Dominican Republic - City Walls & Forts

Santo Domingo Walls & Forts from the 17th Century

Sometimes the walls are torn down to make way for the streets

 above - Diego Columbus's house

Dominican Republic - Dominican Convent

First Catholic church and University of the New World

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Dominican Republic - The Cord House

Built in 1502, the Cord House is the "first stone-built house of America"

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Dominican Republic - Las Damas Street

Calle Las Damas - Street of the Ladies

created in 1502

oldest street in the Americas - also billed the first paved street in the Americas

my question - what about the roads built by the Mayans?

Also called Calle del la Fortaleza - street of the fort

 & Calle Colon - Columbus Street

Built in 1502 - Explorers Cortes and Pizarro lived in this house

It's now the French Embassy

Fortaleza Ozama - built in 1502 by Spain

Casa de Bastidas - Bastidas was Honorary Mayor in 1512. 

The building now houses the Trampoline Children's Museum

El Reloj de Sol de Santo Domingo - one of the oldest sundials in North America

Dominican Republic - Three Eyes National Park

Three Eyes National Park
Santo Domingo

nature reserve & open-air limestone cave system 

with crystal clear lakes known as "eyes"

Take this ferry to see a fourth eye (lagoon). 

It's free to the lagoon but you have to pay to come back :)

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Dominican Republic - House of the Lord

"Each temple is a beacon of light and hope. The temple, the House of the Lord, stands as a symbol of our faith in life after death and as a stepping stone to eternal life for us and our families. The temple is a sacred and essential part of God’s plan for our happiness, now and forever."  Russell M. Nelson

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Dominican Republic - National Botanical Garden

National Botanical Garden - 400 acres

Japanese Garden

interesting sign for visitors

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