Miss Dominican Republic 1997
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Miss República Dominicana 1997 was held on December 10, 1996. 24 candidates representing provinces and municipalites entered. The winner would represent the Dominican Republic
at Miss Universe 1997
. The first runner up would enter Miss World 1997
. The second runner up would enter in Miss International 1997
. The rest of finalist entered different pageants.
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! Final Results
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| Miss República Dominicana 1997
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| 1st Runner-up
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| 2nd Runner-up
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| 3rd Runner-up
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| 4th Runner-up
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| Semi-finalists
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! Represented !! Contestant !! Age !! Height !! Hometown
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| Azua
|| Cesarina del Carmen Mejía Sánchez || 19 || 1.76 || Azua de Compostela
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| Bonao
|| Lisa Agnes Guerrero Macebo || 20 || 1.80 || Bonao
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| Cotuí
|| Jenifer Alvarez Rosario || 21 || 1.75 || Cotuí
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| Dajabón || Anna Espinoza Samboy || 23 || 1.83 || Dajabón
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| Distrito Nacional
|| Georgina Duluc Rizek || 21 || 1.80 || Santo Domingo
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| Duvergé
|| Noelia Ferro López || 19 || 1.74 || Santo Domingo
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| Hato Mayor || Yansilya Henríquez Guzmán || 22 || 1.70 || Santo Domingo
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| La Altagracia || Anyelika Vargas Colmadór || 23 || 1.72 || Boca de Yuma
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| La Romana || Elizabeth Noruega Meltón || 20 || 1.71 || La Romana
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| La Vega || Laura Polanco de los Santos || 23 || 1.79 || Concepción de La Vega
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| Monte Cristi || Emma Melo de León || 25 || 1.74 || Santo Domingo
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| Monte Plata
|| Paola Tavares Rosado || 21 || 1.68 || Santo Domingo
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| Pedernales || Isabel de la Cruz Hermoso || 21 || 1.77 || Santo Domingo
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| Peravia || Elsa María Peña Rodríguez || 18 || 1.77 || Baní
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| Puerto Plata || Carolina Josefina Estrella Peña || 17 || 1.80 || Villa Montellano
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| Salcedo || Elisa Quiñónez Hidalgo || 20 || 1.80 || Salcedo
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| Samaná || Lizbeth Rojas Williams || 19 || 1.76 || Santa Bárbara de Samaná
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| San José de las Matas
|| Eliesell Alvarado Torres || 21 || 1.75 || Santiago de los Caballeros
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| San Juan
|| Rosalía Catalina Lantigua Peña || 19 || 1.79 || San Juan de la Maguana
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| San Pedro de Macorís || Ibelkis de Sosa Tejeda || 22 || 1.75 || San Pedro de Macorís
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| Santiago
|| Lisette Emilia Morán Santos || 18 || 1.82 || Santiago de los Caballeros
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| Tamboríl
|| Cinthia Marmolejos Cohen || 18 || 1.81 || Santiago de los Caballeros
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| Villa Bisonó
|| Maite Reynosa Xavier || 24 || 1.79 || Santiago de los Caballeros
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| Villa González
|| Sofia Torres Melo || 23 || 1.77 || Santiago de los Caballeros
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Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
at Miss Universe 1997
Miss Universe 1997
Miss Universe 1997 pageant was held in Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami Beach, Florida, USA, culminating in the final competition on May 16, 1997. This was the second consecutive year that the pageant had been held in the United States. Miss USA, Brook Lee of Hawaii was crowned Miss...
. The first runner up would enter Miss World 1997
Miss World 1997
Miss World 1997, the 47th Miss World pageant was held at the Baie Lazare, Seychelles on November 22, 1997. 86 delegates delegates competed for the coveted crown. At the end of the event, India's Diana Hayden came out victorious. Richard Steinmetz hosted the pageant, while Latin sensation Ricky...
. The second runner up would enter in Miss International 1997
Miss International 1997
Miss International 1997, the 37th Miss International pageant, was won by Consuelo Adler of Venezuela. It took place on 20 September 1997 at the Kyoto Kaikan First Hall in Kyoto, Japan.- Results :*Winner: ', Consuelo Adler...
. The rest of finalist entered different pageants.
Results
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! Final Results
! Contestant
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| Miss República Dominicana 1997
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- AzuaAzua ProvinceAzua is a province of the Dominican Republic.-Municipalities and municipal districts:The province as of June 20 2006 is divided into the following municipalities and municipal districts within them:...
