Entries by Cap Cana News

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE

The International Day of Sport for Development and Peace promotes healthy lifestyles and emphasizes the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) focus on giving as many people as possible access to sport. It is day when some of the world’s leading sportspeople work together with communities to bring sporting opportunities to enrich lives, particularly children. The IOC… Continue Reading

HTV ANNOUCES HEAT LATIN MUSIC AWARDS NOMINEES

This coming  June 4th the second edition of the Heat Latin Music Awards is to be held for the second consecutive year in the paradisaical natural scenery of  Cap Cana in the Dominican Republic. Like last year, the award recognizes artists’ music videos that have rotated on the screen of HTV during 2015. The event will… Continue Reading

RIDGWAY’S HAWK NESTING SEASON

Cap Cana is honored to be the home of a Ridway’s Hawk couple , which have lived and nested in our community for the past 3 years. Ridgway’s hawk (Buteo ridgwayi) is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, native to the island of Hispaniola. Despite its common name, this bird is a Buteo buzzard and not a true Accipiter hawk. It was named after the… Continue Reading

8 SPOTS TO BREAK A SWEAT DURING HOLY WEEK

Easter is fast-approaching, and leading up to the springtime holiday is Holy Week, which, in Roman Catholic tradition, is the last week of Lent, taking place right before Easter (which falls on Sunday, March 20th this year). Parades, processions, traditional celebrations, lively festivities, marching bands, festive foods: These are the sights, sounds, and flavors of Holy… Continue Reading

THE EASTER EGG

Article repost from Wikipedia Easter eggs, also called Paschal eggs, are decorated eggs that are often given to celebrate Easter or springtime. As such, Easter eggs are common during the season of Easter tide (Easter season). The oldest tradition is to use dyed and painted chicken eggs, but a modern custom is to substitute chocolate eggs, or plastic eggs filled with confectionery such as chocolate. Although eggs, in… Continue Reading