Pico Duarte

A windy Tuesday early morning in 2009, Los Angeles still slept from the celebration-filled Fourth of July weekend. But my family was abruptly woken. I was in the seventh grade. I lived with my parents and two sisters in our humble home in the Pico neighborhood of Los Angeles, a pride-filling reward for the years of hard-work and dedication of my parents, both exiles from the tumultuous Central American country of Honduras. They came chasing the American Dream and yearning to be free from…

as well as dance Bachata. The food there is also very good. A typical dominican breakfast consist of Mangu, onions, fried eggs and salami, fried cheese and even avocado. There are many mountain ranges in Dominican Republic which consist of the Pico Duarte and the Loma Alto de la Bandera. In conclusion the Dominican Republic seems like a cool place to visit. However if I do decided to go, I will have to begin saving up now. I will even have to call my relatives more often just to be more…

Cultural Awareness in Dominican Republic Maximo Moises Vincente Mejia Advanced Leaders Course 13J Culture is the characteristics and knowledge of a particular group of people, encompassing language, religion, cuisine, social habits, music, etc. Culture has become key in our interconnected world, which is made up of so many ethnically diverse societies, but also riddled by conflicts associated with ethnicity, religion, and ethical beliefs. Culture is not fixed, it will always be…

The Dominican Republic, originally known as la Hispañola, including Haiti, was discovered by Christopher Columbus in December 5th, 1492. It is an island in the Caribbean which shares border with Haiti. In October of 1500, Governor De Bobadilla of Santo Domingo arrested Christopher Columbus and sent him in restraints to Spain. Columbus, during his third break to the new world, busy in a dispute with the representative of Santo Domingo, Hispaniola Columbus was later free and pardoned by the Queen…

It is she who climbed Mount Pico Duarte before any man could. it is her who proved to the Counsel that women could achieve as much as men. She was a follower of the great goddess Artemis. And although she has done all of this, every great hero has their weakness. Hers just happened to…