10 Beautiful Dominican Republic Facts
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1. Christopher Columbus first landed in the Dominican Republic in 1492.
2. Built in 1550, the Cathedral of Santa Maria la Menor in the Dominican Republic is the first and oldest cathedral in the Americas. The church once held the remains of Christopher Columbus.
3. The national dance of the Dominican Republic is the merengue. Known for its lively music, merengue is a combination of two dances, the African and French minuet adopted by enslaved Africans who wanted to mimic the "master's dance."
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4. The Dominican Republic is the only country with a flag featuring a Bible.
5. The Dominican Republic is the only country in the world where blue Larimar, a popular jewelry stone, is mined.
6. Before Columbus arrived at the Dominican Republic, the island was home to over 500,000 indigenous peoples, predominantly the Taino. When they died en masse from disease, the Europeans imported enslaved Africans to work.
7. The Mama Juana is a drink unique to the Dominican Republic. Made from bark and herbs, it is considered an aphrodisiac.
8. Dominican Republicans speak Dominicanese or Dominican Spanish. This is similar to Spanish, but it is spoken much more quickly and with slight vocabulary differences.
9. Many Dominicans point with their lips rather than fingers when indicating direction.
10. The name Dominican is from Santo Domingo de Guzman (St. Dominic), who is the patron saint of astronomers. He is also the founder of the Dominican Order.
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