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The rally, sponsored by the Caribbean Traveling Network, allowed many families to participate in a unique historical route <\/i><\/p>\n
Santo Domingo, December 2, 2019 \u2013<\/b>\u00a0The Dominican Republic is a nation full of history, of incredible places to visit and beautiful people.\u00a0 <\/span>For this reason, executives from Caribbean Traveling Network (CTN) sponsored the fifth annual Tourist Rally 2019 titled \u201cDiscover Your Country with CTN.\u201d\u00a0 <\/span>More than one hundred families walked the rally route through the streets of the historic zone.<\/p>\n This year\u2019s rally began at Columbus Square and continued on to the recently refurbished monument to Friar Ant\u00f3n de Montesinos. It also made its way through the restored Santa Barbara Church and the Duarte Institute, some of the most iconic structures in Santo Domingo\u2019s Colonial Zone.<\/p>\n The event allows Dominican families to share in a fun activity that is also educational.\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cSanto Domingo\u2019s Colonial Zone was the first to be built in the Americas. Its historic and cultural importance is something all Dominicans should be proud of,\u201d explained CTN president Miguel Calzada Le\u00f3n.<\/p>\n Overall, the rally route included 35 different venues in the Colonial Zone.\u00a0 <\/span>Many are well-known museums and colonial structures, and others have yet to be discovered by the general population.<\/p>\n \u201cThe best way to become familiar with our history is to enjoy it,\u201d is the Rally\u2019s motto.\u00a0 <\/span>And the organizers remain true to their goal: the activity has been a fun way for Dominicans to enjoy the wonders the Colonial Zone offers visitors.<\/p>\n Tour guides were available along the route to provide all the necessary information requested by the participants.<\/p>\n The event began at Columbus Square, situated on the north side of the Cathedral of Santo Domingo. Some 135 Dominican families participated in the event, which also included music and other activities.<\/p>\n The following is the Rally Route put together by the event\u2019s organizers:<\/p>\n 1) Columbus Square<\/p>\n (2) School of Visual Arts<\/p>\n (3) French Embassy<\/p>\n (4) Hostal Nicol\u00e1s de Ovando<\/p>\n (5) Pantheon of the Founding Fathers or Church of the Jesuits<\/p>\n (6) Banco de Reservas Cultural House<\/p>\n (7) Casa del Cord\u00f3n<\/p>\n (8) Duarte Institute (Duarte Museum)<\/p>\n (9) Santa Barbara Church, where founding father Juan Pablo Duarte was baptized.<\/p>\n (10) San Ant\u00f3n Chapel<\/p>\n (11) Ruins of St. Francis Convent<\/p>\n (12) Esperanza Lodge #5<\/p>\n (13) San Miguel Church<\/p>\n (14) Alley \u201cCome Out if You Can\u201d<\/p>\n (15) Church of Las Mercedes<\/p>\n (16) Burger King<\/p>\n (17) Vertical Garden\/El Conde Street<\/p>\n (18) Homes of Distinguished Dominicans Emiliano Tejera, Jos\u00e9 Gabriel Garc\u00eda and Luisa Ozema Pellerano<\/p>\n 19) Casa del Tapao<\/p>\n (20) First home of world-famous Dominican fashion designer Oscar de la Renta<\/p>\n (21) Vicini Residence, where Founding Father Francisco del Rosario S\u00e1nchez was born<\/p>\n (22) Art Dec\u00f3: originally Youth Club during many years of the 20th century<\/p>\n (23) San Jos\u00e9 Fort: Part of the defensive wall that protected the Colonial Zone<\/p>\n (24) Fray Ant\u00f3n de Montesinos Monument<\/p>\n (25) Japanese Immigration Building<\/p>\n (26) Spanish Cultural Center<\/p>\n (27) Home of Felino Vicioso, well-known for his musical knowledge<\/p>\n (28) The Pink Park, also known as Pellerano Castro Park<\/p>\n (29) Visit to the first street built by Europeans in the Americas<\/p>\n (30) Ozama Fort, Santo Domingo<\/p>\n (31) The \u201cMaracas\u201d Tree<\/p>\n (32) First Stone Laid for the Construction of the First Cathedral of the Americas<\/p>\n (33) Alley of the Priests<\/p>\n (34) La Briciola Restaurant<\/p>\n (35) Cathedral of Santo Domingo.<\/p>\n Source: http:\/\/mitur.gob.do\/descubre-tu-pais-con-ctn-se-celebro-por-35-lugares-de-la-ciudad-colonial\/<\/p>\n <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The rally, sponsored by the Caribbean Traveling Network, allowed many families to participate in a unique historical route Santo Domingo, December 2, 2019 \u2013\u00a0The Dominican Republic is a nation full of history, of incredible places to visit and beautiful people.\u00a0 For this reason, executives from Caribbean Traveling Network (CTN) sponsored the fifth annual Tourist Rally … Continue reading “\u201cDiscover Your Country With CTN\u201d Event Held in 35 Different Venues in Santo Domingo\u2019s Colonial Zone”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":14964,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14963","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-noticias"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14963"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14963"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14963\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15011,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14963\/revisions\/15011"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14964"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14963"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14963"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14963"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}