- Cesarina Mejía
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| 1st Runner-up
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- Puerto Plata - Carolina Estrella
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| 2nd Runner-up
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- Peravia - Elsa Peña
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| 3rd Runner-up
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- Distrito NacionalDistrito NacionalThe Distrito Nacional is a subdivision of the Dominican Republic enclosing the capital Santo Domingo. It is not within any of the provinces, but is itself counted as a province. Before October 16, 2001, the Distrito Nacional was much larger, including what is now known as Santo Domingo Province....
- Georgina Duluc
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| 4th Runner-up
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- SantiagoSantiago de los Caballeros ProvinceSantiago is a province of the Dominican Republic, in the north of the country. Santiago is an intellectual, educational, and cultural center. It is also a major industrial center with rum, textile, cigarette and cigar industries based there. Shoe manufacturing, leather goods, and furniture making...
- Lisette Morán
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| Semi-finalists
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- BonaoBonaoBonao is the capital of Monseñor Nouel province, Dominican Republic. It is located in the center of the country, to the northwest of the national capital Santo Domingo.The city is known as "Villa De Las Hortensias" - the town of hortensias...
- Lisa Guerrero - San JuanSan Juan Province (Dominican Republic)San Juan is a province of the Dominican Republic. Before 1961 it was known as Benefactor.-Municipalities and municipal districts:The province as of June 20 2006 is divided into the following municipalities and municipal districts within them:*Bohechío**Arroyo Cano **Yaque *El Cercado**Batista...
- Rosalía Lantigua - Salcedo - Elisa Quiñónez
- DuvergéDuvergéDuvergé is the largest city in the Independencia Province of the Dominican Republic. The first settlers of this community were the gentlemen Christopher Pérez and María del Pulgar, originating from San Juan de la Maguana, who they were established in Bermesí....
- Noelia Ferro - Villa GonzálezVilla GonzálezVilla Gonzalez is a municipality of the Santiago province in the Dominican Republic. Within the municipality there are two municipal districts : El Limón and Palmar Arriba.-Demographics:...
- Sofia Torres
Special awards
- Miss Rostro Bonito - Lisa Guerrero (BonaoBonaoBonao is the capital of Monseñor Nouel province, Dominican Republic. It is located in the center of the country, to the northwest of the national capital Santo Domingo.The city is known as "Villa De Las Hortensias" - the town of hortensias...
) - Miss Photogenic (voted by press reporters) - Yansilya Henríquez (Hato Mayor)
- Miss Belleza Rondinella - Lisa Guerrero (BonaoBonaoBonao is the capital of Monseñor Nouel province, Dominican Republic. It is located in the center of the country, to the northwest of the national capital Santo Domingo.The city is known as "Villa De Las Hortensias" - the town of hortensias...
) - Miss Congeniality (voted by Miss Dominican Republic contestants) - Emma Melo (Monte Cristi)
- Best Provincial Costume - Jenifer Alvarez (CotuíCotuíCotuí is a city in the Dominican Republic and is one of the oldest cities of the New World. It is the capital of Sánchez Ramírez Province in the Cibao. It was founded in the year 1510 by Rodrigo de Trujillo for order of Nicolas de Ovando, who was the governor of Hispaniola. Cotuí was the name of...
) - Miss Elegancia - Lisa Guerrero (BonaoBonaoBonao is the capital of Monseñor Nouel province, Dominican Republic. It is located in the center of the country, to the northwest of the national capital Santo Domingo.The city is known as "Villa De Las Hortensias" - the town of hortensias...
)
Delegates
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! Represented !! Contestant !! Age !! Height !! Hometown
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| Azua
Azua Province
Azua is a province of the Dominican Republic.-Municipalities and municipal districts:The province as of June 20 2006 is divided into the following municipalities and municipal districts within them:...
|| Cesarina del Carmen Mejía Sánchez || 19 || 1.76 || Azua de Compostela
Azua de Compostela
Azua de Compostela, also known simply as Azua, is a municipality of the Azua province in the Dominican Republic. It is the capital of Azua province, and is located 100 kilometres west of the national capital, Santo Domingo....
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| Bonao
Bonao
Bonao is the capital of Monseñor Nouel province, Dominican Republic. It is located in the center of the country, to the northwest of the national capital Santo Domingo.The city is known as "Villa De Las Hortensias" - the town of hortensias...
|| Lisa Agnes Guerrero Macebo || 20 || 1.80 || Bonao
Bonao
Bonao is the capital of Monseñor Nouel province, Dominican Republic. It is located in the center of the country, to the northwest of the national capital Santo Domingo.The city is known as "Villa De Las Hortensias" - the town of hortensias...
