Dominican Republic--Culture Smart!

Occupying the eastern two-thirds of island of Hispaniola, the Dominican Republic has something for almost everyone – except perhaps obsessive perfectionists.

If you can relax and go with the flow you will experience a land of great environmental diversity with a rich and varied culture, a turbulent history, some infuriating idiosyncrasies, and a people whose friendliness is legendary.

The Dominicans are flamboyant, irrepressible, generous, headstrong, and resilient.

Their culture is a distinctive mix of an easygoing Caribbean nature coupled with Latino verve and showmanship.

For those who choose to break out of the confines of all-inclusive tourist resorts, Culture Smart!

Dominican Republic offers a tantalizing insight into this warm, vital, and intriguing people.

It takes you on a journey from the unspoiled coastline to the agricultural interior, to the imposing mountains and to the hamlets where time appears to have stood still.

It then catapults you into the twenty-first...