The apartment is rented for 1 year, now we are preparing another one, it will be available as from October 6th until November 25th.. It is on the same street , about 3 minutes walk from the beach. It is located very close to the ocean, with a magic breeze and the natural sound of the waves. In the next couple of days I’ll post some pictures.
Cooking classes in Puerto Plata
As from Wednesday i’ll give cooking classes at TM Cocinas, a super modern store which sells kitchen equipment and makes your kitchen furniture to order, great stuff. I’ll post some pictures later
Tropical Depression Anna and Hurricane Bill
The first hurricane of the season has formed over the Atlantic Ocean, as Tropical Depression Ana lost steam on approach to Puerto Rico, after becoming the first named storm to threaten the Dominican Republic this year.
Hurricane Bill is a category 1, whose maximum sustained winds increased to 75 miles (120 kilometers) an hour at 5 a.m. Miami time, the National Hurricane Center said on its Web site.
Ana, the first named storm of the June 1-Nov. 30 Atlantic hurricane season formed on Aug. 15, the latest into a season that it’s taken for a storm of that intensity to appear since 1984. Bill strengthened from a depression later that day over the eastern Atlantic.
Ana, now a depression with 35 mph winds, was over the Caribbean Sea, about 95 miles southeast of St. Croix. The depression is forecast to break up into a low-pressure system over the Dominican Republic and Haiti tomorrow.
Yesterday the authorities took the first measures to face emergencies and issued a tropical storm alert from Cabo Engaño in the east to Cabo Beata in the southwest.
Apartment for rent in Costambar-Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
http://costambarpuertoplata.es.tl/Home.htm
Our apartment is now available for long or short term rental. It is a cozy studio apartment with fully equiped kitchen,dining area, bathroom, air condition, back up generator, parking, security, maid service, pc with 24 hour internet access, 1 minute walk to the beach and close to supermarket, restaurants, taxi service, excursions, tennis court, about 3 miles to and Ocean World and 3 miles to the centre of Puerto Plata.For further information write to www.luzcace.codetel.net.do or call (1) 809 223 2295 or (1)809 970 3187 after 7 pm.
Visit at the pottery – Part 2
Last week we had some visitors from Ecuador, and boy had they fun. After exploring all the different processes of clay making, which is the base for Amparos decorative pieces.
After that they experienced the turn table, which is a replica used thousands of years ago by Chinese, introduced by the Spaniards and then the used by the inhabitants of the island.
Also they enjoyed the kiln, a replica made by an Dominican expert, used to burn the different items. Next it was time for those you wanted to leave their permanent hand prints on the wall ( see picture) They also left their personal e-mail addresses in our visitors book so we can keep in touch. After purchasing some of the arts sold in the store it was time again to continue the city tour, everybody left with a happy face and some new knowledge about the magic world of ceramic and terra cotta.
International Art Fair in the Dominican Republic
The Palace of Fine Arts will host the first International Art Fair in the Dominican Republic, with the participation of artists and art galleries from Europe, North, South and Central America, the Caribbean and the Dominican Republic.
More than 35 galleries will attend FIART Santo Domingo 2009, to be held 20-24 May. The first edition, which will be dedicated to Dominican artist Ivan Tovar, includes the attendance of outstanding international guests such as Colombian Fernando Botero and Cuban Pedro Pablo Oliva.
Ron Brugal
Las variedades de ron de la empresa Brugal y Compañía siguen siendo la preferida tanto por los dominicanos residentes en el exterior, como también por los extranjeros que visitan el país diariamente por el aeropuerto Las Américas. Para muchos pasajeros dominicanos el ron Brugal representa sus raíces en el exterior. Y es por eso que el cotidiano brindis de Brugal, que ofrecen los empleados de la empresa a los pasajeros dominicanos se ha convertido en una tradición. La bebida criolla, especialmente el ron Brugal, es preferido no solo por los pasajeros dominicanos, sino también por ciudadanos Europeos entre los que figuran italianos, españoles y holandeses. También lo solicitan estadounidenses y canadienses, quienes mayormente se ven comprando el producto en tiendas de zonas francas de esta terminal de Las Américas. Los turistas que visitan el país no sólo consumen la bebida durante su estadía, sino que también llevan consigo la bebida criolla a sus países. Sobre Ron Brugal: Desde 1888, Ron Brugal elabora rones de alta calidad y de gran prestigio. Durante más de 120 años, Brugal & Co ha estado presente en el desarrollo industrial dominicano, abarcando una gama empresarial diversificada, dinámica y sólida. Brugal es una de las marcas internacionales de ron de mayor prestigio del mundo, con ventas anuales de 5.0 millones de cajas, y clasificada entre las principales 20 marcas de bebidas alcohólicas de primera calidad según el Top100 de la publicación especializada Impact. En los últimos años, los productos fabricados por la empresa Brugal en el país, se han convertido en los de mayores demandas y consumo en el exterior, lo que ha representado un significativo aumento en
Dominican Republic receives flights bound for Mexico
The vice president of the hoteliers and restaurateurs grouped in Asonahores Friday said more than 50 flights with tourists who were headed to Mexico will arrive in the country this week, after the H1N1 virus that affects that nation prompted a change of destination. Arturo Villanueva said those flights are being received via an agreement with Mexican hoteliers, as a show of solidarity. He said all the necessary preventive measures have been taken across the country’s ports and airports and all necessary equipment have been acquired to gauge body temperatures. The hotelier also lauded president Leonel Fernandez’s decision to allocate 50 million pesos to purchase antiviral medicine. Villanueva said in addition to the measures the authorities have taken in hospitals and hotel zones, any person with an abnormal body temperature is subjected to an examination.
