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Th scond argst countr n th Carbban,

Domncan Rubc, s an da dstnaton orwddngs, honmoons and romantc mstons.Nar 1,000 ms (1,600 omtrs) o godncoastn dottd wth rstn wht sand bachsbcon brds-to-b, wh a vart o sohstcatdrsorts, hots, vas and wddng vnus maDomncan Rubc wddng annng a brz.

For cous who dram o unqu and arta- ngagmnts, wddngs and honmoons,Domncan Rubc s a dram com tru as tbnds a troca arads wth od-word charmand romanc. Wth 25 rcnt o ts and and

coasta aras rsrvd as natona ars, rsrvsand sanctuars, Domncan Rubcs magncntnatur, stunnng sa and sand, and word-cassaccommodatons st th scn or amazngwddngs. No wondr Domncan Rubc srad bcomng th to Carbban choc orwddngs.

Namd on o 20 Bst Honmoon Dstnatonsn 2011 b Destinations Wedding & Honeymoonsmagazn, Domncan Rubc rsorts aturrossona wddng annrs, a vart oacags and rossona suort to nsur ourcbraton s th most nchantng and mmorab

on ossb. Th countr aso ors a avorabchang rat and surrsng vaus or suchsohstcatd hots. And wth ght ntrnatonaarorts throughout th countr, DomncanRubc s cosr than ou thn to most cts.Com and or Domncan Rubc or ourrct wddng.

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Cover Photo: Altos de Chavn, La Romana


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Domncan Rubc occus th astrn two-thrds o th sand oHsanoa, whch t shars wth th Rubc o Hat, and s thscond argst countr n th Carbban, comrsng an ara o29,948 squar ms (48,442 squar omtrs). Th countr hasa ouaton o mor than 9.5 mon and njos sunn trocawathr ar-round. Th avrag ar-round tmraturs ar 78to 88 F (25 to 31 C). Th coor sason s Novmbr throughAr, wh t s warmst rom Ma through Octobr.

TiMe: Th oca tm zon s eastrn Carbban Tm (GMT -0400).

Domncan Rubc dos not obsrv daght savngs tm.CApiTAl CiTy: Domncan Rubcs hstorc and sohstcatdcata ct, Santo Domngo, s th odst ct o th Nw Word andwas dcard a Word Hrtag St b UNeSCO n 1990.

lANGUAGe: Sansh s th oca anguag; howvr, ou bsurrsd b th act that th majort o mos n hots andtourst dstnatons sa ratv good engsh, Frnch, Grmanand itaan.

CURReNCy: Th Domncan so (RD$) s th oca currnc.

GeTTiNG HeRe: Domncan Rubc currnt has ght ntrnatonaarorts throughout th countr, ncudng: punta Cana intrnatonaArort (pUJ), la Romana intrnatona Arort (lRM), Grgorolurn intrnatona Arort (pOp) n purto pata, e Cbao

intrnatona Arort (STi) n Santago, las Amrcas intrnatonaArort (SDQ) n Santo Domngo, and e Cat intrnatona Arort(AZS) n Saman. Martm orts that rguar rcv crus shsncud: Santo Domngo port (Don Dgo and Sans Souc trmnas),Casa d Camo port n la Romana and Saman Ba acts.

DOCUMeNTATiON: For most vstors, a assort aongwth a US$10 Tourst Card (avaab at th arort) srqurd to ntr th countr. For a st o countrs thatcan ntr Domncan Rubc wthout a vsa, as vst:www.GoDomncanRubc.com.

eleCTRiCiTy: Orats at 110 Vots/60 Hrtz, th sam asNorth Amrca.

TAxeS: Domncan hots and rstaurants coct 26 rcnt o thrubshd rcs (16 rcnt sas ta + 10 rcnt srvc chargs).

MeDiCAl pReCAUTiONS: Travrs vstng th countr ar advsdto drn on bottd watr. Aso, bcaus o th strngth o thCarbban sun, t s rcommndd that vacatonrs drn watrthroughout th da to avod dhdraton.

