31 things about Santo Domingo that you didn't know
31 facts about one of the largest cosmopolitian cities in the Caribbean: Santo Domingo
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Santo Domingo is the largest metropolitan area in the Caribbean by population.
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Founded in 1496 by Bartholomew Columbus, the younger brother of Christopher Columbus, Santo Domingo is the oldest continuously inhabited European settlement in the Americas.
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Dominican Republic dictator Rafael Trujillo renamed Santo Domingo after himself in 1936. After his assassination in 1961, Ciudad Trujillo was renamed Santo Domingo.
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Santo Domingo’s Colonial Zone was declared a World Heritage Site by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 1990.
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The Colonial Zone’s grid patterned town plan became the model for other colonial towns in the Americas.
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The Río Ozama is home to the busiest port in the Dominican Republic.
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Dating back to 1502, Calle Las Damas is the New World’s oldest paved street.
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Calle del Conde is a pedestrian-only street that serves as the epicenter of Santo Domingo’s tourism industry.