Dominican Republic News

If ever you get the opportunity to see a concert at Altos de Chavon in the Dominican Republic, do us a favour and move heaven and earth to get there. Construction at Altos de Chavon began back in 1976 when the imagination of a Paramounts Studios set designer Roberto Copa and Austrian born American industrialist Charles Bluhdorn ran riot to create a beautiful artisan village within the grounds of Casa de Campo in La Romana, one of the Caribbean's foremost playgrounds for the rich and famous. At the heart of this magnificent creation lies a 5,000 seat Roman style amphitheater which over the years has attracted some of the world's finest performers. Watch in awe as you see Altos de Cavon transform before your eyes into one of the most awesome and yet personal concert venues in the world. The following video shows the build up and performance of Sting in concert at Altos de Chavon in the Dominican Republic last year in 2011. Always check in with TheRealDR for news and updates regarding upcoming concerts in Altos de Chavon, we guarantee you won't regret it.

Tennis superstar Rafael Nadal was in the Dominican Republic on Sunday to receive the keys to his new magnificent villa in Playa Nueva Romana which is located on the south coast of the Dominican Republic. Playa Nueva Romana is located just 15 minutes drive away from La Romana International Airport and is set in over 6 million meters of lush tropical countryside with spectacular views overlooking the Caribbean Sea. As one would imagine Nueva Romana boasts a whole host of amenities such as a private marina, marina club, a magnificent Robert Trent Jones golf course, beach club, high end boutiques, country club, polo field, tennis courts (of course), pitch and putt golf course, baseball, swimming pools and a fitness centre. Nadal currently ranked number 2 in the wold has 10 Grand Slam titles under his belt and is rated as one of the greatest tennis players of all time. Enjoy the Dominican Republic Rafa, maybe we'll get chance to catch up over a cold Presidente or two! (see video beneath)

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With the general election for the next President of the Dominican Republic scheduled for May 20th 2012, political rhetoric and campaigning are about to go into overdrive. For some years now the National Association of Young Entrepreneurs has been applying pressure to see candidates go head to head in a live Presidential debate, and now for the first time in Dominican history, the two candidates will meet for a battle of wits in the first televised debate which will be held on 17th April 2012. Dominican people take their politics seriously and it is anticipated that viewing figures could exceed more than 31 million across Latin America and The Untied States as Danilo Medina who is leader of the ruling PRD party, and Hipolito Mejia leader of the PLD debate each other and make clear their plans for the future of The Dominican Republic. The debate will be televised by Grupo de Comunicaciones Corripio in conjunction with CNN en Espanol and hosted by both a local moderator and a CNN moderator on Channel 2, Channel 11, Channel 37, TeleAntillas, and CDN available through cable TV.   

After 4 years without playing in the Dominican Republic, we are delighted to inform you that Grammy award winning band Mana will be performing at the Quisqueya Stadium in Santo Domingo on March 14th 2012. The Mexican band who hail from Guadalajara have exceeded global sales of 25 million are on tour to promote their new album "Drama y Luz" for which they have already received their most recent Grammy. This wonderfully talented and charismatic band are well worth seeing, and tickets can be purchased online with prices beginning at RD$ 700 for the bleachers, RD$1,200 for ground level access, and VIP seating from RD$4,000 - RD$6,000. For more information go to http://www.ticketexpress.com.do