Dominican Republic Culture

The Dominican Republic steeped in history and culture offers much more than the typical Caribbean attractions of sun, sand, and sea. There is so much more to discover in the DR and you are going to get a glimpse of all things Dominican Republic. It all started when Christopher Columbus first sighted the island of Hispaniola in 1492. There he found fertile land as well as a large population of friendly Taino Indians. Some of the early Amer-Indians who came from Central America and some who came from South America, often passed through the Orinocco Valley in Venezuela. It is from the blending of these waves of indigenous immigrants that the Taíno Indians originated. It appears that the Taino Indians had been there at least 5,000 years before Columbus had arrived! The Indians showed great hospitality and were very friendly towards not just Columbus but towards each other as well. Life was going great in Hispaniola which later became known as Santo Domingo. That is until France gained leverage on the western end of the island which led to the growth of two colonies in Santo Domingo, one Spanish and the other French. Both colonies brought over 1,000 slaves to work the land, so when Spain ceded the entire island to the French in 1795, these slaves had had enough. By the year of 1804 every slave in the western portion of the island, …show more content…
As of right not the DR has a population of close to 10,000,0000 people not including visitors! There is so much to discover here which is why many people come here whether to live or get a nice vacation. The geography of the Dominican Republic is greatly diverse, ranging from arid semi-desert plains, to lush valleys, to tropical rain forests. This provides the island with a wide variety of vegetation. Though most know the island for its magnificent golden sand beaches along its 870-mile coast line they are soon taken in by its many impressive