Mélange Travel & Lifestyle Magazine January 2019 | Page 258

DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC
POPULATION
SIZE
10 658 751 (2016) 48,442 sq. kilometers
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE CAPITAL CITY
Spanish
CURRENCY
Dominican Peso
(1 US dollar equals 45.66 Dominican Pesos)
Santo Domingo
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE
280 C / 82.0 F
Events
JANUARY 26
Quelonios Festival 2019
An event with an environmental focus, filled
with art, workshops, lectures, conferences,
outdoor activities, cinema, music, yoga,
meditation, as well as local food from
neighboring restaurants. The Festival will be
held in Samaná.
FEBRUARY 8 - 9
Punta Cana Carnival
This carnival has been celebrated for the past 11
years.
FEBRUARY 23 - 28
Master of the Ocean
A unique competition among water sports
enthusiasts, surfing, windsurfing, kitesurfing and
SUP. Click here for details.
MARCH 25 - 31
PGA Tour Event - Corales Punta
Cana Resort & Club Championship
Puntacana Resort & Club is the home of the first
PGA TOUR ever held in the Dominican Republic.
It will again host this event at its exclusive 18-
hole course with its surrounding miles of natural
cliffs and majestic carolina quarries.
© Dominican Republic Ministry of Tourism