Dominican Republic is the second largest country in the Caribbean. The island Hispaniola is divided into 2 countries, Haiti on the west and Dominican Republic on the east. We arrived in Santo Domingo, the capital, from San Jose, Costa Rica.
In this video, we share our first experiences of exploring the colonial center of Santo Domingo and the history and architecture that date back to the times of Christopher Columbus and his son, Diego Columbus.
A walk in the Zona Colonial or the Colonial Zone took us to the time of the discovery of the Americas from the first voyage of Christopher Columbus. Santo Domingo was the first city of the 'New World' and has the remains of 'first' of many in the Americas.
- First Cathedral of the Americas
- First Monastery of the Americas
- First Hospital of the Americas
- First Medieval Style Fort of the Americas
Apart from the colonial history, the Zona Colonial and the Malecon also take you through the modern history of Dominican Republic. The Parque Independencia is an interesting place to learn about the war for independence from neighboring Haiti.
During our stay, we got a chance to meet a poet and a filmmaker from Dominican Republic and got to learn from them about their country's culture and history.
As an Indian couple traveling on Indian passports, in this video, we share our experiences of the airport immigration and the visa we used to enter the Dominican Republic. Also, we share the other essentials of traveling in another country like getting local currency and buying local SIM card.
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:33 Travel from Costa Rica to Dominican Republic
01:40 First Day in Santo Domingo
02:18 Local Food in Santo Domingo
03:15 Exploring Colonial Zone
08:22 Meeting Dominicano Poet
09:30 Faro a Colon
11:10 Malecon
11:54 Immigration & Visa for Indians
12:48 Currency
13:10 Buying a local SIM card
13:49 Our Airbnb Hosts: Filmmaker & Photographer
15:58 See you soon
Dominican Republic Travel Vlog
Dominican Republic Itinerary
Best places in Dominican Republic
Zona Colonial, Santo Domingo
Traveling on Indian Passports
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