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UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Dominican Republic

1 site · 1 Cultural · 0 Natural · 0 In Danger

Colonial City of Santo Domingo
Cultural Inscribed 1990 Latin America and the Caribbean

After Christopher Columbus's arrival on the island in 1492, Santo Domingo became the site of the first cathedral, hospital, customs house and university in the Americas. This colonial town, founded in 1498, was laid out on a grid pattern that became the model for almost all town …

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