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Dominican Republic 

Santo Domingo
Cabarete
Las Terrenas
Sosua
Boca Chica
Puerto plata
Luperon
La isabela
La Romana
Boca chica
Puerto Plata City
Playa Bergantin

Boca Chica Restaurants

Boca Marina Club
Calle Duarte No. 12A
Boca Chica
Tel: (809) 523-6702

Café Colonial
Calle Sanchez/San Rafael No. 6
Tel: (809) 23-4770

Chinese Garden
Dominican Bay Resort
Calle Juan Bautista Vicini
Tel: (809) 412-2001

Da Nancy Trattoria
Calle Duarte 16
Boca Chica
Tel: (809) 523-4376

D’Lucien
Calle Duarte No. 1
Boca Chica
Tel: (809) 523-5878

El Pelicano
Hotel Hamaca
Boca Chica
Tel: (809) 523-6506

Hexenkessel Restaurant
Isla Bonita Plaza
Calle Duarte
Tel: (809) 523-6892

Italy Italy
Calle Duarte
Boca Chica

Neptuno’s Club
Boca Chica
Tel: (809) 523-4703

Restaurante Pequeña Suiza
Calle Duarte

Portofino Seaside Café Pizzeria
Calle Duarte 32
Boca Chica
Tel: (809) 523-4660

Terraza Quebec
Calle Juan Bautista Vicini
Tel: (809) 523-4595

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Ese texto fue tomado de "La pasión danzaria", que publicó en 2000 la Academia de Ciencias de la República Dominicana, en Santo Domingo y que redactó Darío Tejada.

Origines del merengue/Origine del Merengue

Merengue es ánimo, merengue es movimiento, merengue es una pareja abrazándose y dando vueltos que los levan al cielo. Se ha dicho que la música dominicana es contagiosa, y verdaderamente, el merengue, nacido en un país pequeño, ha llegado a animar y enriquecer las vidas de gente en el mundo entero. Es contagiosa de manera quq de amor y vida: el merengue es un virus curativo.
España fue parte del mundo cosmopolitano islámico desde 711 hasta la reconquista. las culturas españolas, asiáticas y africanas estaban ligadas en éste mundo. Bilal, el muezzin (cantor) del profeta Hohammad, fue un negro africano. Reconocido como el mejor cantor de su día, Ibrahim Ibn al-Mahdei (779-839) fue hijo de una esclava africana y un padre aristocrático que pasó la mayor parte de su vida en España, donde fundó un movimiento musical de gran influencia. Hasta el año 1492 un estimado de 150,000 africanos (mayormente escavos) residieron en España. Siendo parte del nexo cosmopolitano afro-asiático, los españoles estaban listos para la interacción con los africanos cuando conocieron América; un rico sancocho africano-español creció en Santo Domingo. En cuanto a la vida musical, la parte negra predominó, creando una música afro-criolla.
El merengue surgió como una transformación afro-americana de la contradanza europea. Otras transformaciones de la contradanza incluyen el danzón cubano y el ragtime estadounidense. El término "merengue" (en francés "meringue" y en creole "mereng") se aplica a géneros estilísticamente distintos en Haití, Venezuela y Colombia. Así, el merengue dominicano es parte de una familia de bailes generalizada en el Caribe. El antihaitianismo que persiste entre muchos dominicanos se manifiesta en el hecho de que algunos investigadores dominicanos casi han ignorado el merengue de su vecino país. La investigación del merengue haitiano pudiera enriquecer la investigación de la música dominicana por ejemplo, mientras la relación entre el merengue y la contradanza es clara, cuando uno considera el caso del merengue haitiano (los fuentes históricas haitianas demuestran dicha vinculación), la relación entre el merengue dominicano y la contradanza fue ofuscada por muchos años. El hecho de que el merengue es el baile nacional tanto de Haití como de la República Dominicana refleja semejanzas de las culturas de los dos países de la isla Quisqueya.
El merengue dominicano, como los merengues haitiano y venezolano, surgió en los salones a mediados del siglo XIX como derivativo de la contradanza, Imitando la buena sociedad, los campesinos de las varias regiones de la isla transformaron el merengue de contradanza a sus propias maneras, utilizando estéticas e instrumentos musicales propios de sus culturas regionales. Lo que hoy en día se llama "el merengue dominicano" viene de una región de la República Dominicana, el Cibao. Otras regiones del país, y de Quisqueya entera, han tenido sus propias formas de merengue. Los otros merengues no se parecen al merengue cibaeño en el estilo musical ni en el estilo coreográfico. Los diferentes estilos de merengue son: 1) el merengue de atabales (en el Este), 2) el merengue palo echa'o, también llamado pri-prí (en Villa Mella), 3) el merengue redondo (en Samaná), y 4) el merengue cibaeño (en el Cibao).
Durante años el merengue popular ha admitido muchas influencias foráneas, sufriendo muchos cambios en su estilo musical. Por eso se ha dicho que el merengue ha "degenerado." Papa Molina, el líder de una de las mejores orquestas de los años 1950s, indica que la música popular de Estados Unidos siempre ha cambiado su nombre cuando su estilo musical ha cambiado, y opina que "un género musical no puede evolucionar cuando la célula ritmica cambia, el género cambia, y su nombre debe cambiar." Sin embargo, se debe notar que muchas veces, nombres de géneros musicales se aplican a tipos de música que son estilísticamente distintos. El son cubano no suena como el son mejicano, y el merengue venezolano no se parece al merengue cibaeño dominicano, que tampoco se parece el merengue palo echa'o dominicano (el pri-prí). Quizás los dominicanos no han cambiado el nombre de su música popular precisamente porque el merengue se ha convertido en un foro para promover la identidad nacional. La colonia dominicana en Estados Unidos creció rápidamente después de los años 1960s y los dominicanos ausentes usaron el merengue como una estrategia para fomentar su cohesión social en el ambiente foráneo.

