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@zonacolonialrd & @dominicanaonline Launch \u201cDiscover your Colonial Zone\u201d <\/STRONG> T<\/SPAN>he GFDD website, Dominicanaonline, and the @zonacolonialrd Instagram account are launching \u201cDiscover your Colonial Zone\u201d photo competition. The contest welcomes professional as well as amateur photographers to submit their best pictures of Santo Domingo\u2019s Colonial Zone starting on June 9th until June 25th, 2015. In addition to fabulous prizes, the ten winners will be invited to participate in a photo exhibition in Santo Domingo and will have their pictures published in Dominicanaonline. Winners will be announced on July 3rd.<\/P> <\/P> Here is how to participate\u2026it\u2019s easy! The only thing photographers need to do is the following: Photos can be taken of the more than 90 sites of interest in the Colonial Zone, such as the Metropolitan Cathedral and First in America; Church of the Convent of Santa Clara; the Ruins of the Church and Monastery of San Francisco; Church of Our Lady of Altagracia; Ruins of the Church and Hospital of San Nicol\u00e1s of Bari; Pantheon of the Fatherland (Old Jesuit Church) and the San Gil Fort. But, you\u2019re not limited to these sites. Photos can be taken of new places \u201cdiscovered\u201d by the photographer\u2019s keen eye. Click here if you want to learn more about the amazing places of interest in the Colonial Zone. Prizes to be awarded to the winners will include the GFDD\/Funglode publication, Toward a sustainable development and green economy in the Dominican Republic (Haica el desarrollo sostenible y la econom\u00eda verde en la Rep\u00fablica Dominicana), USB memory sticks, eco-friendly water bottles, and various SmartPhone photographic accessories. Colonial Zone DR is an account dedicated to promoting the Colonial Zone, its rich history, culture and related activities with the intention of showing off these places of great interest to visitors as well as locals. Dominicanaonline.org is the web portal of the Dominican Republic, created and implemented by the Fundaci\u00f3n Global Democracia y Desarrollo (Funglode) and the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), with the purpose of presenting the country with a wealth of current information to a national and international public. This project has been built by an international and multidisciplinary team with a vision for promoting the image of the Dominican Republic, disseminating knowledge about the country and strengthening the appreciation and respect for its heritage and values. Dominicanaonline is a living and constantly progressing project. For more information:<\/STRONG> Photos
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1. Follow both @zonacolonialrd and @dominicanaonline on Instagram
2. Mark your photos with the hashtag #descubrezcrd
3. Add a comment and tell us exactly where your photo was taken.
4. Be sure to tag both Instagram accounts <\/P>
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www.globalfoundationdd.org<\/A><\/P>
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