, Holistic Spas, Friendly Locals, Turquoise Green Water + Rum...
What else do you need?
Paradise can be found virtually
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By JACKI UENG
in every corner of the world. You don’t have to travel far to the Maldives or Bora Bora to find it. Samaná, Dominican Republic may have just everything you’re looking
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for, and won’t break your bank.
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SPRING 2017
Dominican Republic is a sovereign state just a 2 hour flight south from Miami, and is home to approximately 11 million people. The country occupies the eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western one-third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, which makes Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands, along with Saint Martin. Spanish is the majority language, and Christianity the dominant religion. The capital of D.R. is Santo Domingo.