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Boca chica Travel Guide
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Boca Chica has fantastic accommodations, cheap food, lush mountain scenery, exciting music, Las Vegas type entertainment, and pristine beaches. Santo Domingo International Airport is only an hour and a half from Miami and three and a half from New York-- a short hop for the excitement potential of the Far East! Good roads and simple directions make this an easy country to explore for the solo male.

There are many other things to do at this beach resort. One of the best beaches in the Caribbean is here, with two islands in the bay, to swim, sail board, or boat. The water is as clear as the Bahamas and the climate is perfect. Nearby is also La Romana, an international city with a great sports resort, Casa de Campo. A little farther east is Bayahibe Beach, one of the five most beautiful beaches in the world, mainly known only to Dominican locals. This is a great place to take your new female companion, as directions are tricky and a guide is preferred! Of course, Santo Domingo, the islands capital, is only 30 minutes to the west. Many tourists use Boca Chica as their base, due to its gorgeous beach and laid back atmosphere, to explore this colonial city.

Santo Domingo, one of the oldest cities in the western hemisphere, has beautiful colonial ruins, great shopping, Las Vegas type entertainment and casinos, and the Malecon (boardwalk) on the weekends is an all night party. My choice of hotels here is the Jaragua Hotel, which has a perfect location on the boardwalk, the best casino and shows, a New York Deli, tennis club, Olympic pool. Now a Ramada's Renaissance affiliate, you can reach them by calling 1-800-331-3542. Oh, behind this hotel is the Lappis bar, where all your dreams can come true for a price. Unlike the Boca amateurs, these girls are on a take out basis after you pay a hefty bar charge. Inside tips

Here are a few special tips to make your trip more fun with less hassles! First, if you want to save a great deal of money, go after April 15, when the low season starts and hotels drop rates 50%. The weather is the same, just a little more rain in the evening! Second, when you change money upon arrival at the airport, keep the receipt, since when you want to change back to dollars at the airport before leaving, you must show your receipt. If you lose it, ask a luggage handler or cab driver for dollars--although you'll get an awful exchange rate from them. It's better than having worthless Dominican pesos in the U.S.

In my opinion, the Dominican Republic is the best and most under-rated island in the Caribbean. It has everything a single male traveller could want or even dream of!

is Boca Chica is better than ever! The new deluxe Hamaca hotel is in full operation and has brought a touch of respectability to Boca Chica. The hotel ( part of the AMHSA chain - U.S. 1-800-945-0792) is as gorgeous as any deluxe property in Hawaii. If you enjoy first class, then this hotel is for you. It is now one of the three best hotels in the Dominican Republic ( others being the "Ramada Juragua" in Santo Domingo and the "Sand Castle" in Sosua) with its own private beach, four restaurants (you can book an all-inclusive package) two pools, four clay tennis courts (with two pros) and the most perfect location in Boca Chica -- on a slight bluff overlooking the best part of Boca Chica beach. It is only a few feet to the bars, discos, and whatever that makes this beach resort so popular with men. The bad news is no outside guests are allowed , even to use the pool. Soon this hotel will become part of the Interval time-share network, so look for special promotions. A good second choice is the Sunset Beach Club, an old R.C.I. time-share resort and now an all-inclusive hotel catering to the Europeans. For $60.00 a night you get an adequate A/C room plus all meals, daily activities, private sun terrace over the beach, and a nice pool. Call direct...809-523-4580. Oh, it is only a few blocks east of the Hamaca, if you want to play tennis or check out how the upper-crust pass their time. Something in-between is the Meson Isabela (809-523-4224), small apartments with a pretty pool, very clean, and priced under $50.00. Cheaper rooms are available if you don't mind sharing a huge living room with two other bedrooms (dormitory style). Located between the above mentioned two properties. Due to Hamaca five-star property opening, the city of Boca Chica has got their act together-- two years ago there was trash and sewage on the far west end beach, now has manicured Palm trees and daily raked sand. The water is still crystal clear and the night life is the same -- HOT! The new disco

