Santo Domingo City Tour

Santo Domingo City Tour

We arrive from the hotel collection point; we went to the city of Romana which is the third most populous city in the Dominican Republic where a stop to go to the bathroom and take some refreshments and if they like the store has a diversity of Dominican handicrafts made.

We continue our direct route to Santo Domingo City or Province Santo Domingo is one of the 32 provinces of the Dominican Republic. It was separated from the National District on October 16, 2001.

Santo Domingo province is part of the Tenth Region Ozama, along with the National District.

Our journey in this particular city program as follows:
Los Tres Ojos National Park
El Faro a Colon (Overview)
Cathedral of America
Fortaleza Ozama
Alcazar de Colon
Zona Colonial
Ruins of San Francisco
Los Tres Ojos National Park : is a cave that has a freshwater lake, which was naturally divided into three lakes that are only seen from within and a unique lake that can be seen without being inside.

So we visited the park lakes as follows:
The first lake is called: Waters sulfurous, it is the first to reach him since we entered. His name is because in its background may notice a blanquecida substance and therefore people who attended this place thinking it was sulfur, but after scientific studies showed that sulfur was not but calcium and other minerals. It is 4 meters deep.

Fridge: This is the second lake that fail to see, its name is due to low temperatures reaching as never receives sunlight. Temperature between 15 ° C and 21 ° C. It has a wooden boat to cross to the lake The Zaramagullones. It is 5.4 meters deep.

Lake Ladies: It is the third lake we got to see, his name is because once used as a spa and its so discreet location and for being shallow because it was reserved for women and children. It is 2.5 meters deep at its deepest part.

The Zaramagullones: This is the fourth lake, its name comes from a species of frog ducks that are native to the area. It has a natural vegetation surrounding the lake. 6.1 meters deep. And it is the only lake that is outdoors, therefore he is not recognized as an eye. It is circular in shape and has a circumference of about 223 meters.

Panoramic View of El Faro to Columbus , commonly known as Faro a Colon is a memorial and museum built in honor of Dominican Christopher Columbus discovered the New World. In it, it is said that the remains of Admiral Christopher Columbus famous harbor, although there is controversy about it , because they really are in the Cathedral of Seville, Spain. This is the only of its kind, with 251 lanterns that adorn the sky and a light that goes around the world.

The Cathedral of America, also known as Cathedral of Santo Domingo and Santa Maria la Menor Cathedral (official name: Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica St. Mary of the Incarnation Primada of America) is a cathedral dedicated to St. Mary of the Incarnation. It is the oldest cathedral of America. consecrated by Pope Julius II in 1504.

The Alcázar de Colón or Viceregal Palace of Don Diego Colón is the building that houses the Alcázar de Colón Museum located in the Colonial City. Witness the colonial past of the country, it was built on a site on the cliffs facing the Ozama River, granted to Don Diego Colon, the eldest son of the discoverer of America, Christopher Columbus, by King Ferdinand the Catholic, for him to build a dwelling for him and his descendants during their stay on the island, which arrived in 1509 as governor.

Conde Street: an ancient street of the colonial city of Santo Domingo.