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| Cotuí
Cotuí
Cotuí is a city in the Dominican Republic and is one of the oldest cities of the New World. It is the capital of Sánchez Ramírez Province in the Cibao. It was founded in the year 1510 by Rodrigo de Trujillo for order of Nicolas de Ovando, who was the governor of Hispaniola. Cotuí was the name of...
|| Jenifer Alvarez Rosario || 21 || 1.75 || Cotuí
Cotuí
Cotuí is a city in the Dominican Republic and is one of the oldest cities of the New World. It is the capital of Sánchez Ramírez Province in the Cibao. It was founded in the year 1510 by Rodrigo de Trujillo for order of Nicolas de Ovando, who was the governor of Hispaniola. Cotuí was the name of...
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| Dajabón || Anna Espinoza Samboy || 23 || 1.83 || Dajabón
Dajabón
Dajabón is a province of the Dominican Republic, on the border with Haiti. Its capital city is also called Dajabón.It was split from Monte Cristi province in 1938, and was called Libertador until 1961.-Location:...
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| Distrito Nacional
Distrito Nacional
The Distrito Nacional is a subdivision of the Dominican Republic enclosing the capital Santo Domingo. It is not within any of the provinces, but is itself counted as a province. Before October 16, 2001, the Distrito Nacional was much larger, including what is now known as Santo Domingo Province....
|| Georgina Duluc Rizek || 21 || 1.80 || Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo, known officially as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Its metropolitan population was 2,084,852 in 2003, and estimated at 3,294,385 in 2010. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River...
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| Duvergé
Duvergé
Duvergé is the largest city in the Independencia Province of the Dominican Republic. The first settlers of this community were the gentlemen Christopher Pérez and María del Pulgar, originating from San Juan de la Maguana, who they were established in Bermesí....
|| Noelia Ferro López || 19 || 1.74 || Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo, known officially as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Its metropolitan population was 2,084,852 in 2003, and estimated at 3,294,385 in 2010. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River...
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| Hato Mayor || Yansilya Henríquez Guzmán || 22 || 1.70 || Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo, known officially as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Its metropolitan population was 2,084,852 in 2003, and estimated at 3,294,385 in 2010. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River...
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| La Altagracia || Anyelika Vargas Colmadór || 23 || 1.72 || Boca de Yuma
Boca de Yuma
Boca de Yuma is a village in the province of La Altagracia, in the Dominican Republic. It is situated west of the mouth of the Rio Yuma, near the Caribbean Sea.The word Yuma is an indigenous Taíno name....
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| La Romana || Elizabeth Noruega Meltón || 20 || 1.71 || La Romana
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| La Vega || Laura Polanco de los Santos || 23 || 1.79 || Concepción de La Vega
Concepción de La Vega
La Vega, or Concepción de La Vega is the largest city and municipality of the central Dominican Republic and the third of the whole country...
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| Monte Cristi || Emma Melo de León || 25 || 1.74 || Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo, known officially as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Its metropolitan population was 2,084,852 in 2003, and estimated at 3,294,385 in 2010. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River...
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| Monte Plata
Monte Plata Province
Monte Plata is a province of the Dominican Republic, and also the name of its capital city. It was split from San Cristóbal in 1992.-Municipalities and municipal districts:...
|| Paola Tavares Rosado || 21 || 1.68 || Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo, known officially as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Its metropolitan population was 2,084,852 in 2003, and estimated at 3,294,385 in 2010. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River...
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| Pedernales || Isabel de la Cruz Hermoso || 21 || 1.77 || Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo, known officially as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Its metropolitan population was 2,084,852 in 2003, and estimated at 3,294,385 in 2010. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River...
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| Peravia || Elsa María Peña Rodríguez || 18 || 1.77 || Baní
Baní
Baní is a capital town of the Peravia Province, Dominican Republic. It is the commercial and manufacturing center in a region producing bananas and coffee.- Overview :...
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| Puerto Plata || Carolina Josefina Estrella Peña || 17 || 1.80 || Villa Montellano
Villa Montellano
Villa Montellano is a town in the Puerto Plata province of the Dominican Republic.- Sources :* – World-Gazetteer.com...
