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bebeto
We don't know anything about this user yet... how mysterious!
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Recent Activity
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July 1, 2010
bebeto
added El Carnaval de la Vega
Largest pre-Lent festival in the Dominican Republic
Celebrating the pre-Lent season, the Dominican Republican's African heritage is reflected in the wildly colorful masks and costumes that are brought out and into the streets for the annual El... »
Wondrous Performances, Rites and Rituals | Edited by bebeto and Nicholas Jackson
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June 30, 2010
bebeto
added Tenryu-Ji Shrine's Bamboo trail
A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese Shrine
Heavenly Dragon Temple, or Tenryu-ji, is best known for its zen garden, a long and winding path lined with thousands of towering bamboo stalks.
Tenryū-ji — more formally known as Tenryū... »
Curious Places of Worship | Edited by bebeto, Dylan and others
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June 30, 2010
bebeto
added Fushimi Inari Shrine
The Ten Thousand "Torii" Shrine
Built in 711, the Fushimi Inari Shrine is the most famous of several thousands shrines dedicated to Inari, the Shinto God of rice.
Foxes are thought to be his messengers of Inari and many fox... »
Curious Places of Worship | Edited by bebeto and Dylan
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June 30, 2010
bebeto
updated the Père Lachaise Cemetery
France's Most Famous Cemetery
A large cemetery by itself wouldn't seem too odd; even one containing famous remains might not be enough to more than raise an eyebrow. Instead, it's the culture and atmosphere that set Père... »
Catacombs, Crypts, & Cemeteries | Edited by meelar, Dylan and others
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June 29, 2010
bebeto
added Alcantarilla Colonial (Colonial Sewers)
One of the first sewers in the Americas
Underneath the Zona Colonial, the oldest part of Santo Domingo, Spanish colonists constructed what may be the first sewage system in the New World.
Founded in 1498 by Christopher Columbus'... »
Subterranean Sites | Edited by bebeto, Annetta and others
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June 29, 2010
bebeto
added Museo del Ron y la Caña or Museum of Rum and Sugar Cane
Built inside a 16th century restored building, the Museum of Rum and Sugar Cane is one of the newest museum's in the Colonial Zone and it opened in late 2008. One can see the pictures of the... »
Museums and Collections | Edited by bebeto and Dylan
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June 28, 2010
bebeto
added Cathedral of St. Mary of the Incarnation
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June 27, 2010
bebeto
added Museo Del Ambar (Amber Museum)
Collection of fossils, plants, and ancient animals encased in amber
Located at www.dominicanambermuseum.com. No longer located in the Victorian home. New location under new management.
The Dominican Republic has a special relationship with amber, producing and... »
Geological Oddities, Museums and Collections, Natural History | Edited by bebeto and Annetta
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June 27, 2010
bebeto
added El Meson de la Cava
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June 27, 2010
bebeto
added Ruins of the Hospital of St. Nicolas of Bari
The first hospital in the New World
A place of mercy built under a reign of terror, the first hospital in America was constructed in 1503-1508 by order of Nicolas de Ovando, Spanish soldier, knight, and Governor of the Indies. Only... »
Incredible Ruins | Edited by bebeto and Annetta
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June 27, 2010
bebeto
added Cuevas de las Maravillas (Cave of Wonders)
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June 27, 2010
bebeto
added Corral de Los Indios
A pre-Columbian ceremonial and astronomical site built by the Taino Indians
Stonehenge in England, the Ring of Brodgar in Scotland, the medicine wheels of the American West, and in the Dominican Republic, the Corral de Los Indios: it seems that there is something... »
Curious Places of Worship | Edited by bebeto, Dylan and others
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June 27, 2010
bebeto
added La Isabela
Columbus' failed colony in the New World
Named for the Spanish queen who funded his expeditions to the New World, this was among the first European settlements - Viking contact predate's it - in the Americas. La Isabela was established... »
Incredible Ruins | Edited by bebeto, Annetta and others
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June 27, 2010
bebeto
added Faro a Colon (Columbus Lighthouse)
The final resting place of Christopher Columbus - or possibly someone else
In 1506, at the age of 55, the explorer Christopher Columbus died in Spain. But death was not the end of his adventures - his body continued to travel in a centuries-long shell game. Keep your... »
Catacombs, Crypts, & Cemeteries, Dead Explorers | Edited by bebeto and Annetta
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June 27, 2010
bebeto
added The Sundial of Santo Domingo
The first official clock in North America, it kept time for the Spanish government of Santo Domingo
Before there were cell phones, watches, clocks, and about a million other ways to check the time, there was the sundial.
The El Reloj de Sol de Santo Domingo is one of the oldest sundials in... »
Astounding Timepieces, Long Now Locations | Edited by bebeto, Dylan and others
