Dominican Republic has great women. In art, culture, politics or fashion, the country boasts excellent professionals, not only leaving traces at the national level, but also internationally. The list is long, but there are two of them who have done such impeccable work in Europe that, recently, they have been honored at the Dominican Women’s … Read more
Sharing, decorating eggs with different colors, or filled with almonds and covered in chocolate, and the use of the rabbit symbol is a tradition that has spread over the years in spring, when the resurrection of Jesus, the Christ, Easter Sunday. Some countries, such as Poland, usually take the Catholic Church on Glory Saturday to … Read more
Establishing organic agroforestry systems in all the buffer zones of the protected areas where agriculture is produced is the best alternative to counteract the damage caused in these spaces by human activities. and to reduce extreme episodes of drought such as the one currently suffered by the Dominican Republic. The environmentalist Olmedo León, in charge … Read more
‘Where do you want to go?’ Alexis, my youngest son, asks me when touring Seville with him and Pamela, his niece, (my granddaughter), I say that I am tired of walking. ‘I fancy a panoramic view, on a hop-on hop-off bus.’ A map of the bus shows the route with the main points of attraction. … Read more
According to the dictionary, the term guararey usually means fainting. We Dominicans use it to refer to someone who is comparón, pouring water or ‘pods’ as it is also said in popular language. The fact is that speaking with a colleague, he commented to me in a questioning tone: “Come here, Marta, have you noticed … Read more
What happens when a site takes steps to respect the environment? It becomes a place where Nature is the queen! So it is with Vero Beacha Florida town of about 17,000 inhabitants in the county Indian River County on the Treasure Coast (Treasure Coast) on the Atlantic about an hour north of Palm Beach. Known … Read more
The photos taken by Conrado in the DR: 1938-1944 Conrado was the professional name of the photographer Kurt Schnitzer, a Viennese exile who lived in the Dominican Republic between 1938 and 1944. His extremely interesting photos, which project different places, moments and situations of Dominican life, have been compiled by Constancio Cassá Bernaldo de Quirós … Read more
A fight against climate change compatible with human health should lead people to reduce the intake of foods of animal origin, for example with a maximum of one serving of red meat every fortnight, according to the recommendations of a study prepared by WWF . This is supported by a team of experts from the … Read more
Marine heat waves in surface waters, capable of altering ecosystems, also occur in the depths of the ocean. In an article published in the journal Nature Communications, a team led by NOAA researchers used a combination of observations and computer modeling to generate the first comprehensive assessment of marine heat waves at the bottom of … Read more
“Look, I’m going to tell you the truth, I’m going to tell you this, but don’t let me have fun with the same topic anymore. Everyone ‘chanting’ the same thing, that I am a ‘killing husband’, ‘black widow’, what if this, what if that… They have me crazy about that”. With this sentence, almost “death”, … Read more
