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  • Aerial view of La Casa del Almirante, or House of the Admiral, the only house owned by Christopher Columbus in the Americas, in the archaeological centre of the Parque Nacional Historico y Arqueologico de La Isabela, or Historical National Park of La Isabela, one of the oldest European settlements in the New World, in Luperon province, on the North coast of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. This is a 2 storey military building with lookout, low walls and a thatched roof. The town of La Isabela was founded in 1493 by Christopher Columbus and a fort, houses, church, warehouses, and an arsenal were built, but the settlement was abandoned in 1496 due to hurricane damage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aerial view of La Casa del Almirante, or House of the Admiral, the only house owned by Christopher Columbus in the Americas, and the Christian cemetery, in the archaeological centre of the Parque Nacional Historico y Arqueologico de La Isabela, or Historical National Park of La Isabela, one of the oldest European settlements in the New World, in Luperon province, on the North coast of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. This is a 2 storey military building with lookout, low walls and a thatched roof. The town of La Isabela was founded in 1493 by Christopher Columbus and a fort, houses, church, warehouses, and an arsenal were built, but the settlement was abandoned in 1496 due to hurricane damage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aerial view of the Christian cemetery from colonial times, on a site originally used as a native burial ground, in the archaeological centre of the Parque Nacional Historico y Arqueologico de La Isabela, or Historical National Park of La Isabela, one of the oldest European settlements in the New World, in Luperon province, on the North coast of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The town of La Isabela was founded in 1493 by Christopher Columbus and a fort, houses, church, warehouses, and an arsenal were built, but the settlement was abandoned in 1496 due to hurricane damage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    DRN_LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_159.jpg
  • Aerial view of the ruins of the Fortaleza de la Concepcion, a defensive fortress ordered to be built in 1494 by Christopher Columbus at Vega Vieja, Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The brick fort was completed in 1502, but most of it was destroyed in an earthquake in 1562. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aerial view of the ruins of the Fortaleza de la Concepcion, a defensive fortress ordered to be built in 1494 by Christopher Columbus at Vega Vieja, Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The brick fort was completed in 1502, but most of it was destroyed in an earthquake in 1562. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    DRN_LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_161.jpg
  • Aerial view of the ruins of the Fortaleza de la Concepcion, a defensive fortress ordered to be built in 1494 by Christopher Columbus at Vega Vieja, Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The brick fort was completed in 1502, but most of it was destroyed in an earthquake in 1562. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    DRN_LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_162.jpg
  • Aerial view of a tobacco plantation in Santiago province, Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The thatched huts are used for drying the tobacco leaves. This region is famous for its production of tobacco and cigars, renowned as the best in the world. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aerial view of sugar cane plantations in Batey las Cejas near Higuey and La Romana, in Eastern Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Boca de Nigua or Nigua sugar mill, 17th century, at San Gregorio de Nigua, near Santo Domingo, in the Dominican Republic, Caribbean. The mill was founded by Marquee De Aranda and later owned by Juan Bautista Ollarazaba, and was an important site for the sugar industry, with a mill, furnaces, boiling room, warehouse, guardhouse, distillery and Spanish colonial buildings. The mill is built in the style of the great Cuban and Haitian mills erected late 18th century. It was the site of the first slave rebellion 1796. Restoration began here in 1978 under Baez Lopez-Penha. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aerial view of Boca de Nigua or Nigua sugar mill, 17th century, at San Gregorio de Nigua, near Santo Domingo, in the Dominican Republic, Caribbean. The mill was founded by Marquee De Aranda and later owned by Juan Bautista Ollarazaba, and was an important site for the sugar industry, with a mill, furnaces, boiling room, warehouse, guardhouse, distillery and Spanish colonial buildings. The mill is built in the style of the great Cuban and Haitian mills erected late 18th century. It was the site of the first slave rebellion 1796. Restoration began here in 1978 under Baez Lopez-Penha. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    DRN_LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_166.jpg