DRiNkiNG AGe: Th ga drnng ag n th countr s 18ars od.

HOTelS: For normaton about Domncan Rubc hots, vstwww.godomncanrubc.com/n/hots and th Assocaton oHots and Toursm: www.Asonahors.com

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Domncan Rubc s th rct bacdro or thos oong to tth not. Convnnt, brds-to-b hav accss to a vast varto hots that or comrhnsv wddng acags ncudngwddng coordnators, brda tratmnts, cous sa srvcs,a hotograhr, musc, fowrs, honmoon sut, rsonazdwddng ca, catrng, amnts or gusts and mor to nsur

that th wddng da s as hass-r, cost-ctv and radas ossb. your bggst worr w b sang th chrshdwords, i do.

Domncan Rubc aso ors a rang o nuta dtas orcous to consdr, whthr ou ar oong or ush trocagardns or th unqunss o a quant vag, th otc sandaccommodats travagant or ntmat, and ctng or rador vr st and budgt.

THe HONeyMOON:A major advantag o travng to Domncan Rubc s thatnwwds ar arad at thr honmoon dstnaton, sman a-n-on acag. i ou w b at a rsort n th south, ta

tm out to vst Santo Domngo, th rst ct n th Nw Word.Hav cturs o th two o ou strong through th 16th cnturCoona Ct, an ara drng wth romanc. Vst th Aczard Con, whr Dgo Coumbus courtd hs nw arrvdbrd, Mara d Todo. Th cobb-ston strts and owamght w nsr od-ashond romanc. in Santo Domngo,choos rom on o th arg chan hots or a smar boutquhot n th coona ct. For srnt-sng honmoonrs,choos a sma rvat hot ar awa rom th a-ncusv artatmoshr. How about a sma mountan ncav or a gusthous at a scudd bach?

St stumd about whch drcton to ta? Thn ma t a stdcson - snd a w n th south or th ast and a w n

th north. Som dstnatons ar on 3 or 4 hours aart so ouwont wast a who da travng. Atr a, ts our honmoon;ma t mmorab!

ReliGiOUS CeReMONieS:For thos who th da o gttng marrd n a troca sttngbut st want a rgous crmon, t s ossb to arrang achurch wddng n th Domncan Rubc. Man hots havrnc wth church wddngs but a Domncan wddngscast w b ab to bttr assst th cou through thormats.

The WeddingCeReMONieS CAN Be HelD AT: SanEstanislaoChurchinAltosdeChavn(LaRomana) BasilicaLaAltagracia,Higuey,LaAltagracia(PuntaCana) JessMaestroParish(Bvaro) CathedralofPuertoPlata SosaSynagogue(PuertoPlata) SantoDomingoSynagogue CathedralofSantoDomingo DominicusConvent(SantoDomingo)

CathedralofSantiagoWeDDiNG ReQUiReMeNTS:Submt th oowng arwor bor th Ocaa d estadoCv (Cv Rgstr Oc) or th raraton o our marragcrtcat. Not that ou ma snd hotocos n advanc andbrng th orgna wth ou: Originalpassportwithphotocopyofthefrontpagewiththe

atst ntrs nto th countr. Sworndeclarationbeforeanotarypublicofbeingsingleand

gb to marr, ths s aso nown as a sng status adavt. BirthCerticate(s). DivorceCerticate(s)whenapplicable. Twoormorewitnesses,eachwithacopyoftheiridentication

card. Ratvs cannot b wtnsss.lga transcrts o th brth crtcats, sng status adavtand dvorc crtcat ar usua rard at th DomncanConsuat n th countr whr th documnts wr ssud.


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Punta CanaTh sohstcatd east Coast boasts 100 ms (160 omtrs)o th words to bachs that ar surroundd b turquoswatrs and som o th words most u rsorts, roma-ncusvs, to boutqu hots, to rvat ocanront vas.

BeACHeS Th man draw to ths ara s th bachs thatbordr th mtng ont btwn th Atantc Ocan andth Carbban Sa. Th mut-shadd bu watrs o thocan commntd b rstn wht sands crat astngmrssons, mang or a rct sunrs or sunst wth ourswthart.

