Santo Domingo
Caribbean capital city
Santo Domingo is the capital and largest city of the Dominican Republic, located on the southern coast of the island of Hispaniola.
Founded in 1496, it is the oldest continuously inhabited European settlement in the Americas and served as the launching point for Spanish conquest of the Caribbean.
The name, meaning "Saint Dominic" in Spanish, also refers to the colonial era when the entire island was known as Santo Domingo.
Latin partnered dance
- bachataDominican romantic music genre
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
- tostonesCrispy fried plantain slices
- CatholicismPapal Christian denomination
baseball · folk art · rum · cigar · festivals · oral tradition · dancing
Navigator who found the Americas
- conquistadorsSpanish colonial soldiers
- Spanish EmpireHistorical Iberian colonial power
- encomiendaForced indigenous labor grant
- New WorldWestern Hemisphere landmasses
oldest city · ruins · monuments · archives · cobblestones · preservation
Authority over a state
- metropolitanOf a major city
- urbanPertaining to cities
- downtownCentral business district
- municipalityLocal governing district
administration · infrastructure · civic · mayor · embassy · consulate · traffic · commerce
Sandy coastal areas
- resortsLeisure travel destinations
- cruise portMaritime passenger terminal
- sightseeingVisiting places of interest
- excursionsBrief recreational journeys
nightlife · souvenirs · guidebook · vacation · Aquarium · museums · all-inclusive · hospitality
merengue
Latin partnered dance
- bachataDominican romantic music genre
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
- tostonesCrispy fried plantain slices
Catholicism · baseball · folk art · rum · cigar · festivals · oral tradition · dancing
Christopher Columbus
Navigator who found the Americas
- conquistadorsSpanish colonial soldiers
- Spanish EmpireHistorical Iberian colonial power
- encomiendaForced indigenous labor grant
New World · oldest city · ruins · monuments · archives · cobblestones · preservation
government
Authority over a state
- metropolitanOf a major city
- urbanPertaining to cities
- downtownCentral business district
municipality · administration · infrastructure · civic · mayor · embassy · consulate · traffic · commerce · neighborhoods
beaches
Sandy coastal areas
- resortsLeisure travel destinations
- cruise portMaritime passenger terminal
- sightseeingVisiting places of interest
excursions · nightlife · souvenirs · guidebook · vacation · Aquarium · museums · all-inclusive · hospitality · adventure
- Saint PlacesSan Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, San Juan
- Dominican RepublicSantiago, Hispaniola, merengue, bachata, sugar plantations
- CaribbeanJamaica, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Haiti
- Hispanic WorldSpain, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Peru
- Latin AmericaArgentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Cuba
- Atlantic portsAmsterdam, Antwerp, Baltimore, Boston, Bristol
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