  • Aerial view of Boca de Nigua or Nigua sugar mill, 17th century, at San Gregorio de Nigua, near Santo Domingo, in the Dominican Republic, Caribbean. The mill was founded by Marquee De Aranda and later owned by Juan Bautista Ollarazaba, and was an important site for the sugar industry, with a mill, furnaces, boiling room, warehouse, guardhouse, distillery and Spanish colonial buildings. The mill is built in the style of the great Cuban and Haitian mills erected late 18th century. It was the site of the first slave rebellion 1796. Restoration began here in 1978 under Baez Lopez-Penha. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    DRN_LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_167.jpg
  • Aerial view of the ruins of the Ingenio de Diego Caballero sugar mill, originally owned by Don Diego Caballero de la Rosa, where sugar cane was processed using hydraulic power, at San Cristobal, Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The site includes many colonial era buildings, including the mill, boiling house, ditches and furnaces. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aerial view of the Ingenio de Engombe, or Engombe Sugar Mill, a 16th century Renaissance sugar mill with mansion and chapel, in Santo Domingo Este, a suburb of Santo Domingo, in the Dominican Republic, Caribbean. The mill was used for the manufacture of sugar cane and the quality of the architecture is testament to the importance of the sugar industry in the Caribbean at this time. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aerial view of the Casa Grande de Palave, or Ingenio de Palave, late 16th century colonial mansion owned by an important sugar refining family, in Palave, Manoguayabo, Santo Domingo Este, a suburb of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The site was used for the processing of sugar cane but has fallen into disrepair. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aerial view of the Monasterio de San Francisco, a monastery built 1508 by Spanish Franciscan friars, in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The complex was built under Nicolas de Ovando and it is the first monastery in the New World. The building has been repeatedly damaged by hurricanes and earthquakes and is now in ruins. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aerial view of the Monasterio de San Francisco, a monastery built 1508 by Spanish Franciscan friars, in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The complex was built under Nicolas de Ovando and it is the first monastery in the New World. The building has been repeatedly damaged by hurricanes and earthquakes and is now in ruins. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aerial view of the Monasterio de San Francisco, a monastery built 1508 by Spanish Franciscan friars, in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The complex was built under Nicolas de Ovando and it is the first monastery in the New World. The building has been repeatedly damaged by hurricanes and earthquakes and is now in ruins. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aerial view of the statue of Christopher Columbus covered in pigeons, on the Plaza de Colon, and behind, the Catedral Nuestra Senora de la Encarnacion, or the Basilica Cathedral of Santa Maria la Menor, dedicated to St Mary of the Incarnation, built 1514-35 in Renaissance and Gothic style, in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aerial view of the Faro a Colon, or Columbus Lighthouse, a monument to Christopher Columbus designed by JL Gleave in 1931, and built 1986-92, in Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic, Caribbean. The concrete building is constructed in a cross shape, symbolising the christianisation of the region, and serves both as a museum and a mausoleum holding the remains of Columbus. 157 beams of light are emitted into the sky from the building. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aerial view of the Faro a Colon, or Columbus Lighthouse, a monument to Christopher Columbus designed by JL Gleave in 1931, and built 1986-92, in Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic, Caribbean. The concrete building is constructed in a cross shape, symbolising the christianisation of the region, and serves both as a museum and a mausoleum holding the remains of Columbus. 157 beams of light are emitted into the sky from the building. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    DRN_LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_176.jpg
  • Faro a Colon, or Columbus Lighthouse, a monument to Christopher Columbus designed by JL Gleave in 1931, and built 1986-92, in Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic, Caribbean. The concrete building is constructed in a cross shape, symbolising the christianisation of the region, and serves both as a museum and a mausoleum holding the remains of Columbus. 157 beams of light are emitted into the sky from the building. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    DRN_LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_177.jpg