DOlpHiN eNCOUNTeR On o punta Canas nwst andmost rmarab rncs, vstors ar tan to a foatngatorm ocatd just o th bach whr th can snor,swm and ta cturs wth dohns, shars, stngras andsa ons.

pUNTA CANA eCOlOGiCAl ReSeRVe/FOUNDATiON

Romanc srs can hod hands as th wa tras thatmandr through troca orsts d wth oca bodvrst.Th indan es par cumnats n a coong d n on o th11 agoons atr wndng through d grn tunns that arhom to mor than 500 scs o otc ants.

SpAS A sa vst to punta Cana and Bvaros a-ncusvrsorts and sa acts s an da wa to dcomrss wthour ovd on. Th east Coasts word-cass brands boastsom o th bst sas n th Carbban and scaz nsom o todas hottst and most uurous sa srvcs. it dosnot mattr ou rcv sa tratmnts outsd or ndoors,ndvdua or as a cou, or on hour or an ntr da, sa

rossonas customz ach and vr tratmnt to a vstorsnds.

GOlF punta Cana ors go nthusasts th argst sctono word-cass go st among sumtuous rsorts n th countr.Ths nchantng rgon contnus to b th to dstnaton ortravrs who s changng go at som o th wordsmost mmorab courss.


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Isla Saona

Isla Beata

Atlantic Ocean

HatoMayor

Higey

Barahona

Bonao

Puerto Plata

Santiago

Montecristi

Nagua

Jarabacoa

Constanza

BocaChica

Punta Cana

Miches

Baha deSaman Cayo

Levantado

RoSanJuan

CabareteSosa

Lupern

Parque NacionalIsla Cabritos

OviedoLaguna

de Oviedo

Cabo Rojo

Parque NacionalSierra de Bahoruco

Jaragua

J. ArmandoBermdez

Jos del CarmenRamrez

Los Haitises

Baha deManzanillo

Pico Duarte

San PedroDe Macors

Monte Plata

Salto El Limn

CaboFrancs

Viejo

Damajagua

Cayo Arena(Paraso)

Estero Hondo

La Vega

Laguna Rincnde Cabral

Loma QuitaEspuela

El Choco

Saman

LagunaLimn

Lagunas Redonday Limn

Hoyo dePelempito

PoloMagntico

El Seibo

Cabo CabrnCabo Saman

CuevaFun Fun

Mara Montez (BRX)

Punta Cana (PUJ)

La RomanaCasa de Campo

(LRM)

La Isabela (JBQ)

Arroyo Barril

LagunaRedonda

Pedernales

SANTO DOMINGO

La Romana

Reserva Cientficabano Verde

Cibao (STI)

JuanDolio

GregorioLupern(POP)

Cueva LasMaravillas

IslaCatalina

Altos deChavn

El Catey (AZS)

Las TerrenasEl Portillo

Las Amricas(SDQ)

La Caleta

Bocade Yuma

Dunasde Ban

Haiti

Lago EnriquilloIsla Cabritos

Caribbean Sea

ParqueNacionaldel Este

Azua

BAN

San Cristbal

Cabrera

San Josde las Matas

Dominican Republic

San FranciscoDe Macors

City and Town

Point of Interest

Cruise Port

International Airport

Domestic Airport

Beach

Protected Area/Park

Golf Course

Whales

Highest Peak

KEY

Playa Grande

CayosSiete

Hermanos

Bayahibe

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La Romanala Romana aturs a combnaton o ctursqu bachs,chc accommodatons and dsrab attractons. Wth tsbrant watrs, troca orsts, rch coona hstor andcnt rang o actvts, la Romana rovds th rctdstnaton or honmoonrs and cous a.

AlTOS De CHAVN But n 1976, Atos d Chavn sa romantc cobbston nd rca o quant 16th cnturTuscan vag. Brd and groom can gt htchd hgh abovth Chavn Rvr n ths cutura cntr that aturs shos,artsts studos and a hstorc church n ston and cora bocbudngs.

