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Náutico de Santo Domingo, in Andrés, Boca Chica. Info: � 809-523-4226. �www.clubnautico.com.do For deep-sea fishing and diving, almost all hotels along the littoral offer excursions to the coral reefs, fish sanctuaries, and treasure-laden sunken vessels from the age of high sea piracy. On the Atlantic coast are sites of remarkable beauty that span five provinces, from Montecristi to Samaná. Along the Caribbean coast are La Caleta, Bayahíbe, Punta Cana, Name Address Phone Cover Alcázar de Diego Colón Zona Colonial, Plaza España 809-682-4750 Cover Altar de la Patria Parque Independencia, Zona Colonial 809-682-4750 No cover Casa de Tostado Arzobispo Meriño Esq. Padre Billini 809-689-5000 Cover Catedral Primada de América Arzobispo Meriño, Plaza Colón 809-682-6593 No cover Centro Cultural E. León Jimenes 27 de Febrero 146, Santiago 809-582-2315 Cover Convento de los Dominicos C/ Hostos Esq. Paseo Padre Billini No cover Faro a Colón Boulevard del Faro, Villa Duarte, Sto. Dgo. 809-591-1492 Cover Galería de Arte Moderno Pedro H. Ureña, Plaza de la Cultura 809-685-2154 Cover Hard Rock Café C/ El Conde 103 809-686-7771 No cover Museo Bellapart John F. Kennedy Esq. Luis Lembert, 5 to piso 809-541-7721 No cover Museo Casa del Cordón Isabel La Católica Esq. Emiliano Tejera 809-687-4722 No cover Museo de Duarte Isabel La Católica 308 809-687-1436 Cover Museo de Historia Natural Pedro H. Ureña, Plaza de la Cultura 809-689-0106 Cover Museo de Historia y Geografía Pedro H. Ureña, Plaza de la Cultura 809-686-6668 Cover Museo del Dibujo Contemporáneo Rafael A. Sánchez 53, Piantini, 3 er piso 809-563-7860 No cover Museo del Hombre Dominicano Pedro H. Ureña, Plaza de la Cultura 809-687-3622 Cover Museo de las Casas Reales Las Damas Esq. Mercedes 809-682-4202 Cover Museo de la Porcelana José Reyes 6, Ciudad Colonial 809-688-4759 Cover Museo Dominicano Larimar Isabel La Católica 54 Esq. Padre Billini 809-689-6605 No cover Museo Fortaleza de San Felipe Extremo oeste Malecón, Puerto Plata 809-330-8876 Cover Museo Infantil Trampolín Las Damas, Ciudad Colonial 809-685-5551 Cover Museo Mundo del Ámbar Arzobispo Meriño 452 Esq. Restauración 809-686-5700 Cover Museo Numismático y Filatélico Pedro H. Ureña Esq. Leopoldo Navarro 809-221-9111 No cover Panteón Nacional Calle Las Damas, Ciudad Colonial 809-682-0185 No cover 52 Bávaro, and the Saona and Catalina islands. Convert sport diving into an unforgettable experience and enjoy the underwater world’s fauna and flora, coral reefs, fish sanctuaries and the treasures of the galleons which sailed our coasts. Specialized companies such as Scubacaribe, present in more than 50 of the most prestigious hotels and resorts in 6 different countries, also offer waterside excursions. � Museums directory
Our Music Of all the rhythms that have enriched our cultural heritage, the merengue is, par excellence, the collective expression of our people’s very soul. As a popular musical form, it is very dynamic and varies from one generation to the next. Generally sung in our vernacular, we love to move to the thump and beat of this music which, according to the lyrics of a carnival song, pulsates in our every being the urge to: “...dance in the street by day, dance in the street by night.” Merengue is the sum total of the harmonious interplay of güira, the tambora (small drum), and the accordion. Just as in the 19th century, Lanner and Strauss took the waltz from local taverns to the great dance halls and the imperial Austrian theaters, the Dominican merengue has been interpreted by national and foreigndance bands and symphonic orchestras, thanks to the works of important Dominican composers of yesterday and today: Julio Alberto Hernández, Juan Francisco García, José Dolores Cerón, Luis Alberti, Rafael Solano y Bienvenido Bustamante, among others, who have also cultivated the traditional musical forms. Others are: Enrique de Marchena, Luis Mena, Francisco Ignacio, Ramón Díaz, Manuel Simó, Juan Luis Guerra, Michael Camilo y José Antonio Molina. Dominicans love to dance. Father Labat, a French monk who arrived in the capital city in 1795 when Spain ceded the island to France by the Treaty of Basle, made the following profound observation: “Dance is, in Santo Domingo, the favorite passion, and I don’t believe that there is anywhere in the world where a people are more drawn to musical vibrations.” Labat’s observation is very apt. Singing is probably the only phenomenon which can rival dancing as food for the Dominican’s soul. To this day, it is customary to sing lullabies to infants before they fall asleep. The child grows up amidst singing games, and the practice of singing before work continues well past this age. Adolescents in the countryside sing tunes and “cantos de hacha” (axe songs) in the “conuco” (small farm). He chants his prayers and expresses his love in cadence rhythms. No wonder serenading is so popular! And, when a child dies in rural areas, mourners sing dirges called the “baquini”. The bachata, a musical genre whose sounds remind us of the Cuban sonboleros and of Puerto Rican dance, has firmly introduced itself into the taste and idiosyncrasy of the Dominican people. Also known as the “music of anguish and love scorned”, this genre enjoys huge Interested in listening to CDs of these Creole masters? Contact Fundación Sinfonía (the Symphony Foundation) � 809-535-8587 Dominican Republic 53
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