  • Faro a Colon, or Columbus Lighthouse, a monument to Christopher Columbus designed by JL Gleave in 1931, and built 1986-92, in Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic, Caribbean. The concrete building is constructed in a cross shape, symbolising the christianisation of the region, and serves both as a museum and a mausoleum holding the remains of Columbus. 157 beams of light are emitted into the sky from the building. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Faro a Colon, or Columbus Lighthouse, a monument to Christopher Columbus designed by JL Gleave in 1931, and built 1986-92, in Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic, Caribbean. The concrete building is constructed in a cross shape, symbolising the christianisation of the region, and serves both as a museum and a mausoleum holding the remains of Columbus. 157 beams of light are emitted into the sky from the building. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    DRN_LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_346.JPG
  • Catedral Nuestra Senora de la Encarnacion, or the Basilica Cathedral of Santa Maria la Menor, dedicated to St Mary of the Incarnation, built 1514-35 in Renaissance and Gothic style, high angle view towards the apse, in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The building is also known as the Catedral Primada de America as it is the oldest cathedral in the Americas. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fortaleza Ozama, or Ozama Fortress, a defensive castle built by the Spanish 1502-05 on the Ozama river, in Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The Torre del Homenaje or Tower of Homage is the tallest tower and served as a lookout. The fortress guards the entrance to the port. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fortaleza Ozama, or Ozama Fortress, a defensive castle built by the Spanish 1502-05 on the Ozama river, in Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The Torre del Homenaje or Tower of Homage is the tallest tower and served as a lookout. The fortress guards the entrance to the port. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    DRN_LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_349.jpg
  • Fortaleza Ozama, or Ozama Fortress, a defensive castle built by the Spanish 1502-05 on the Ozama river, in Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The Torre del Homenaje or Tower of Homage is the tallest tower and served as a lookout. The fortress guards the entrance to the port. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    DRN_LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_350.jpg
  • Fortaleza Ozama, or Ozama Fortress, a defensive castle built by the Spanish 1502-05 on the Ozama river, in Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The Torre del Homenaje or Tower of Homage is the tallest tower and served as a lookout. The fortress guards the entrance to the port. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    DRN_LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_351.jpg
  • Fortaleza Ozama, or Ozama Fortress, a defensive castle built by the Spanish 1502-05 on the Ozama river, in Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The Torre del Homenaje or Tower of Homage is the tallest tower and served as a lookout. The fortress guards the entrance to the port. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Alcazar de Colon, or Columbus Alcazar, built 1510-12 in Gothic Mudejar style, under Diego Colon, son of Christopher Columbus, who was 4th Governor of the Indies, in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The building houses the Museo Alcazar de Diego Colon, displaying Gothic and Renaissance European art. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Alcazar de Colon, or Columbus Alcazar, built 1510-12 in Gothic Mudejar style, under Diego Colon, son of Christopher Columbus, who was 4th Governor of the Indies, in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The building houses the Museo Alcazar de Diego Colon, displaying Gothic and Renaissance European art. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Unfinished bell tower and West facade in Plateresque style, of the Catedral Nuestra Senora de la Encarnacion, or the Basilica Cathedral of Santa Maria la Menor, dedicated to St Mary of the Incarnation, built 1514-35 in Renaissance and Gothic style, on the Plaza de Colon in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The building is also known as the Catedral Primada de America as it is the oldest cathedral in the Americas. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ruins of the Fortaleza de la Concepcion, a defensive fortress ordered to be built in 1494 by Christopher Columbus at Vega Vieja, Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The brick fort was completed in 1502, but most of it was destroyed in an earthquake in 1562. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ruins of the Fortaleza de la Concepcion, a defensive fortress ordered to be built in 1494 by Christopher Columbus at Vega Vieja, Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The brick fort was completed in 1502, but most of it was destroyed in an earthquake in 1562. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ruins of a wall of the Fortaleza de la Concepcion, a defensive fortress ordered to be built in 1494 by Christopher Columbus at Vega Vieja, Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The brick fort was completed in 1502, but most of it was destroyed in an earthquake in 1562. