Violeta Barrios de Chamorro fue la primera mujer elegida presidente de un país centroamericano: Nicaragua.
The French newspaper Le Figaro chose the city of Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic capital, as one of the 12 destinations to visit this year, starting from the attractions that it presents by its historical and cultural heritage.
The publication published an article under the title "Santo Domingo,the first city in the New World" and pointed out that it has "hotels"full of history in the heart of its colonial Human Heritage, and its new interactive and exciting Museum of Royal Shipyards, the sea, which tells the incredible epic of the conquerors."
He also pointed out that "the capital of the Dominican Republic has became a destination in itself. And not just a cruise stop or a few hours of travel for tourists who escaped from the a vacation on the coast."
The article defines Santo Domingo as the "colorful city where the dancing liven up the streets of chessboard, Santo Domingo takes us back to the Christopher Columbus era and the discovery of America.
Founded in 1496, it is the oldest capital of the New World. A heritage that its inhabitants, the city-dwellers, know how to share".
In that sense, the Caribbean destination ranks number three, between Bhutan in Asia and Cape Verde in Africa.
Next are Jamaica, Qatar, Matera in Italy; Plovdiv in Bulgary and the Faeroe Islands which are part of the Kingdom of Denmark.
Adding, Milan, Havana, Cuba; Japan and the Normandy Region which make up the French Republic.
Violeta Barrios de Chamorro fue la primera mujer elegida presidente de un país centroamericano: Nicaragua.