CASA De CAMpO Casa d Camo, a avort gtawaor cbrts, s th vnrab rsort and va com nla Romana that ncuds cusv accss to la Romanasmarna, a vart o gourmt and casua rstaurants andthr o Domncan Rubcs to go courss. Gt marrdon th arwa or on bautu rvat bachs at th rsort.

SAONA iSlAND Wth cursons dartng rom Baahb,Saona isand orms art o th Natona par o th east, andts rstn bachs ar th man draw. Saona isand s homto som 112 scs o brds n addton to turts, shars,bottnos dohns and manats, mang t a unqu sotor romantc dcaratons.

CATAliNA iSlAND Catana isand s a scudd andrvat sand just o th coast o la Romana. it aturs ono th bst dv sots n Domncan Rubc. From th bachsurroundng th sand, a sot so s th atorm or a rchundrwatr gardn o coras and auna at ss than 9 t (3m) dth, mang t da or snorng.

CUeVA De lAS MARAVillAS (CAVe OF WONDeRS) Cavthat atur an abundanc o crstazd mnras wth som500 troghs tchd nto th was b th ancnt Tanoindans can b ord b cous. Ma a wondruroosa amd th srnt o ancnt drawngs.

BAyAHiBe locatd 25 mnuts ast o la Romana s thoca rsort ara o Baahb, nown as a avort dstnatonor th bach and sun. Orgna oundd n 1874 as anauthntc shng vag, Baahb boasts a combnaton octursqu bachs, majstc natur, chc accommodatonsand dsrab attractons.


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Saman Peninsulaknown or ts magncnt baut and qut unsod bachsng wthn sctacuar vws o th Ba o Saman, thSaman pnnsua s on o th most natura and undscovrdrgons n th Carbban. Th Northast Coast was asonamd on o th to tn honmoon dstnatons wth thbst bachs n th word n The Knots 3rd annua Gud toth Bst Honmoon Sots.

WHAle WATCHiNG From Januar through March, SamanBa s a havn or humbac whas that mat and brd nDomncan Rubcs rotctd watrs. Arcat th rstnnatur and anma as ou ndur a romantc mstonwatchng whas roc n th dstanc. i vstors woud rathrobsrv th whas on and, a land Wha Obsrvatorond n Januar 2011 at punta Baandra.

lOS HAiTiSeS NATiONAl pARk locatd just south o thSaman pnnsua, ths natona ar s 83 squar ms (215squar omtrs) o mangrov swam. Wthn t, howvr,cous w nd thmsvs surroundd b mor than 100scs o brds, 90 us ant scs, a wd vart omammas and cavs barng r-Coumban Tano art. lovrs

can njo th ars magncnt srs o mston cavs andboat cursons through th otc vgtaton.

SAlTO el liMN Cbrat our ov n a cascad o watr.Consdrd on o th most sctacuar and brathtangwatras n th countr, Sato e lmn catvats as tcascads 170 t (52 mtrs) nto a arg swmmng ho.Wh th watra s accssb b oot, th bst wa to gtthr s b a cous horsbac rd.

CAyO leVANTADO locatd n th Ba o Saman, ths dcsand has bcom on o th aras to tourst dstnatons orromanc, raaton and rrshng Domncan cusn.

lAS GAleRAS las Garas s th rct dstnaton orromanc srs. Srn ocatd on th t o th nnsua,ts man bach ors a brathtang rst or sunnng,swmmng and strong aong th bachronts stors andrstaurants.

lAS TeRReNAS las Trrnas, a Mdtrranan-nfuncdtown, aturs a mtur o dstnctv rstaurants, bars,shong and vbrant nght bound to sats a gnrs otravrs. Th town wcoms romantcs wth ts bautu whtsand bachs nd wth ast-coord woodn shng boats,aong whch th shos, dcous rstaurants, and at andastr shos rfctng th euroan nfunc can b ound.


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Puerto Plataknown as th countrs most vrsat aground, th purtopata rovnc on Domncan Rubcs North Coast s anco-toursts arads st among mountans and sugar cands, a o whch srv as th bacdro to ms o gorgouscoastn o godn-sand bachs.

