History
Signed off all of the country's debt in 1938
Who was Rafael Trujillo?
The financial, cultural, and political centre of the country
What is Santo Domingo?
Main strip of beach the is the most developed
What is the Bavaro Strip?
The amount of American tourists to visit the country in 2017 was great than this many following countries combined
What is 6?
The Dominican saw boosts in cigar and sugar sales due to this historic event
What is the Cuban Embargo?
Founded Santo Domingo in 1492 after his cousin discovered the island
Who was Bartholomew Columbus?
The most popular area for tourists in the country
What is La Altagracia?
These three cities hold the majority of tourists
What are Punta Cana, Santo Domingo, and Puerto Plata?
3 of 5 major companies that produce this for the Dominican are owned by Americans
What is energy?
This factor is what makes Dominican cigars different than Cuban ones
What is the method of tobacco rolling?
Intermarrying of the locals and the development of a political system meant that this country had established a fair society, something unprecedented at the time
What is Spain?
The main agriculture area of the country
Cibao Valley?
The end of incompetent leaders and significant mismanagement of the country started this
What is the Tourism Boom?
Breaking tradition, the Dominican broke ties with this country, going against what the Americans would prefer
What is Taiwan
The island shared by the Dominican and Haiti
What is Hispaniola?
Happened in 1916-1924 and once again in 1965
What is an American Invasion?
These two ports act as secondary hubs for overflow from Santo Domingo
What are Haina and Barahona?
A combination of inaccurate measurement of economic productivity of EVERY tourism related business leads to this
What is an incorrect economic report
This was the reason the Americans occupied the Dominican in 1965
What is a civil unrest?
The currency of the Dominican Republic
What is the Dominican Peso?
This city was the site of the first cathedral in the new world
What is Santo Domingo?