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ruins of the Fortaleza de la Concepcion, a defensive fortress ordered to be built in 1494 by Christopher Columbus at Vega Vieja, Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The brick fort was completed in 1502, but most of it was destroyed in an earthquake in 1562. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ruins of the Fortaleza de la Concepcion with arrow slits and tower, a defensive fortress ordered to be built in 1494 by Christopher Columbus at Vega Vieja, Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The brick fort was completed in 1502, but most of it was destroyed in an earthquake in 1562. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Brick wall with an arrow slit at the Fortaleza de la Concepcion, a defensive fortress ordered to be built in 1494 by Christopher Columbus at Vega Vieja, Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The brick fort was completed in 1502, but most of it was destroyed in an earthquake in 1562. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_006.jpg
  • Tobacco plantation in Santiago province, Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The thatched huts are used for drying the tobacco leaves. This region is famous for its production of tobacco and cigars, renowned as the best in the world. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_007.jpg
  • Tobacco plantation in Santiago province, Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The thatched huts are used for drying the tobacco leaves. This region is famous for its production of tobacco and cigars, renowned as the best in the world. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_008.jpg
  • Tobacco plantation in Santiago province, Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The thatched huts are used for drying the tobacco leaves. This region is famous for its production of tobacco and cigars, renowned as the best in the world. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_009.jpg
  • Tobacco plantation in Santiago province, Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The thatched huts are used for drying the tobacco leaves. This region is famous for its production of tobacco and cigars, renowned as the best in the world. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_010.jpg
  • Tobacco plantation in Santiago province, Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The thatched huts are used for drying the tobacco leaves. This region is famous for its production of tobacco and cigars, renowned as the best in the world. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_011.jpg
  • Fortaleza San Felipe, or El Morro de San Felipe, a defensive fortress built 1564-77 to protect Puerto Plata from pirates, in Puerto Plata province, Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. In 1983 the Museo de la Fortaleza San Felipe was opened here, containing military artefacts from the fort's history. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Crenelated tower and cannons at the Fortaleza San Felipe, or El Morro de San Felipe, a defensive fortress built 1564-77 to protect Puerto Plata from pirates, in Puerto Plata province, Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. In 1983 the Museo de la Fortaleza San Felipe was opened here, containing military artefacts from the fort's history. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_013.jpg
  • Lookout gap between crenelations at the Fortaleza San Felipe, or El Morro de San Felipe, a defensive fortress built 1564-77 to protect Puerto Plata from pirates, in Puerto Plata province, Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. In 1983 the Museo de la Fortaleza San Felipe was opened here, containing military artefacts from the fort's history. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_014.jpg
  • Cannons pointing out to sea at the Fortaleza San Felipe, or El Morro de San Felipe, a defensive fortress built 1564-77 to protect Puerto Plata from pirates, in Puerto Plata province, Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. In 1983 the Museo de la Fortaleza San Felipe was opened here, containing military artefacts from the fort's history. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_015.jpg
  • Almacen Real or Royal Warehouse, in the archaeological centre of the Parque Nacional Historico y Arqueologico de La Isabela, or Historical National Park of La Isabela, one of the oldest European settlements in the New World, in Luperon province, on the North coast of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The town of La Isabela was founded in 1493 by Christopher Columbus and a fort, houses, church, warehouses, and an arsenal were built, but the settlement was abandoned in 1496 due to hurricane damage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_016.jpg
  • Almacen Real or Royal Warehouse, in the archaeological centre of the Parque Nacional Historico y Arqueologico de La Isabela, or Historical National Park of La Isabela, one of the oldest European settlements in the New World, in Luperon province, on the North coast of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The town of La Isabela was founded in 1493 by Christopher Columbus and a fort, houses, church, warehouses, and an arsenal were built, but the settlement was abandoned in 1496 due to hurricane damage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_017.jpg
