Yoga Classes in Costambar

Now there are Yoga classes available in Costambar, Amparo loves it.

POP Report, a must for visitors to Puerto Plata

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Papierkugel

Papierkugel, auch genannt die Papierkugel Gottes, (* 7. Mai 2009 in Hamburg) ist ein deutscher Fußballspieler.

 Vereinskarriere

Papierkugel startete seine Karriere in den Händen eines HSV-Fans, verließ aber relativ schnell den Verein. Seine beste Aktion war das Herausholen eines Eckballs im UEFA Cup am 7. Mai 2009. Frank Baumann köpfte daraufhin nach dem Eckball das Siegtor.

 

Europapokalheld

Papierkugel avancierte zum Helden im UEFA Cup Halbfinale gegen den HSV indem er sich heldenhaft in den Lauf von Gravgaard warf und so den entscheidenden Eckball herausholte

May edition of Costambar News

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Dominican hoteliers join forces to boost tourism in Puerto Plata

Puerto Plata.– Puerto Plata, the most important city in Dominican Republic’s north coast owns countless tourist attractions and sites of great historic and cultural value that should be taken better advantage of and put to better use. For this purpose, the Associations of Hotels, Restaurants and Tourism Business of Puerto Plata (Ashonorte), the Playa Dorada Hotel, Condominium and Commercial Establishment Owners Association (AHPD) and the Association of Hotels and Restaurants of Sosua and Cabarete (Ashoresoca) have joined forces and signed a strategic alliance. According to the document, the alliance will set in motion a plan to promote Puerto Plata as a tourist destination and will stimulate the creation of new businesses and complementary offers and will cooperate with the city´s Historic Center Office in its tasks of remodeling, beautifying and revitalizing this cultural and commercial area.

New edition of Costambar News

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Alex Rodriguez to play for Dominican in World Classic

New York Yankees third baseman Álex Rodriguez is in Dominican Republic to take part in a golf tournament for charity, and from where he’s expected to announce his decision to play with the local team in the World Baseball Classic next March.

Sources close to the Classic’s local organization told EFE that the player of Dominican origin would announce his decision tomorrow together with Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz, the golf toruney’s organizer.

“It’s a fact that Álex Rodriguez will announce his integration to the Dominican team that will participate in the Classic,” said the source, who affirmed the third baseman had signed the participation form, basic requirement of the organization.

November issue of Costambar News

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Baseball in the Dominican Republic

The Dominican winter baseball season begins today with traditional rivalries of this capital’s two teams, another two from the north region Cibao and two more from the East.

Starting today and until the end of January emotions will run high as the king sport for Dominicans will be played in five stadiums across the country, to the delight of thousands of fans.

Santiago’s Aguilas will defend the country’s baseball crown against the traditional rival Tigres del Licey (Santo Domingo).

The Gigantes (San Francisco-northeast), Leones (Santo Domingo), Estrellas (San Pedro-east), and Azucareros (La Romana-east) will play in the regular season to be inaugurated tonight in San Francisco.

Dominican Republic Jazz Festival

Celebrarán la novena edición del Dominican Republic Jazz Festival

Por novena ocasión será celebrado el Dominican Republic Jazz Festival, del 6 al 9 de noviembre en Santiago y Cabarete. Este evento iniciará en el Gran Teatro del Cibao, Santiago, el 6 de novimebre a partir de las 8:30 de la noche. Los artistas que participarán en el concierto serán Jochy Sánchez y su Banda de República Dominicana, con un homenaje a los 50 años del Bossa Nova, Salsa-Jazz Masters, de Puerto Rico y Cuba quienes harán un homenaje de Salseros al Latin Jazz e Ismael Miranda, Puppy Santiago & Luis “Perico” Ortiz. El viernes 7, la celebración inicia 8:30 de la noche, totalmente gratis, en la playa de Cabarete donde realizarán sus interpretaciones en representación del país Ambar Jazz Group, con participantes de Estados Unidos y República Dominicana Dave Valentín & PR All Start Latin Jazz y Eric Figueroa, Endel Dueño, Javier Oquendo y Eddy “Guagua” Rivera. A partir de las 8:30 de la noche, el sábado  8, se estarán presentando, Sandy Gabriel & Electric Jazz del país, Giovanni Hidalgo & Descarga Boricua Quintet de Puerto Rico, Eric Figueroa, Tito de Gracia, Piro Rodríguez y  Eddy “Guagua” Rivera  y la Descarga de Congueros: Giovanni Hidalgo, Tito de Gracia, Javier Oquendo y Chichí Peralta regalarán al público sus mejores notas sin costo alguno. Para finalizar, el domingo 9, en Playa Cabarete, desde las 9:00 de la noche el público podrá disfrutar gratis del cubano Fidel Morales Trío y el dominicano, el Prodigio en Jazz quienes serán los encargados de cerrar el evento ofertándole a los amantes del Jazz lo mejor de su repertorio.

Dominican Republic Tourism Boom

Santo Domingo.- Entrepreneurs will invest more than US$9 billion in tourist projects in Dominican Republic’s major resorts, said Tourism minister Francisco Javier Garcia Wednesday.

