Archive for April 14th, 2008
Monday, April 14th, 2008
Fairmont joins Roco Ki community in Dominican Republic
Punta Cana.– Fairmont will develop a hotel and residences within Roco Ki, a luxury residential and resort community in the Punta Cana region of the Dominican Republic.
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Monday, April 14th, 2008
Sun-and-beach tourism a thing of the past, Dominican expert warns
SANTO DOMINGO.- Sun and beach tourism on its own is untenable as today’s traveler seeks more variety, and because it has lagged behind in developing communities, causing social exclusion, it doesn’t have a future in the Dominican Republic, said a senior adviser of the National Competitiveness Council.
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Monday, April 14th, 2008
Old rocks, new tourism
Scientists working in the Central Mountains near Jarabacoa have discovered rocks dating back 160 or 170 million years, containing chromium, silver and platinum. The rocks also come from the Pacific Ocean. As a result, according to Diario Libre, a new type of tourism, scientific tourism, could develop as a result.
The project that found the rocks […]
