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A little overview of Republica Dominicana. The population is 11.23 million. The languages spoken are, 98% of spanish, 1.19% French, and 0.57% of English.

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August 7th 2024, authorities searched for and found 14 dead bodies, 10 nautical miles of its northern coast. After searching more on the bodies and in the water they discovered 12 packages of substances. The authorities are still trying to find that cause of death and when the people died.

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The most popular tradition in Republica Dominicana is carnival de la vega. This event dates back all the way too the 1500's. They do many different things in the carnival. It is instantly recognized because of the exaggerated mask features, with protruding eyes and teeth. This event starts Beginning of February every single year and goes through the whole month.

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The most popular place in Republica Dominicana are the beaches. Another popular place is The 3 eyes national park. You can purchase tickets and go into the underground cave and climb rocks to see things. The most visited beach is Bavaro Beach. Warm seas and powdery sand for water activities.

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Food is a big part in the Dominican republic. A very popular dish is Mangu. This picture shows what breakfast Mangu. Another popular dish is Yaroa, which is a popular street food dish.

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Merengue is the most popular music genre in the Dominican Republic. It is known as the homeland of merengue. The name comes from the French meringue, which is a type of candy.

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Baseball is the most popular sport on the island country and Major League Baseball has been recruiting players from the Dominican Republic since the 1960s. Basketball, football, volleyball, and boxing are other sports played in the country.

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My faviorte parts about the country was just learning about how they live outisde of the U.S. The dominican republic uses Dominican peso to pay and we use dollars. They have a popular carnival every year to celabrate a traditions. They have a lot of beaches and we do not.