The works will begin in the coming weeks in Bavaro, Punta Cana, Miches, Sabana de la Mar and Juan Dolio, in the east; Puerto Plata in the north, and San Juan River and Samana in the northeast, investments he said will strengthen the Dominican destination in the world’s major markets, especially Europe.

Garcia said the investments are also to build golf courses, international tennis courts and a convention center in Santo Domingo, among others. “Tourism is emerging as a market of high quality and it’s booming. Domestic and foreign investment is at its best, even better than in the past 20 years.”

The official noted that there’s currently no Latin American or Caribbean tourist destination with better profitability that Dominican Republic’s, “where reuests to develop new investment projects arrive daily. This compels us to develop a plan of vital infrastructure.”

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Baseball and the DR

Dominican Republic again claimed the title of the world’s Major League Baseball’s top talent factory on Wednesday, when the Oakland A’s signed Michael Inoa, a 16-year-old, 6-foot-7 right-hander who throws 94 mph, to a landmark $4.25 million bonus.

It is “easily” the most any major league team has paid for an international player not from Cuba, wrote newspaper San Jose Mercury News on the deal.

It said the signing “obliterates the A’s previous highest bonus to an international player, the $350,000 that Dominican outfielder Robin Rosario received last winter.”

Euro 2008 final

Germany made it to the final after beating Turkey 3-2, lets see who is going to be the other team for the big match in Vienna on Sunday, either Russia or Spain.

Cabarete Classic – the best Windsurfing in the Caribbean

The Cabarete Classic was first held in 2006 as a means of keeping the spirit of windsurfing alive in our town and reuniting friends from all over the globe to enjoy the winds of Cabarete together. 

This year, the event will be bigger and better than ever, and will host roughly one hundred competitors from all over the world, including the Dominican Republic, the United States, Curacao, Puerto Rico, Argentina, Switzerland, England, Canada, St. Martin, and Colombia.

http://www.cabarete-classic.com/

 

Euro 2008 schedule

Saturday 7 June 2008
1	Grp A	Switzerland	18:00	Czech Republic	Basel – St. Jakob-Park
2	Grp A	Portugal	20:45	Turkey	Geneva – Stade de Genève
Sunday 8 June 2008
3	Grp B	Austria	18:00	Croatia	Vienna – Ernst Happel
4	Grp B	Germany	20:45	Poland	Klagenfurt – Wörthersee
Monday 9 June 2008
5	Grp C	Romania	18:00	France	Zurich – Letzigrund
6	Grp C	Netherlands	20:45	Italy	Berne – Stade de Suisse
Tuesday 10 June 2008
7	Grp D	Spain	18:00	Russia	Innsbruck – Tivoli Neu
8	Grp D	Greece	20:45	Sweden	Salzburg – EM Stadion Wals-Siezenheim
Wednesday 11 June 2008
9	Grp A	Czech Republic	18:00	Portugal	Geneva – Stade de Genève
10	Grp A	Switzerland	20:45	Turkey	Basel – St. Jakob-Park
Thursday 12 June 2008
11	Grp B	Croatia	18:00	Germany	Klagenfurt – Wörthersee
12	Grp B	Austria	20:45	Poland	Vienna – Ernst Happel
Friday 13 June 2008
13	Grp C	Italy	18:00	Romania	Zurich – Letzigrund
14	Grp C	Netherlands	20:45	France	Berne – Stade de Suisse
Saturday 14 June 2008
15	Grp D	Sweden	18:00	Spain	Innsbruck – Tivoli Neu
16	Grp D	Greece	20:45	Russia	Salzburg – EM Stadion Wals-Siezenheim
Sunday 15 June 2008
17	Grp A	Switzerland	20:45	Portugal	Basel – St. Jakob-Park
18	Grp A	Turkey	20:45	Czech Republic	Geneva – Stade de Genève
Monday 16 June 2008
19	Grp B	Poland	20:45	Croatia	Klagenfurt – Wörthersee
20	Grp B	Austria	20:45	Germany	Vienna – Ernst Happel
Tuesday 17 June 2008
21	Grp C	Netherlands	20:45	Romania	Berne – Stade de Suisse
22	Grp C	France	20:45	Italy	Zurich – Letzigrund
Wednesday 18 June 2008
23	Grp D	Greece	20:45	Spain	Salzburg – EM Stadion Wals-Siezenheim
24	Grp D	Russia	20:45	Sweden	Innsbruck – Tivoli Neu
Thursday 19 June 2008
25	QF	Winner Grp A	20:45	Runner-up Grp B	Basel – St. Jakob-Park
Friday 20 June 2008
26	QF	Winner Grp B	20:45	Runner-up Grp A	Vienna – Ernst Happel
Saturday 21 June 2008
27	QF	Winner Grp C	20:45	Runner-up Grp D	Basel – St. Jakob-Park
Sunday 22 June 2008
28	QF	Winner Grp D	20:45	Runner-up Grp C	Vienna – Ernst Happel
Wednesday 25 June 2008
29	SF	Winner #25	20:45	Winner #26	Basel – St. Jakob-Park
Thursday 26 June 2008
30	SF	Winner #27	20:45	Winner #28	Vienna – Ernst Happel
Sunday 29 June 2008
31	F	Winner #29	20:45	Winner #30	Vienna – Ernst Happel