(a remodeled El Partaiso) is the "Mariel" located on the main drag (only a half mile long) and really gets nasty after 11.00 P.M. Actually this disco is a last resort for the single male traveler... by the time midnight has struck, you'll have already been checked into one of the inexpensive (remember, good hotels don't allow visitors) beach bungalows that dot the main drag with your new friend. At night main street closes down and the outside restaurants and bars put their tables and chairs in the middle of the street for the night voyeur. You sip a beer, watch the fashion show, wink at the one you like (guaranteed, she will wink back) and that is that. Warning!

Don't wink or even smile at a girl you're not interested in...not only will it take the rest of the evening getting rid of her but when she sees you're not interested, she will ask for a few dollars for you wasting her time. Pay it (or she'll never leave) and let it be a lesson learned! Men are a prize in Boca Chica. Your last problem

is if you want to negotiate for the immediate hour, the entire night, or maybe the week. If you buy her some clothes or take her on a trip then love is free but like everything else in this world, if you can't wait it will cost. If you still haven't found Miss Right, go to Miriel's, for now the dance floor is full of lonely ladies dancing with each other. They are hoping you'll make their day (night) and approach to dance, flirt or ask them out for the entire evening -- what a life in Boca Chica! If there is a problemwith Boca Chica, it's its size -- by the third night you know every girl and they "all" know you by your first name. Your first love will bug you endlessly not to flirt with her girl friend. If you are a "butterfly" (in Asia, the name Thai ladies associate with men who's eyes & interest wander to a different girl every night) then it is time to move on. The charm of Boca Chica is not only the lay-back attitude of its amateur female population, but because they are so innocent (they do fall in love) they don't want to share the spoils...YOU!

___________Getting There
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Getting to the Dominican Republic and Boca Chica is quite easy. American Airlines has the best connections from the U.S.to Dominican Republic. The international airport, Las Americas, is close to both Boca Chica and Santo Domingo -- about a 25 minute ride to the beach resort and 30 minutes to the capital. If you're planning to rent a car, do it at the airport where every local and world-wide agency is represented! In Boca Chica only McDeals rent a car is available and it is double the price of the airport!

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As for other night life, there are plenty of discos. I recommend El Partaiso, on the East side of town, which is the first to open. Here you'll see quite a bevy of Dominican girls all dressed to the hilt, hoping you'll dance with them as they wiggle on the dance floor...striving for your attention. A common tactic is to bend over, expose a little panty and give you a wink. If you smile back, she'll casually pass your table and ask if she can be seated. Many of these girls are willing to please, and their reward can be anything from a nice place to sleep & dine, a trip to the North Coast, or some clothes and jewelry. Remember, once you buy a girl a drink, you are hers and she won't allow any other female intrusion. Once, I tried to take a picture of the attractive female bartender, and my girl jumped over the counter and started to rip at her clothes! I just watched with horror and amusement! If any one interests you though, your biggest problem will be where to take her. Since the hotels don't allow a disco or beach girl into the rooms, you have to be creative. I don't recommend the beach at night as some girls will suggest -- they're trying to save you some money (maybe an extra tip for them). The best alternative is the beach bungalows that surround the discos and are perfect for that first encounter -- they can be rented by the hour, day, or week and usually are under $20.00 per day. Even if you just want to dance and have no intentions of carnivorous activities, the girls are overly attentive and curious about you! Here are mostly European men and you'll be one of the few Americans! In case you want to lessen the attention, just tell them your wife is waiting for you at the hotel and you just stopped in for a quick drink. Once when I used this technique the girl said, " no problem, she can watch." Yes, this is an marvelous place! Late night action

Around 12.30 PM,a the dance action moves over to the "Main Girl Disco". Here you'll find hundreds of tourists from the surrounding hotels, along with local and vacationing Dominicans. Even if you've had a mid-evening quickie, your date will ask you to take her here for dancing & to meet her friends! You can dance the night away or you might even spot a new love! Watching these gyrating girls dance in their mini-skirts and purposely bending over in their lace panties just to arouse you is enough to make you feel youthful again. Even the bar hostesses and female musicians are available for your pleasure. Just make sure your past date doesn't spot you on the prowl and making a new arrangement! Possibilities never end in BOCA CHICA. Besides women?