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Barahona
(Encyclopedia) Barahona, city Dominican Republic: see Santa Cruz de Barahona.Welles, Sumner
(Encyclopedia) Welles, Sumner, 1892–1961, American diplomat, b. New York City. Welles began his diplomatic career as secretary of the U.S. embassy at Tokyo (1915–17). Attached to the embassy at…Baní
(Encyclopedia) Baní Baní bänēˈ [key], city, Peravia prov., S Dominican Republic. It is the commercial and…La Romana
(Encyclopedia) La RomanaLa Romanalä rōmänˈä [key], city (1993 pop. 132,834), SE Dominican Republic, on the Caribbean Sea. It is the capital and major port of La Romana province. The site of several…Bosch, Juan
(Encyclopedia) Bosch, Juan (Juan Bosch Gavino)Bosch, Juanhwän bōsh [key], 1909–2001, president of the Dominican Republic (Feb.–Sept., 1963). A teacher and writer, he spent 24 years in exile during…San Pedro de Macorís
(Encyclopedia) San Pedro de MacorísSan Pedro de Macoríssän pāˈᵺrō ᵺā mäkōrēsˈ [key], city (1993 pop. 123,987), SE Dominican Republic, on the Caribbean Sea at the mouth of the Higuamo River. It is the…Isabela, ruins, Dominican Republic
(Encyclopedia) IsabelaIsabelaēsäbāˈlä [key], ruins of a town on the north shore of Hispaniola, in the Dominican Republic, at the base of Cape Isabela. Believed to have been founded by Columbus (c.…Hispaniola
(Encyclopedia) HispaniolaHispaniolahĭsˌpănyōˈlə [key], Span. EspañolaHispaniolaĕspänyōˈlä [key], second largest island of the West Indies, 29,530 sq mi (76,483 sq km), between Cuba and Puerto Rico.…La Vega
(Encyclopedia) La VegaLa Vegalä vāˈgä [key], city (1993 pop. 73,387), central Dominican Republic, on the Camú River. La Vega is the commercial and processing center of a rich agricultural region. A…Puerto Plata
(Encyclopedia) Puerto Plata, city (1993 pop. 85,042), N Dominican Republic, on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the major northern port of the country, serving Santiago de los Caballeros and other inland…Trending
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