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| Salcedo || Elisa Quiñónez Hidalgo || 20 || 1.80 || Salcedo
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| Samaná || Lizbeth Rojas Williams || 19 || 1.76 || Santa Bárbara de Samaná
Santa Bárbara de Samaná
Samaná, in full Santa Bárbara de Samaná, is a city and municipality in northeastern Dominican Republic and is the capital of Samaná Province. It is located on the northern coast of Samaná Bay...
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| San José de las Matas
San José de las Matas
San José de las Matas is a municipality of the Santiago province in the Dominican Republic. Within the municipality there are three municipal districts : El Rubio, La Cuesta and Las Placetas....
|| Eliesell Alvarado Torres || 21 || 1.75 || Santiago de los Caballeros
Santiago de los Caballeros
Santiago de los Caballeros is a city in the Dominican Republic. Founded in 1495 during the first wave of European colonization of the New World, today Santiago is the second largest metropolis in the Dominican Republic, located in the north-central region of the Republic known as Cibao valley...
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| San Juan
San Juan Province (Dominican Republic)
San Juan is a province of the Dominican Republic. Before 1961 it was known as Benefactor.-Municipalities and municipal districts:The province as of June 20 2006 is divided into the following municipalities and municipal districts within them:*Bohechío**Arroyo Cano **Yaque *El Cercado**Batista...
|| Rosalía Catalina Lantigua Peña || 19 || 1.79 || San Juan de la Maguana
San Juan de la Maguana
San Juan de la Maguana is the capital city and the largest city in the province of San Juan and is the 10th largest city in the Dominican Republic.-References:...
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| San Pedro de Macorís || Ibelkis de Sosa Tejeda || 22 || 1.75 || San Pedro de Macorís
San Pedro de Macorís
San Pedro de Macorís is a municipality and the capital of the San Pedro de Macorís province in the Dominican Republic.-Demographics:...
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| Santiago
Santiago de los Caballeros Province
Santiago is a province of the Dominican Republic, in the north of the country. Santiago is an intellectual, educational, and cultural center. It is also a major industrial center with rum, textile, cigarette and cigar industries based there. Shoe manufacturing, leather goods, and furniture making...
|| Lisette Emilia Morán Santos || 18 || 1.82 || Santiago de los Caballeros
Santiago de los Caballeros
Santiago de los Caballeros is a city in the Dominican Republic. Founded in 1495 during the first wave of European colonization of the New World, today Santiago is the second largest metropolis in the Dominican Republic, located in the north-central region of the Republic known as Cibao valley...
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| Tamboríl
Tamboríl
Tamboril is a municipality of the Santiago province in the Dominican Republic. Tamboríl is situated in the northeast part of the province, at the foot of the Cordillera Septentrional mountains, at 230 meters above sea level...
|| Cinthia Marmolejos Cohen || 18 || 1.81 || Santiago de los Caballeros
Santiago de los Caballeros
Santiago de los Caballeros is a city in the Dominican Republic. Founded in 1495 during the first wave of European colonization of the New World, today Santiago is the second largest metropolis in the Dominican Republic, located in the north-central region of the Republic known as Cibao valley...
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| Villa Bisonó
Villa Bisonó
Villa Bisonó, usually known as Navarrete, is a small municipality in the Dominican Republic northwestern section, created in 1956. It lies approximately from Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic's second largest city...
|| Maite Reynosa Xavier || 24 || 1.79 || Santiago de los Caballeros
Santiago de los Caballeros
Santiago de los Caballeros is a city in the Dominican Republic. Founded in 1495 during the first wave of European colonization of the New World, today Santiago is the second largest metropolis in the Dominican Republic, located in the north-central region of the Republic known as Cibao valley...
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| Villa González
Villa González
Villa Gonzalez is a municipality of the Santiago province in the Dominican Republic. Within the municipality there are two municipal districts : El Limón and Palmar Arriba.-Demographics:...
|| Sofia Torres Melo || 23 || 1.77 || Santiago de los Caballeros
Santiago de los Caballeros
Santiago de los Caballeros is a city in the Dominican Republic. Founded in 1495 during the first wave of European colonization of the New World, today Santiago is the second largest metropolis in the Dominican Republic, located in the north-central region of the Republic known as Cibao valley...
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External links
- http://www.pageantopolis.com/international/banana.htm
- http://www.pageantopolis.com/international/Coffee_1992.htm
- http://www.pageantopolis.com/international/nuestra_belleza.htm