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Captain Kidd's Shipwreck discovered near Catalina Island
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Resting in less than 10 feet of Caribbean seawater, the wreckage of Quedagh Merchant, the ship abandoned by the scandalous 17th century pirate Captain William Kidd as he raced to New York in an ill-fated attempt to clear his name, has escaped discovery -- until now.
An underwater archaeology team from Indiana University announced Dec. 13 the discovery of the remnants. IU marine protection authority Charles Beeker said his team has been licensed to study the wreckage and to convert the site into an underwater preserve, where it will be accessible to the public.

The Kardashian's Dominican Republic Getaway
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In season 7 of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, the family vacationed here at Punta Minitas 34.
The 35,000 sqft oceanfront estate includes 6 bedrooms, a 16 car garage, private dock, and is currently listed for sale for $19.5M.

Faro a Colón (Columbus Lighthouse) - Columbus's Tomb
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This is the resting place of the remains of Christopher Columbus. Located in the "Parque Mirador del Este" or, Viewpoint of the East Park.

Shakira's Beach
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Part of the beach at Playa el Valle is owned by Shakira.

Riu Bachata Hotel
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Beautiful Riu Bachata is an extraordinary getaway on the spectacular shores of Maimon Bay, overlooking a lush tropical mountainside.

Davidoff Cigars factory
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Davidoff Cigars are under the direction of cigar blender Hendrik "Henke" Kelner. Tours of the factory and the entire cigar making process are available.

El Obelisco Macho
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Fort San Filipe
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Palacio Nacional
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Dominican Republic's National Palace

Aeropuerto Internacional de Punta Cana
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Puerto Plata Airport (POP/MDPP)
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Cardi B & Offset's House
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Rapper Offset reportedly purchased this Dominican Republic home for his wife, Cardi B, as a birthday present in 2021.

Birgenair #301 - Crash Site
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By: KRL.
The Boeing 757-225 crashed at sea shortly after take-off from Puerto Plata en-route to Frankfurt.
The cause is believed to be from a wasp nest in the pitot tube of the aircraft; resulting in pilot dis-orientation.
All 176 passengers & 13 crew perished in the crash.
More info at link below

Chateau de la Fuente plantation - Opus X cigar
tallturtle82 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: tallturtle82.
The premier cigar line Fuente Fuente OpusX made by Arturo Fuente is one of the most sought after cigars in the world. The leaf which makes up the cigar is known as the "Rosado" leaf and they are grown here at the Chateau de la Fuente. The Chateau is a 65 acre tobacco plantation in a tropic river valley.

Cemetario Nacional Maximo Gomez
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Domincan Republic's National Cemetary

Santiago - Cibao Int'l Airport (SDI/MDST)
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Autodrómo Internacional de Las Américas
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La Romana - Casa de Campo Int'l (MDLR)

Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Park
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Outdoor, Concrete, 333m

Parque Independencia
"Often referred as the center of the city, this popular location hosts the Altar de la Patria, a mausoleum where the remains of the patriots Duarte , Sánchez and Mella lie. The Puerta del Conde, another historic site, is located at the entrance of this park."

Caribic Star
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By: Hinkkanen.
"Caribic Star" was built in 1968 as "Vicente Puchol" for Compania Transmediterranea S.A., Valencia, Spain, and renamed "arcadia" in 1987. In 1990 she was converted to ferry and renamed "Angelina Lauro". Her name was changed back to "Arcadia" and in 2001 she moved to the Great Lakes for the service with Great Lakes Cruises. In 2002 she was sold by auction and renamed "Caribic Star". Recently she has been laid up at Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic and was offered for sale again. She seems now to be named "Coco Explorer 2" and still again for sale (I hope I got this right, keep finding new information all the time...).

Catamaran off coast of Dominican Republic
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Ocean World Park (Dolphin Swim)
Splash through a shimmering waterfall and enter the undersea magic of Ocean World! This is a marine adventure unlike anything you've ever experienced before.

Dr Joaquin Balaguer Int'l Airport (MDJB)

Cervecería Vegana
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Estadio Quisqueya
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Estadio Quisqueya is a baseball stadium in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. It is often used as a multi-use stadium. It holds about 14,469 people and is the only stadium in Dominican Republic to host two different baseball teams, the Licey Tigers (Tigres del Licey) and the Escogido Lions (Leones del Escogido). It was built in 1955 as Estadio Trujillo, during the Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Molina dictatorship.

