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Culture of the Dominican Republic
Dominican culture is easier to grasp through its music and buildings than through a single monument. Merengue, Taíno materials and Spanish colonial architecture reveal different strands of the country’s history.
Why go
Listen for the interplay of tambora drum, güira scraper and accordion or brass in merengue. In Santo Domingo’s Zona Colonial, stone churches and civic buildings show the Spanish colonial layer. Taíno craft traditions used local materials such as wood, thatch and clay. Seeing and hearing these forms side by side makes the country’s cultural mix more concrete.
Useful to know
Pair a visit to the Zona Colonial with time for music or dance to see more than the colonial chapter.
Look for named materials and instruments rather than assuming every cultural form has one origin.
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