Dominican Republic (Lonely Planet Country Guides) - Softcover

Kohn, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1740597044 ISBN 13: 9781740597043

Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications, 2005

Synopsis

more activities coverage, including the world's best windsurfing at Cabarete new environment chapter highlights the Dominican Republic's appeal for ecotravellers dedicated Itineraries chapter helps you plan the perfect getaway and the handy, compact directory provides all essential info; includes more descriptive sleeping and eating listings to help visitors make the right choices the Monasterio de San Francisco in Santo Domingo was the first monastery in the New World playing dominoes is a national obsession during Carnaval in the south, some men dress as 'Roba La Gallina,' a woman with an overtly painted face and exaggerated breasts and behind the finest cigar makers in the world operate here, many of them former Cuban companies that fled when Castro came to power one of the best places to see humpback whales is off the coast of the Peninsula de Samana

About this title

Review:

...for the adventurous traveler who wants to live like a native.' --Real Simple Magazine, June 2005

About this edition

• Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1740597044
• ISBN 13: 9781740597043
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 308