| Page Views: 2,876 Last Visit to Santo Domingo: March, 2002 | The first city in the New World by ChristinaNest - last update: Feb 20, 2006 |
| The oldest church in the Americas! |
Santo Domingo was founded in 1496 by Columbus' brother, Bartolomeo Columbus. In the old part (Zona Colonial - 'colonial zone') you can still see the governor's palace, the oldest church and hispital in the new world, and many other buildings most of which are turned into museums. |
| Interior of Alcazar de Colon |
|  | The best museum is the governor's plalace, Alcazar De Colon. It's a must-see. For photos see the tip here and the travelogue on the DR page. |
| | There are many monuments worth seeing, both in the old town and outside. To the nature lovers I recommend the park Los Tres Ojos to see these strange caves. There is also an aquarium, other attractions and good clubs&restaurants. |
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Daja123 Sun Jul 9, 2006 17:28 UTC
Very interesting little page, Christina! | deecat Sun Apr 23, 2006 22:21 UTC
I love your use of detail via your extra photos. What a lovely area. |
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