F R E ENEW!

ONE day on October 2009 we started this

experiment in internet: useful information, humor,

short stories, feature articles and pretty good

pictures. Our first article was: Don’t Drink and Drive!

Obviously, as well as all civilizied countries, you

cannot drink and drive in the Dominican Republic! It

is not for the laws or to please local policemen…it’s

for you! Your love ones or friends.

Common alcohol beverages in the DR are Beer,

Rum, Mama Juana (a mixture of bark and herbs left

to soak in rum, red wine and honey) and local

blended whiskies commonly served in bars, discos

or social clubs. Also in ‘colmadones’, a highly

popular, and rather curious mix of small

supermarkets and bars, where natives gather to

socialized.

All night life is limited up to 12 o’clock Mondays to

Thursdays, and to 2 o’clock Fridays and Saturdays.

December and some tourist areas are rule-free

though. Although we do not have police control

points over drinking drivers, nor sober-designated

driver either, alcohol-related traffic accidents

account for 70% of all serious injuries or death over

DR roads.

Please, do not drive under the influence of

alcohol!

Do not drink tap water either! Locals, even in the

most rural areas, will either boil their water or

purchase bottled water. Eating salads or other food

that may be washed in tap water is not advisable.

Ice is a bad idea as well, except in luxury hotels and

restaurants (which produce ice from bottled water).

If you plan on cooking or washing dishes for longer

stays, it is a good idea to rinse everything with

bottled or boiled water before use.

A modern network of supermarkets are available

in major cities [and Punta Cana...] where you can

buy mostly all ingredients for your meals.

Two Yearsin Internet already. Now on Paper

Some 50 K north lies Uvero Alto, with half a dozen resorts in front

of the rather agitated Atlantic waves. One day, some mountain

bikers decided to do some trail riding there and, by their

surprise... the ocean was so calm that for maybe once in a

lifetime, they rode for kilometers over the sand! One hour later:

the waves were back.

DominicanGateway.com 2011

DominicanGateway.com 2011

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The Myster y ofCapeEngano

Was it real? No?...

Robert J. Mena

PUNTA CANA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

SAN RAFAELDEL YUMA

HICACOPOND

HOYOCLARO LAGOON

BONILLA

NISIBON

PaloAmargo

EL BONAO

PEÑONDEL REY

LA OTRABANDA

EL CUEI

BAYAHIBE

Saona Island

PARQUENACIONALDEL ESTE

VERON

Caves

Casa de Ponce

de León

LAGUNAREDONDA

LA CEIBAEL SALAO

MACAO

LA CRUZDEL ISLEÑO

HIGUEY

CORDILLERAORIENTAL

LA ROMANA

HOYO AZULPOND

Las Brujitas

“LA CAÑA”

Asphalt

Truck

Dirt Road

Motorbike/ATV

Mountain Bike

BRING with you, or buy it in a local store, a portable plastic fridge. A knife (for peeling tropical fruits...) and flash light. Remember some plastic bags to keep them inside the car. Also, pocket money (one dollar bills are always welcome!) and, a non-expensive mobile phone, with your chip, in case of an emergency. Take note of local telephone numbers.

ShoppingWHEN visiting natural spots in Punta Cana District, you will notice that... natives are not that friendlier with mother nature. Soon you will discover horrible plastic garbage even in the most isolated areas. It is the unfair price we are paying for unplanned, let’s say... ignorance, mass tourism. Please, do not littering. Thank you! Enjoy!

Help Nature

Tenis/PaddleFOR practicing or playing -sadly- we need to buy court time in some of the resorts in Punta Cana District. Maybe in some court in a villa. However, MELIÁ Caribe sometimes allows local residents to play for free. Maybe in some of the tennis courts in RIU Hotel Complex in Arena Gorda...

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