Dominican News
HOY NEWSPAPER - Hoy newspaper in the DR
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ONE - One of the most helpful news and information web site for visitors to the DR, in English
LISTIN DIARIO - Popular daily national newspaper [en Español]
El Diario Libre - Another local newspaper [en Español]
Clave Dgital - Yet another DR daily [en Español]
Livio - An unbelievably large collection of links, with music.
Travel Information
DEBBIE'S DR TRAVEL PAGE - Debbie has one of the more useful travel information page about the DR. Recommended.
DRPURE.COM - Dominican Adventures. Comprehensive guide to extreme sports and off-the-beaten-track travel in the adventure capital of the Caribbean - the Dominican Republic.
HISPANIOLA.COM - Travel guide & easy to use, fun Spanish talking phrases; best selection of maps.
LONELY PLANET DESTINATION DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Interesting information for travelers to the DR; includes nice sections on 'off the beaten path.'
PANORAMA VIRTUAL TOUR OF DR - 24 beautiful photos around the DR.
Dominican Government
DOMINICAN EMBASSY - In Washington, D.C.
DOMINICAN SECRETARY OF TOURISM - Interesting web site in Spanish with regional maps and information, photos, music, cyber post cards, events calendar, video clip.
THE ERA OF TRUJILLO - A brief recap of Dominican Governance during the Trujillo era.
Culture, History, Environment
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: A Country Study - A detailed study of the DR published by GPO for the Library of Congress, 1989.
SABOR DOMINICANO - Click and hear different Dominican artists playing bachata, merengue, salsa and more [en Español]
TODY TOURS - Birds, birds, birds -- Birders from the world over use this tour to see many species endemic only to the DR; run by RPCV Kate Wallace
WHY THE COCKS FIGHT: - Dominicans, Haitians and the Struggle for Hispaniola - the acclaimed book by Michele Wucker is well worth reading to understand the historical cultural clash between the nations
HURRICANES IN THE DR - Historic and updated information on hurricanes with many links to hurricane weather sites.
Ways You Can Help the DR
INFANTE SANO - A US-based organization dedicated to improve the health and well-being of mothers and newborns in Latin America and the Caribbean.
ORPHANAGE OUTREACH - A US based educational assistance program [non Peace Corps] operating in Monte Cristi, Esperanza and Nagua, DR; opportunities to help
PEDALS FOR PROGRESS - International used bicycle donation program, created and run by several RPCVs, including a Rotary run program in Monti Cristi and 2 other new sites in the DR; opportunity for local community bike collections.
THE DREAM PROJECT - A NGO non-profit corporation that helps to improve the education of poor children in the Dominican Republic, particularly around Cabarete, by donating supplies, building new facilities, and placing volunteers in classrooms and libraries around the country.
MAHATMA GANDHI FOUNDATION - A former PC DC staff person living in Las Terrenas experienced the extreme disparity of income and education and started a little project which has grown into an ambitious small community organization working in reading, music & art, library, professional workshops, health, and more.