After Christopher Columbus's arrival on the island in 1492, Santo Domingo became the site of the first cathedral, hospital, customs house and university in the Americas. This colonial town, founded in ...

Genetic testing has finally confirmed the official resting place of Christopher ... as Columbus’. Those remains – which are ...

After Christopher Columbus's arrival on the island in 1492, Santo Domingo became the site of the first cathedral ... Saint Mary of the Incarnation Cathedral, Saint Francois Monastery, Saint Thomas ...

Still, this is a historically significant attraction that houses the purported remains of Christopher Columbus ... website for further details. Santo Domingo must do; Los 3 Ojos, Boca Chica ...

Partially barricaded by stone walls, accented with baroque architecture and lying on cobblestone streets, Santo Domingo's Zona ... (look for the statue of Christopher Columbus).