Colonial Zone Guide, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

The Earthquake/ Terremoto page has been updated
Colonial Zone Character Apartments - En Suite short term apartment rental. Your home away from home.
JC Taxi. Service you expect and deserve. Call them for all your transportation needs.
Our Merry Christmas Video card to you! You can also watch on the Dominican Dog Blog or the Dominican Gringa Blog.
Mamajuana is on sale. No reason for the sale, it just is!

Updated The Ruinas del Monasterio de San Francisco picture slide show.
All the official Dominican Holidays for 2012 are up so you can plan ahead.

What is that giant spider you saw called? Maybe a Huntsman Spider?
How does Dominican Republic celebrate Christmas? Check it out.
The Dominican Dog Blog. The life and times of Teli, The Dominican Dog.
Take a road trip to San Jose de Ocoa and Rancho Arriba
Colonial Zone Street web cam! On line when it is, you can see the view of Isabel la Católica street in the Zone.
Dominican Winter League Baseball schedule on the News Blog.
I have been trying to update all the pages. This may take some time. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Celebrating the Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes, patron saint of DR. See the dates of all the towns patron saints celebrations.
How to make tamarind juice...yummm
I added a new page today. Travel and flight information. Check your flight or your friends to see if it is on time and the weather at all the major airports.
Hurricane information and all the aerial views with up to the minute information
Dominican Republic has a new National tree and flower.

News and information about Colonial Zone and the surrounding area. Colonial Zone News Blog
Wilson Rood & Associates in the Hot Spots! Directory.
Lots of information about the Province of Barahona.
Hermanas/ Sisters Mirabal page has been updated with lots of new pictures.
Know the Provinces in Dominican Republic and take a Road Trip.
What is a Hispaniola Boa? Read about it and when you visit go to the National Zoo and see one.
Watch a video I took of some typical Dominican music played in the park.
New! Old pictures of Dominican Republic slide show and a few new pictures to the Dominican People slide show
Hot Spots! What is hot around Dominican Republic? Advertising info in English and Spanish.
Print our map of Colonial Zone to take with you when you.
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Welcome to The Colonial Zone

We strive to be the complete guide to The Colonial Zone (in Spanish it is called Zona Colonial), the oldest city in "The Americas".

The Colonial Zone is a small town nestled in the capital city, Santo Domingo, on the most beautiful island in the Caribbean, the Dominican Republic. In 1990 UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) placed us on the World Heritage List.

See the "city of firsts." We hold claim to the first cathedral, monastery, university, customs house and hospital in the "New World". Follow the 11 blocks of historical and fun filled streets within this walled city. There are over three hundred pieces if history including the monuments, homes, streets and churches. So, come and visit our museums, forts and historical buildings dating back to the time of Christopher Columbus' arrival in 1492. (More history in a nut shell here)

The "Zone" successfully blends the old and the new in a way like no other place can. We have a wide variety of restaurants offering many culinary styles that are sure to please your palate. There is a wide variety of nightlife, clubs with many different music styles for young and old alike. If you want to relax, sit in one of our many parks and people watch while enjoying the soft Caribbean breeze.

I hope you enjoy your visit to our site. Learn about the Colonial Zone and the unique culture and customs of the friendly people of Dominican Republic. Find out more about our island (we also have information about other parts of this diverse country to see and experience). Then join us here on your next vacation and find out why we are one of the happiest countries in the world according to the Happy Planet Index.

Dominican Republic offers all types of travel and vacation options. You can visit a 5 star all-inclusive resort or travel very economically and rest your head in a small Dominican owned hotel. Visit our large, bustling cities to shop or dine in a diverse cultural experience. Make sure to check out our off the beaten trail destinations including our lush valleys, tropical rain forests, sleepy villages, sprawling farm lands and the highest mountain in all the Caribbean, Pico Duarte. Relax on a quiet rocky, white or black sand beach or swim in one of our many sweet, clear and cool water rivers. Experience all the wonderful things this island, nestled in the crystal blue Caribbean Sea, has to offer for yourself. You will take with you so many wonderful and happy memories of your adventures and of the friendly Dominican people to last you a lifetime. Once you visit you most likely will want to return to visit us again.

If you plan on returning to the Dominican Republic for years to come you may want to consider timeshare property. Resales on the Dominican Republic offer great prices on the top resorts so you can plan your vacations each year without worrying where your going to stay. You can also rent timeshares on the Dominican Republic for a fraction of the cost of hotel rooms.

¿¿WHATS NEW?? Last Update 1/25/2012

Almost everyday we add something new to the Colonial Zone web site. Take a look at what is new and exciting

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Email jan@colonialzone-dr.com for more information.

The Dominican Gringas Colonial Zone Tours

Learn the culture of Dominican Republic while walking around the oldest city in the Americas. I can take you where the locals hang out and those places where most tourists do not visit. Very informal and personalized for what you want to see and know. call 829-867-5067 or for more information. I always enjoy meeting new people and showing them this country I have come to love.

Learn Spanish on-line for free, using interactive audio/ visual lessons. To learn a little more about the course and to read some things people wrote about it go to our language lesson page. We highly recommend this product.

Take some time to learn something new.

Spanish word of the day and the Dominicanismo Dictionary.