La Puerta del Conde (The Count's Gate) is the site in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic where Francisco del Rosario Sánchez, one of the Dominican Founding Fathers, proclaimed Dominican independence and raised the first Dominican Flag, on February 27…
The Astron (previously named Esmeralda and Bonnie) is a shipwreck located off the coast of Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic.
Barahona, also known as Santa Cruz de Barahona, is the main city of the Barahona Province, in the south of the Dominican Republic. It is one of the most important cities on the island, with a very active port and many ecotourism attractions.
The Samaná Península is a peninsula in Dominican Republic situated in the province of Samaná. The Samaná Peninsula is connected to the rest of the state by the isthmus of Samaná. The Peninsula contains many beaches, especially in the city of Santa B…
Trinidad Sánchez Nagua or simply Nagua is the capital of María Trinidad Sánchez province, in the northeastern Dominican Republic.
San Fernando de Monte Cristi is the capital of Monte Cristi Province, Dominican Republic.
The 1946 Dominican Republic earthquake occurred on August 4 at 17:51 UTC near Samaná, Dominican Republic. The mainshock measured 8.1 on the surface wave magnitude scale and an aftershock occurred four days later on August 8 at 13.28 UTC with a magni…
Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez is a multi-purpose stadium in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, built in 1974 for the XII Central American & Caribbean Games.
Bajos de Haina (Standard Spanish pronunciation: ['ba.xos de 'ai.na]; locally: ['ba.ho de 'hai.na]), mostly known simply as Haina (Standard Spanish pronunciation: ['ai.na]; locally: ['hai.ŋa]), is a town and municipality in the San Cristóbal Province…
Literally "Eagles Bay", Bahia de las Aguilas is an 8 km long beach along the southwestern coast of the Dominican Republic near the southernmost part of the border with Haiti. The bay is part of the Jaragua National Park, and it is considered by many…
Samaná Bay is a bay in the eastern Dominican Republic.
The Museo de las Casas Reales (English: Museum of the Royal Houses) is one of the important cultural monuments built during the colonial era in Hispaniola, now the Dominican Republic.
Mouchoir Bank, in Spanish also called Banco de Pañuelo Blanco, is located southeast of the Turks islands and is geographically a continuation of the Bahamas. It is part of the Turks and Caicos Islands and falls within its EEZ. Much of its north side…
Quisqueya stadium juan marichal is a baseball stadium in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. It is often used as a multi-use stadium. The Quisqueya holds about 14,469 people after its renovation. The Dominican League Of Baseball Authority is in charg…
Beata Island (Spanish: Isla Beata) is a small island on the Caribbean Sea, located 7 km (4 mi) southwest from cape Beata. Some 12 km (7 mi) SW of it lies the smaller Alto Velo Island.
Monseñor Nouel (Spanish pronunciation: [monseˈɲor nuˈwel]) is a province of the Dominican Republic.
The Port of Santo Domingo is located at the mouth of the marine entrance to the City of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
The Pomier Caves are a series of 55 caves located north of San Cristobal in the Dominican Republic. They contain the largest collection of 2,000-year-old rock art in the Caribbean primarily by the Taino, but also by the Carib and the Igneri, the pre…
The Ozama River (Spanish: Rio Ozama) in the Dominican Republic can trace its source to the Loma Siete Cabezas in the Sierra de Yamasá close to Villa Altagracia.
María Montez International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional María Montez) (IATA: BRX, ICAO: MDBH) is an international airport located in Barahona, Dominican Republic.
Jimaní is the capital and the second largest city of the Independencia Province of the Dominican Republic. It serves as one of the two main thoroughfares to Haiti (with Dajabón), with a duty-free open-air marketplace operating on the border with the…
The Dominican city of Pedernales is the capital of the Pedernales Province, in the Dominican Republic. It is located in the southwest of the country.
Hato Mayor del Rey is the capital of Hato Mayor Province, Dominican Republic. It is bordered on the North by the municipalities of El Valle and Sabana de la Mar, on the South by the San Pedro de Macorís Province, on the East by the El Seibo Province…
Fortaleza San Felipe is a historic Spanish fortress located in the north of Dominican Republic in the province of Puerto Plata. Is also known as El Morro de San Felipe and was used to protect the City of Puerto Plata from pirates and corsairs. It is…
Anse-à-Pitres (Haitian Creole: Ansapit) is a commune in the Belle-Anse Arrondissement, in the Sud-Est Department of Haiti. It is located around (18°2′35″N71°45′30″W).
Alto Velo Island is a small uninhabited island south of the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea. Its maximum height is about 152 metres above sea level. It lies on an underwater mountain range which continues to Beata Island (about 12 km away,…
Villa Altagracia is a municipality (municipio) of the San Cristóbal province in the Dominican Republic.
The Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto is an 8,337-seat multi-purpose arena in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, built in 1974 for the XII Central American and Caribbean Games. It currently hosts local sporting events and concerts and h…
Belladère (Haitian Creole: Beladè) is a commune in the Lascahobas Arrondissement, inside the Centre Department of Haiti.
Bayaguana is a municipality (municipio) of the Monte Plata province in the Dominican Republic.
El Altar de la Patria, or The Altar of the Homeland, is a white marble mausoleum in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic that houses the remains of the founding fathers of the Dominican Republic: Juan Pablo Duarte, Francisco del Rosario Sánchez, and Ra…
The Yuna River (Spanish: Río Yuna) is the second longest river in the Dominican Republic at 185.17 km (115.06 miles) in length. It forms within the Cordillera Central mountain range southwest of the city of Bonao and passes through the fertile Cibao…
Villa Mella, or San Felipe de Villa Mella, is a municipality in Santo Domingo Norte, Dominican Republic. Villa Mella is located north of the Isabela River, about 6 miles (or 10 kilometers) to the north of the center of Santo Domingo, and is consider…
Villa Gonzalez is a municipality (municipio) of the Santiago province in the Dominican Republic.
Teatro Nacional (English: National Theatre) is part of the Plaza de la Cultura (Culture Plaza) complex, located in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The theatre is the center piece of the complex and is surrounded by several museums and cultural in…
Los Mina is a Sector in the city of Santo Domingo Este in the province of Santo Domingo of the Dominican Republic. Los Mina was part of Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional.