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Picture of the Day – Museum Lights

This morning walking with the dogs in Plaza España I noticed the changing colored laser lights were on inside the Cultural Center of Telecommunications Museum/ el Centro Cultural de las...

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Picture of the Day – Alcazar de Colon Morning

Before the sun rises it brightens the sky over the Colonial City of Dominican Republic. The panoramic view of the pre-dawn skies viewed from Plaza España. You can see the outline of the original home...

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Picture Of The Day – Palm Sunday Sun

The Tower of Homage/ Torre del Homenaje sits majestically in the morning light as the sun shines brightly behind. The suns rays are lights rising to the heavens like arms lifted in praise to the...

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Picture of the Day – View of the Caribbean From Above

The spectacular view from high atop the Tower of Homage/ Torre del Homenaje located inside the Fortaleza Ozama, one of the oldest forts in the Americas. This UNESCO World Heritage site is the first...

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Picture of the Day – Moon and Planet over Plaza España

This morning the full moon of April, known as the “Seed Moon,” “Pink Moon,” “Sprouting Grass Moon,” “Egg Moon,” or “Fish Moon”, was still shining brightly in the early morning sky. Beside it, a small...

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Picture of the Day – Puerta de las Atarazanas Flags

Looking through the Puerta de las Atarazanas (number 31 on the Colonial Zone Map) to the Calle Francisco Alberto Caamaño Deñó better known as the Avenida del Puerto. The Dominican Flags are flying...

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Sun Dial in the Morning

The Sun Dial, Reloj de Sol is Spanish, is located on Calle Las Damas in the small Plaza Reloj de Sol across form Casa Reales. It was erected in 1753 and is one of the oldest sun dials in all the...

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The Bull in the Morning at the Plaza Reloj de Sol

As the sun was brightening the skies this morning at The Plaza Reloj de Sol the metal bull, missing one of his horns, broods in the morning light. The Plaza Reloj de Sol where you can see the bull and...

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Picture of the Day – Hazy Waning Moon

Another hot, hazy and humid day today in the Colonial Zone. The waning crescent moon above Plaza España at 5:45AM this morning was covered in a haze. This haze compromised the clarity of the waning...

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Aerial Parque Mirador del Sur

A few aerial pictures given to me of the Parque Mirador del Sur (translated Southern Lookout Park) along Avenida Anacaona. These images also give a beautiful view of part of sprawling capital city. You...

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