Dominican Republic
Dominican Lent Food and Traditions
Soak dry beans overnight.
Other ingredients
Habichuelas con Dulces.mp4Click the video to watch Sr. Matos' family create Habichuelas con dulce.
Click here for the recipe. Thank you Sr. Matos for gathering the content for the Dominican Republic page.
Other Lent Recipes
Click here to view more traditional Dominica Lent dishes and recipes.
Map of the Dominican Republic
We are located in the Caribbean. We share the Hispaniola Island with Haiti and the official language is Spanish. We gained independence from Haiti in 1844. Just as George Washington is a founding father of the U.S., Juan Pablo Duarte is the foremost founding father of Dominican Republic. Dominicans are a mix of different cultures, primarily from Spain, Africa and the native Tainos. The Dominica Republic is a traditionally catholic nation, and is a democracy with the three main branches of power, similar to the U.S., that allows the freedom to worship. Click here to take a virtual tour created by Sr. Matos.
Flag
We are the only National flag in the word that has the Bible on it. It is open to the verse in John 8:32: “Y conocerás la verdad y la verdad te hará libre.”
Printable Worksheet
Click here to open a downloadable sheets about the Dominican Republic that share its wonderful culture, government, landscape and more.
Famous Beaches
1. Bávaro Beach, Punta Cana.
2. Playa Rincón.
3. Cayo Levantado.
4. Playa Dorada, Puerto Plata.
5. Beaches of Las Galeras.
6. Playa Grande, Rio San Juan.
7. Kite Beach, Cabarete.
8. Cabarete Beach, Cabarete.
Click the link to a website rating some of the beaches.
Baseball
Baseball is the number one sport we practice in the Dominican Republic. It thankfully came to us through sugar cane factories established in the DR during the late 1800s and early 1900s. The first Dominican player who played for a Major League Team in the US was Osvaldo Virgil, and since then we have had 3 Hall of Famers:
Juan Marichal, Pedro Martinez and Vladimir Guerrero.
Click here for a list of the top Dominican players in the MLB.
