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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

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

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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

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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

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DOMINICAN CARNIVAL FOLKLORE

Although some towns celebrate it during March, Holy Week, and August, the Carnival in the Dominican Republic is celebrated throughout the entire month of February. The festival usually climaxes around February 27th, which is the Dominican Independence Day. In Santo Domingo, this primarily involves a large display of military power (including the Dominican air force, navy, and other armed forces)…. Continue Reading

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9 SPOTS TO DINE AND WINE DURING HOLY WEEK

There’s much good reason to stay in Cap Cana during Holy Week. Apart from stress-free traffic, paradisaical beaches, Eco-adventure excursions, the best golf of the Caribbean and Mexico, an active sport fishing season,  children and family activities through out the whole complex, it all comes down to fueling energy with the most exceptional gastronomy of the region. Mediteranean, italian, latin-american… Continue Reading

SAY NO TO LOBSTER, SUPPORT THE BAN

From the 1st. of March to the 30th of June the capture and marketing of spiny lobster species , Caribbean spiny (Panulirusargus), spotted spiny (Panulirusguttatus), slipper lobster (Scyllaridesaequinoctialis) and Spanish slipper lobster (Parribacusantarcticus) is banned throughout the Dominican Republic’s territory (Decree 119-12 of Law 307-04, issued by President Leonel Fernandez on March 16, 2012). Violating this provision… Continue Reading

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Eden Roc at Cap Cana welcomes the renowned Chef Patrick O’Connell

January 18, 2016 (Cap Cana, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic) – The renowned American chef Patrick O’Connell of The Inn at Little Washington in Washington made his way south to participate in a exclusive Culinary Weekends at Eden Roc at Cap Cana, as part of a Relais & Chateuax chef-exchange program. Chef Patrick O’Connell and Chef Re Fraschini joinied in the kitchen… Continue Reading

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AGUALINDA AND LECHUZA THROUGH TO BRONZE CUP FINAL ON SATURDAY AT LOS ESTABLOS

Article repost from Pololine Agualinda 10 Samanes 7 MVP Pelón Stirling From the throw-in to the final bell, Agualinda had their opponents in a headlock. Uruguayan Stirling was unstoppable, scoring two goals in the first chukka and three in the second, while Frayssinet could only put score one in the first. Silva was valiant and… Continue Reading