OCeAN WORlD ADVeNTURe pARk A avort wth dsand aduts a, Ocan Word aows vstors to gt u cosand rsona wth dohns, sa ons and shars. Swmtogthr wth som o th undrwatr words most majstccraturs, cratng an undnab bond.

ViCTORiAN ARCHiTeCTURe AND AMBeR Gt down onon n wh tang n th baut o th at 19th and ar20th cntur rsrvd Vctoran homs and ubc budngsn th hart o purto pata. Vst th Ambr Musum to sths rhstorc gm that s abundant n Domncan Rubc.

FORT SAN Felipe But b Sanards n th 16th cnturto rotct thmsvs rom ntrudrs and rats, ths arg

ort s th odst standng dc n purto pata and th onrmnant o th coona tm archtctur. po th qustonwh ng through th orts othos.

MOUNT iSABel De TORReS Gt ngagd n th havns,or at ast rtt cos, wh tang a susndd cab car2,565 t (781 mtrs) u to th to o Mount isab dTorrs at th oot o th shors o purto pata. Among thmagncnt vws, a statu o Chrst th Rdmr can bsn at th a.

27 WATeRFAllS OF DAMAJAGUA Ta nto ov whdscovrng on o Domncan Rubcs bst t scrts justsouth o purto pata. Cmb on o numrous watras n

ordr to cascad bac down b jumng o cs or sdngdown watr chuts an adrnan rush not to b orgottn.

CABAReTe Th magc o Cabart s unvd n a varto dcous rstaurants that draw cous sng rmrdnng rncs. incrdb moont vws o th godnsand bach ma dnng hr an unorgttab romantctrat. Th cooru arra o t surrs n th ba aso addsto th magc.


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Santo DomingoSanto Domngo, th 2010 Cutura Cata o th Amrcas,s th argst and most ouatd ct n Domncan Rubc.Wth ascnatng musums, dcous gastronom, ctngntrtanmnt otons and rch hstor wth th azurCarbban Sa as our romantc bacdro, Santo Domngos th Carbbans most dvrs and, arguab, ts most

vbrant dstnaton awatng a romanc srs.COlONiAl CiTy locatd n th cata ct Santo Domngo,th Coona Ct was th rst ct stabshd n th NwWord b Chrstohr Coumbus brothr, Barthoomw.Hr, ovrs w nd hundrds o amazng rsrvdbudngs datng bac to th ar 1500s, man o whch armusums. Among thm ar Acazr d Con (Dgos hom),Ozama ortrss, and th aac o th Sansh court (Musod as Casas Ras), orng ctng otc bacdros toa ong roosa. Th ara s gorgous and romantc atnght wth w-t rstaurants, musums and ancnt stonstructurs. Narb, cous can ta n th vw o th Gothcst archtctur o th Cathdra o Santo Domngo, th rst

cathdra o th Nw Word. Th budng s hghghtd wthRnassanc dtas datng rom 1514 to 1546, thus sttngts aart rom todas modrn archtctur and romantcamhaszng ts cutura and hstorca contnt.

CUlTURAl plAZA Santo Domngo has dozns o musums,man o whch ar ocatd n th cts paza d a Cutura.Hr, cous can or th Musum o th DomncanMan, th Musum o Modrn Art, th Natona Musumo Hstor and Gograh, and th Natona Musum oNatura Hstor.

lOS TReS OJOS los Trs Ojos, or Th Thr es, sth nam o a 50-oot (15 mtr) on-ar mston cav

n Mrador d est par nar Santo Domngo. insd arour as cratd b tctonc racturs whn undrgroundcavs coasd ags ago. Surroundd b staactts andstaagmts, and nhabtd b bats, turts and sh, th asgv rs to mstrous rfctons o bu, grn and ow.

SHipWReCkS lovrs ntrstd n scuba dvng wsca njo orng th wrcs o th coast o BocaChca. Th Hcor and e lmn ar ound n th laCata Natona Undrwatr par and act as a r tothousands o scs o cooru sh and auna.


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