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Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic. Adrienne Parcher. Table of Contents. Location Landmarks What it is known for Famous foods Interesting facts Animals found there Currency Climate Sources. Location. Landmarks. Altos de Chavón National Palace The Ocean. What it is known for. Baseball

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Dominican Republic

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  1. Dominican Republic Adrienne Parcher

  2. Table of Contents • Location • Landmarks • What it is known for • Famous foods • Interesting facts • Animals found there • Currency • Climate • Sources

  3. Location

  4. Landmarks • Altos de Chavón • National Palace • The Ocean

  5. What it is known for • Baseball • Some famous players are David Ortiz, Pedro Martinez and Sammy Sosa

  6. Famous Foods • Combination of Spanish, Taino and African • Common dishes are mangu, arroz blanco, tostones and sancocho • Sancocho is a seven meat stew

  7. Interesting Facts • Only country with a bible in their flag and has one of the oldest flags in the world • The official language in Spanish • The oldest Cathedral is in the Dominican

  8. Animals found there • Has animals found all around the world • Crocodiles, snakes, geckos and lizards • Sharks, whales, fish and turtles

  9. Currency • Currency is Dominican peso • One peso equals 0.025 Canadian Dollars

  10. Climate • Near Equator • Coolest area is the Cordillera Central mountain range • Warmest is the southwest desert. • Get hurricanes • Irregular periods of rain

  11. Sources • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altos_de_Chav%C3%B3n (Wednesday April 9th, 2014) • http://homepages.wmich.edu/~mft7006/finalproject/facts.html (Wednesday April 9th, 2014) • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_Cathedral_of_Santa_Mar%C3%ADa_la_Menor (Wednesday April 9th, 2014) • http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/teenage/10-THINGS-I-bet-you-never-knew---Dominican-Republic_10893412 (Wednesday April 9th, 2014) • http://www.hispaniola.com/dominican_republic/info/nature_climate.php(Thursday April 10th, 2014) • http://www.focusonnature.com/MammalListDominicanRepublicTours.htm (Thursday April 10th, 2014) • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominican_Republic_cuisine (Thursday April 10th, 2014)

  12. Thank you for your attention

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