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Duquette and line dance friends in downtown Samana - Page 2 of 4 October 19, 2010 |
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Samana is a Democratic nation with a population of over 10 million people. The Dominican Republic has a territory stretching 18,704 square miles. Its coveted shores face the Caribbean Sea in the south and the Atlantic Ocean in the north. Ouisqueya, as Dominicans call their home - meaning "mother of all lands". It was the first permanent Spanish settlement in the Americas with the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1492. Its landscape ranges from the highest peak in the region, Pico Duarte, to the lowest body of water Lago Emroquillo. |
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Karen Duquette did not have time to go inside the museum. But other line dancers did. The Dominican Republic's northeastern coast is one of the most important humpback whale sanctuaries in the world. Exhibits include the full, 40-foot skeleton of a humpback whale found in 1933 along the rocky coastline between Santa Barbara de Samana and Las Galeras. |
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Below: The houses are very colorful |
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Below: The heart and pulse of the town of Santa Barbara de Samana |
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Below: The oldest building in Santa Barbara de Samana and a cultural heritage site, this 18th century wooden church was built by freed African-Americans. La Churcha practices the African Methodist Episcopal faith and its attendees are descendants of African Americans. |
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