Monumento de Santiago
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Arroyo Barril Int'l Airport (MDAB)

Airplane boneyard at Las Américas International Airport
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Excellence Resort
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An all-inclusive resort about one hour northwest of downtown Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. Excellence is an adults-only resort that is known for its good food. As far as price, room, and service are conerned, Excellence is slightly above a mid-level resort.

Metaldom

Faro Punta Torrecilla Lighthouse
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1986 (station established 1853). Active; focal plane 41 m (135 ft); white light, 2 s on, 2 s off, 2 s on, 4 s off. 38 m (125 ft) square pyramidal concrete tower painted in a blue and yellow spiral pattern. The original lighthouse was deactivated in 1967 and demolished, and there was no light until this tower was built in 1986. Located on a promontory east of the entrance to the harbor of Santo Domingo, on the south coast of the country.

Vh Gran Ventana Beach Resort
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Featured in Leg 8 of The Amazing Race Latin America 5

Boston Red Sox Baseball Academy D.R.
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The Red Sox have two teams in the Dominican Summer League, a Latin America based rookie league. The teams play 70 plus games between June and August.

Playa Bonita
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Famous Playa Bonita in Las Terrenas.

Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Santo Domingo under construction
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Hispaniola
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73,929 km2. Most populous island in the West Indies.

Samaná El Catey International Airport (AZS)
Airport 5

Fortaleza Ozama
The Fortaleza Ozama (in Spanish; Ozama Fortress in English) is a sixteenth-century castle built by the Spanish at the entrance to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and overlooking the Ozama River. Named after this river, the castle, also referred to as "La Fortaleza" or "The Fortress", is the oldest formal military construction of European origin in America.

Torre Caney
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Torre Caney is the tallest building in Santo Domingo and the Dominican Republic. Regionally, Torre Caney is the 32nd tallest building in Central America. It consist of 38 stories and is 150 m (492 ft) tall. It is located along Anacaona Avenue, an area of much development in Santo Domingo.

Malecon Center

Chateau de la Fuente plantation house (Arturo Fuente)
The plantation is nestled in a tropic river valley in central Dominican Republic. Arturo Fuente's estate yields 100% of the tobacco used in Fuente's ultra-premium cigar lines like Opus X, Forbidden X, Angel's Share, Don Arturo Destino al Siglo, Lost City and Don Carlos Edicion de Aniversario.

Altos de Chavón Amphitheater

Warehouse Logo
Almadeca Storage Company. Most likely a rent a room warehouse.

Hard Rock Hotel Punta Cana

Gran Arena del Cibao
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Torre Anacaona 27 (tallest building in the Dominican Republic)
At 171 m (561 ft), this is the tallest building in Santo Domingo and in the Dominican Republic.
By Daniel Pons / Angel Gomez Canaan / Nancy Tavárez / Lidia Acosta

Estadio Tetelo Vargas
Home of the Estrellas Orientales

Torre Piantini
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The Torre Piantini houses the Embassy of Germany in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Cabo Rojo Airport (MDCR)

Estadio Cibao
Home of Águilas Cibaeñas

Tabacalera de Garcia cigar factory
The Tabacalera de Garcia cigar factory is owned by Altadis and is one of the largest cigar factories in the world. Some of the famous cigar brands produced here are the non-Cuban Montecristo, H. Upmann, and Romeo y Julieta.

Saona Island
Largest island entirely within the Dominican Republic

Las Américas International Airport (SDQ)

Dominican fishing boats
Direct link below.

Estadio Julian Javier
Home of the Gigantes del Cibao

La Flor Dominicana cigars
La Flor Dominicana (LFD) was started in 1996 by cigar maker Litto Gomez Diez.
LFD products include: Andalusian Bull, the #1 rated cigar by Cigar Aficionado in 2016, Double Ligero, La Nox, and La Volcado to name a few.

Cathedral for Immaculate Conception
The foundation stone was laid in 1977, the cathedral was finished in 1992.
Built of reinforced concrete, "its gray walls want to express the limited ability of men to reflect the divine light. " (a Google translation)

Boca Chica
Crystalline waters and the white sands.
Direct link below.

Airplane in flight

Mouth of the Ozama River

Alcázar de Colón

Basilica Cathedral of Santa María la Menor

Roman Catholic Diocese of San Pedro de Macorís

Rancho Capote
Site of a Detour in Leg 10 of The Amazing Race en Discovery Channel 1

Tabacalera Arturo Fuente (cigars)
Tabacalera A. Fuente is a 12,000 foot cigar factory opened in 1980.

