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HISTORIC HIGUEY
A visit to the bustling city of Higuey, the capital of the province, is a requisite stop for history aficionados. Take time to walk down the historic narrow streets founded in 1502 by the Spanish explorer Ponce de León. Step into a colmado (grocery store) and purchase Santo Domingo coffee or Dominican rum. Browse the colorful open-air market of meats, fish and produce, and find a bench in the park to take in the scene. Higuey is home to the stunning, mid-century modernist Basílica de Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia, home of the famous Virgin Mary painting brought over the Atlantic by the early Spaniards, now an awe-inspiring shrine with an altar. The shrine attracts thousands of pilgrims every year on the national holiday, Virgin of La Altagracia Day (January 21). Also include a stop at the House Museum of Ponce de León, a small palace built 500 years ago by the famous Spanish explorer, south of Higuey on the road to La Romana. The conquistador settled in this two-story home, now turned into a Dominican_Meeting Planners_Half_Page_PCRC.pdf 1 4/18/11 museum showcasing medieval architecture.
GRAND GOLF & SPA RESORTS
With 12 world class golf courses and more in development, Punta Cana offers the greatest collection of fairways in any one region in the entire Caribbean, many of them stretching along the sea. For groups, all of these golf courses are attached to large, all-inclusive and European Plan hotels with full-service meeting space and professional spa/wellness centers. Play the PGA Trump card at Jack Nicklaus Signature courses at the ultra-luxurious Cap Cana Resort, just south of Punta Cana International Airport. Choose from either the new Las Iguanas Golf Course or the first Nicklaus course in the Caribbean—the Punta Espada Golf Club—which hosted the 2010 PGA Champion’s Course. Presently, Secrets Sanctuary Cap Cana is open with a 30,000-sf conference center. Scheduled to open early 2013, the Gems of Cap Cana complex of hotels will encompass three of the four AMResorts brands: the top-end Zoetry Resorts, the adults-only Secrets Resorts, and family-oriented Now 3:15 PM Resorts. And like a growing number of hotel brands in Punta
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Dominican Republic Meeting & Incentive Planner 2011/2012
Planning Points
Meeting Hotels
Punta Cana & Bavaro
La Romana, Bayahibe & More
Cruise
Puerto Plata
Samana
Santo Domingo
Santiago & Central Region
Food & Music
DMC List
Tourism Offices
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