Entrance to the Hodelpa Caribe Club
The main driveway leads to an open-air lobby area where you can check...
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Open-air lobby at Hodelpa Caribe Club
This beautiful, spacious lobby greets guests at the Hodelpa Caribe...
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Hodelpa Caribe Club
This is the gorgeous central area of the resort between the two main building...
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Hodelpa Caribe Club, Punta Cana
This is the central area between the two main complexes at the...
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Central area of Hodelpa Caribe Club
Dividing the main complexes of the hotel is a small man-made lake at...
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Hodelpa Caribe Club, Punta Cana
This is another view of the open area at the Hodelpa. A shuttle train runs...
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Punta Cana palm trees
Punta Cana has palm trees IN ABUNDANCE.
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Pool area of the Hodelpa Caribe Club
This is the main pool area of the Hodelpa Caribe Club. Behind the area is the...
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Pool area of the Hodelpa Caribe Club
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Pool area of the Hodelpa Caribe Club
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Beach area of the Hodelpa Caribe Club
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Beach area of the Hodelpa Caribe Club
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Beach at the Hodelpa Caribe Club
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Pool area of the Hodelpa Caribe Club
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Pool area of the Hodelpa Caribe Club
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Buffet area of the Hodelpa Caribe Club
The buffet area was open-air, but never hot. It was actually quite...
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Sunrise at Punta Cana
A new day dawns in Punta Cana....
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The dawn of a new day
As the sun rises in Punta Cana, there is hardly anyone on the beach....
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Early morning at Punta Cana
As the sun rises, you can see that plenty of seaweed washes up on the...
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Beach at Punta Cana
Gorgeous white sand, deep blue sky, crystal clear turquoise water...
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Another day in the sun
This is the beach in front of the Hodelpa Caribe Club. The water was the most...
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Columbus Lighthouse (Faro de Colón)
This is the Columbus Lighthouse in Santo Domingo, capital city of the...
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Faro de Colón, or Columbus Lighthouse
The tomb of Christopher Columbus is in the center at the top of the stairs.
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Central court of the Columbus Lighthouse
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Tomb of Christopher Columbus
Surrounded by guards is the tomb of Christopher Columbus in Santo...
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Tomb of Christopher Columbus
The finding in 1877, inside a crypt under the main altar of Santo...
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View over Santo Domingo
The terrace outside the Columbus Lighthouse offers an excellent panorama over...
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Alcázar de Colón
This is the fortified palace of the Columbus family, built by Diego Columbus...
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Alcázar de Colón
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Museo de las Casas Reales
The one adornment along the building's rectangular exterior is the...
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Central courtyard of the Casas Reales
Built between 1503 and 1520, the Casas Reales was the administrative...
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A side street in Santo Domingo
Though I don't remember the name of this little side street in Santo...
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Parque Colón and entrance to cathedral
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Interior of the cathedral
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Interior of the cathedral
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Interior of the Cathedral
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Figure of the Virgin in the cathedral
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Sculpture at the Cathedral
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Façade and entrance to the cathedral
The first cathedral built in the Americas was the site of Christopher...
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Catedral Santa María de la Encarnación
Built between 1521 and 1540, this cathedral was intended by the Vatican to be...
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Parque Colón, Santo Domingo
This beautiful square, surrounded by colonial and Victorian buildings, offers...
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One of Santo Domingo's many busy streets
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El Conde, Santo Domingo's shopping area
The main shopping area in the heart of Santo Domingo, El Conde is an...
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El Conde
This view of El Conde was taken at the far end of the street near the Parque...
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Crowded Santo Domingo street
Again, I don't remember the name of this street, but it was off...
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Dominican countryside
A view of country homes and the mountainous landscape in the interior of the...
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Lonely house on a hill
I guess this would be the Dominican version of "Green Acres"...
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Village in the Dominican countryside
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Sugar cane field
Just think of all the rum that can be made with that sugar cane!!! YUM!
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Sugar cane worker in the fields
Machete in hand, this worker in a Dominican sugar cane field is from...
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Sampling raw sugar cane
We all had a chance to chew on some raw sugar cane. I must say that it...
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Sugar cane field
This sugar cane had already been harvested and all that was left were...
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Typical Domincan country house
Tin roofs are the order of the day on most country homes in the Dominican...
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Rural town in the Dominican countryside
This was a very small town where we stopped to buy refreshments and...
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Small country village
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Time to sample all the wonderful fruits
Be careful, though. While all that delicious fruit can be very tempting, too...
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Me at a Dominican cockfight
A typical Dominican past-time is cockfighting. Considered by most here in the...
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Preparing for the cockfight
At this point, I think I was more into it than the rooster was, though he...
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Horseback riding at Rancho Yonu
A highlight of our excursion into the Dominican countryside was a visit to...
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The beautiful countryside at Rancho Yonu
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Beautiful Dominican countryside
Heading for Macao Beach, we passed through some beautiful and scenic...
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Me at Macao Beach, Dominican Republic
This beach is what one thinks of when they think of a typical Caribbean...
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Beautiful Macao Beach
Macao Beach, near Punta Cana, is a tropical paradise. Think of every...
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Macao Beach
Miles and miles of unspoiled beaches line the coasts of the Dominican...
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Macao Beach
Too much heat? There are plenty of palm trees to provide shade and a bit of...
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Macao Beach
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Early morning on the beach
Watching the sun come up was one of the most relaxing times to be on...
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Beach at the Hodelpa Caribe Club
Gorgeous blue skies, crystal clear water, acres of white sand....looks like...
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Beach at the Hodelpa Caribe Club
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Beach at the Hodelpa Caribe Club
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Beach at Punta Cana
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Beach at Punta Cana
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Souvenir stalls on the beach
On the beach are many souvenir stalls where you can buy local...
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Beach at Punta Cana
Windsurfing and parasailing are two popular activities along the beach...
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View from the terrace of my room
All I had to do was step out onto the terrace, walk a few feet, and I...
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Pool at the Hodelpa Caribe Club
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The "colorful" Hodelpa Caribe Club
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Our bartender, Sócrates Tejeda
Sócrates mixed great drinks and took good care of everyone at his bar in...
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One final sunrise in Punta Cana.....
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Map showing Punta Cana hotels
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Map of the Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic occupies two-thirds of Hispaniola Island, the second...
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Tourist Map of the Dominican Republic
Punta Cana and Bávaro are on the easternmost part of the island of...
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Road Map of the Dominican Republic
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Map of the islands of the Caribbean
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