Playa Fronton
Direct link below.

Monastery Waterfall

Estadio Francisco Micheli

La Aurora cigars
La Aurora was founded in 1903 by Eduardo León Jimenes making it the oldest Dominican cigar company. The tobacco comes from Ciabao Valley in Dominican Republic.

Tabacalera William Ventura
Tabacalera William Ventura is a cigar factory managed by the Ventura family. Currently Tabacalera William Ventura is the primary manufacturer for the Caldwell Cigar Company, Room 101 Cigars and La Barba Cigars.

Miami Marlins baseball complex - Dominican Republic
The Miami Marlins' baseball complex cost $12.5 million and “is a testament to the good investment climate in the Dominican Republic and the native talent that is established in the major leagues,”

Pico Duarte
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Pico Duarte is the highest peak of the Caribbean.

Crowne Plaza Santo Domingo
Featured in Leg 7 of The Amazing Race Latin America 5

Plaza de la Cultura
Featured in Leg 7 of The Amazing Race Latin America 5

Bicyclists at the Valle Nuevo Pyramids

Tabacalera Palma
This incarnation of Tabacalera Palma came about in 1995. The factory receives the tobacco, rolls cigars, and package the final product for brands: La Galera, La Instructora, Sans Pareil and Aging Room.
The company is run by well-known master blender and cigar industrialist, José "Jochy" Blanco.

Cigar Club Arturo Fuente
The Cigar Club Arturo Fuente is a high end cigar bar and lounge.

Playa Dorada Golf Course
Site of a Detour in Leg 8 of The Amazing Race Latin America 5

Quesada Cigars
The Quesada family started in the tobacco business in the late 1800's after they moved from Spain to Cuba. In 1929 part of the operation moved to the Dominican Republic and was named Manufactura de Tobacos S.A.(MATASA). Today the company is run by fifth generation Manolo Quesada.
Quesada produces cigar brands: Casa Magna, Quesada, Fonseca and Vega Magna.

Chicago Cubs Dominican Baseball Academy
Academy for young Dominican players to hone their skills and hopefully one day play for the Cubs.

De Los Reyes Cigars
The company was started in 1995 by Augusto Reyes who comes from a family with over 150 years in the tobacco business. Reyes produces brands like: Augusto Reyes Series, Saga, Urban, Rey de Reyes, Fittipaldi and Patoro.

Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo
Oldest university in the Dominican Republic

'Mendoza House' by Hugh Newell Jacobsen
pmoore66 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: pmoore66.
1987
aka Island House
aka Casa Fiesta (Rental)

Hoyo Azul
Hoyo Azul is a cenote or a natural pit or sinkhole that exposes groundwater.

La Puntilla
Site of the Pit Stop of Leg 8 of The Amazing Race Latin America 5

Mauricio Báez Bridge
Featured in Leg 10 of The Amazing Race en Discovery Channel 1

Cordón House
Oldest stone building in the Americas still standing

Saona Island
Saona Island is a tropical island located off the south east coast of the Dominican Republic. The island is popular with tourists with the beautiful beaches and clear, sparkling water.

Monasterio de San Francisco
Oldest monastery in the Americas

Casa Museo General Gregorio Luperón
Featured in a Speed Bump in Leg 8 of The Amazing Race Latin America 5

San Isidro Air Base
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By: Fab.
ICAO: MDSI

La Aurora cigar factory street view
La Aurora was founded in 1903 by Eduardo León Jimenes making it the oldest Dominican cigar company. The tobacco comes from Ciabao Valley in Dominican Republic.

Altos de Chavón
Altos de Chavón is the re-creation of a Mediterranean village located atop the bluffs of the Chavón River. The project was conceived in1976 with industrialist Charles Bluhdorn and Italian architect Roberto Copa designing the village.

Aircraft boneyard
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Santiago Central Park
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Former airport.

Tobacco priming
Tobacco priming refers to harvesting the rows of leaves on a tobacco plant as they mature. Six rows is the average with the first priming being closest to the ground and the sixth priming near the top. The higher the priming the stronger the tobacco as it receives more sun and nutrients.
Workers will harvest from the bottom of the plant up, usually taking two or three leaves at a time.
In this picture you can see the bottom 2-3 primes have been harvested.

Playa Bayahibe
Playa Bayahibe is a beach on the southeast side of the Dominican Republic.

Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball Academy

Woman under canopy