Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo was founded by the Spanish in 1498
The first Cathedral in the Americas, the imaginatively named Catedral Primada de América
The ruins of the oldest monastery in the Americas
The ruins of the first hospital in the Americas
Canons in the Fortaleza Ozama, the oldest surviving European fortress in the New World
Tamarind trees in the fortress (When I wrote this I had never seen a Tamarind tree or seed pod, only Tamarind flavored products. I would go on to learn a lot more about Tamarind and on a visit to St Kitts a year later I found out that this is actually called a Flamboyant tree.)
Alcázar de Colón the home of Christopher Columbus' son Diego
While I was wandering around I came across a ceremony to bring this icon of the Virgin Mary from one church to another
Iglesia de la Regina Angelorum
On this trip I found three of the best fruit spreads ever
The first Cathedral in the Americas, the imaginatively named Catedral Primada de América
The ruins of the oldest monastery in the Americas
The ruins of the first hospital in the Americas
Canons in the Fortaleza Ozama, the oldest surviving European fortress in the New World
Alcázar de Colón the home of Christopher Columbus' son Diego
While I was wandering around I came across a ceremony to bring this icon of the Virgin Mary from one church to another
Iglesia de la Regina Angelorum
On this trip I found three of the best fruit spreads ever