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Transit in Santo Domingo

December 24, 2008

When I travel, I often find the transit systems of other places interesting, but Santo Domingo’s was really fascinating. Here’s a fairly large (over two million people, the second largest in the Caribbean after Havana), fairly dense (23,000 per square mile) city

Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo, Spanish

Spanish News: Santo Domingo Metro Opens Monday

December 22, 2008

La Nación Dominicana: El Metro costará RD$105 millones cada mes, arranca el lunes de forma gratuita, hasta el día de reyes. SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, December 19.  According to Diandino Peña, the monthly operating cost of the Santo Domingo Metro will come

Commentary, Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo

Santo Domingo: Not That Bad for Pedestrians

July 17, 2008

I came across a blog post by a fellow named Joan Guerrero complaining about the streets of Santo Domingo and how they’re not very pedestrian friendly. His post received a lot of comments, and a few follow-up posts. While I agree with

Background, Commentary, Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo

The Problems with Santo Domingo Streets

July 16, 2008

“Know what the problem is with these sidewalks, Daddy?” my son said to me. “They have all these holes you have to step over.” Sure enough, the sidewalks of Santo Domingo are full of holes, and my son has to cross them

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