Santo Domingo de Guzman was the first European settlement in America. It was founded by Bartholomew Columbus in 1496; today it is the most populated city in the Caribbean and the tenth in Latin America.

Las Americas International Airport (SDQ) is located half an hour from downtown, while the cruise port is 10 minutes away.

The CC Mirex is one of the most modern convention centers in the country, located in Santo Domingo and created to host a wide variety of governmental and corporate events.

The national currency of the Dominican Republic is the Dominican peso or peso oro. Although both the U.S. dollar and the euro are also accepted in the more touristy places, it is the U.S. dollar that is most involved in commercial transactions in the Dominican Republic.

Tourism represents an important source of income and job creation, making it one of the economic pillars of the country. In addition, the flow of tourists has an annual statistical growth, so that both investors and recognized hotel chains and groups have been operating in the country for several decades.

For its variety in cuisine and the combination of influences of American, European and African flavors, Santo Domingo is the Capital of Gastronomic Culture of the Caribbean, according to the Ibero-American Academy of Gastronomy. You can’t leave without trying the classic Dominican sancocho!