  • Christian cemetery from colonial times, on a site originally used as a native burial ground, in the archaeological centre of the Parque Nacional Historico y Arqueologico de La Isabela, or Historical National Park of La Isabela, one of the oldest European settlements in the New World, in Luperon province, on the North coast of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The town of La Isabela was founded in 1493 by Christopher Columbus and a fort, houses, church, warehouses, and an arsenal were built, but the settlement was abandoned in 1496 due to hurricane damage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_018.jpg
  • La Casa del Almirante, or House of the Admiral, the only house owned by Christopher Columbus in the Americas, in the archaeological centre of the Parque Nacional Historico y Arqueologico de La Isabela, or Historical National Park of La Isabela, one of the oldest European settlements in the New World, in Luperon province, on the North coast of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. This is a 2 storey military building with lookout, low walls and a thatched roof. The town of La Isabela was founded in 1493 by Christopher Columbus and a fort, houses, church, warehouses, and an arsenal were built, but the settlement was abandoned in 1496 due to hurricane damage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_019.jpg
  • La Casa del Almirante, or House of the Admiral, the only house owned by Christopher Columbus in the Americas, in the archaeological centre of the Parque Nacional Historico y Arqueologico de La Isabela, or Historical National Park of La Isabela, one of the oldest European settlements in the New World, in Luperon province, on the North coast of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. This is a 2 storey military building with lookout, low walls and a thatched roof. The town of La Isabela was founded in 1493 by Christopher Columbus and a fort, houses, church, warehouses, and an arsenal were built, but the settlement was abandoned in 1496 due to hurricane damage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_020.jpg
  • La Casa del Almirante, or House of the Admiral, the only house owned by Christopher Columbus in the Americas, in the archaeological centre of the Parque Nacional Historico y Arqueologico de La Isabela, or Historical National Park of La Isabela, one of the oldest European settlements in the New World, in Luperon province, on the North coast of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. This is a 2 storey military building with lookout, low walls and a thatched roof. The town of La Isabela was founded in 1493 by Christopher Columbus and a fort, houses, church, warehouses, and an arsenal were built, but the settlement was abandoned in 1496 due to hurricane damage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_021.jpg
  • Skeleton of a Spanish officer with armed folded across his chest, in a grave in the Christian cemetery from colonial times, on a site originally used as a native burial ground, in the archaeological centre of the Parque Nacional Historico y Arqueologico de La Isabela, or Historical National Park of La Isabela, one of the oldest European settlements in the New World, in Luperon province, on the North coast of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The town of La Isabela was founded in 1493 by Christopher Columbus and a fort, houses, church, warehouses, and an arsenal were built, but the settlement was abandoned in 1496 due to hurricane damage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_022.jpg
  • Christian cemetery from colonial times, on a site originally used as a native burial ground, in the archaeological centre of the Parque Nacional Historico y Arqueologico de La Isabela, or Historical National Park of La Isabela, one of the oldest European settlements in the New World, in Luperon province, on the North coast of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The town of La Isabela was founded in 1493 by Christopher Columbus and a fort, houses, church, warehouses, and an arsenal were built, but the settlement was abandoned in 1496 due to hurricane damage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_023.jpg
  • Christian cemetery from colonial times, on a site originally used as a native burial ground, in the archaeological centre of the Parque Nacional Historico y Arqueologico de La Isabela, or Historical National Park of La Isabela, one of the oldest European settlements in the New World, in Luperon province, on the North coast of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The town of La Isabela was founded in 1493 by Christopher Columbus and a fort, houses, church, warehouses, and an arsenal were built, but the settlement was abandoned in 1496 due to hurricane damage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_024.jpg
  • La Casa del Almirante, or House of the Admiral, the only house owned by Christopher Columbus in the Americas, in the archaeological centre of the Parque Nacional Historico y Arqueologico de La Isabela, or Historical National Park of La Isabela, one of the oldest European settlements in the New World, in Luperon province, on the North coast of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. This is a 2 storey military building with lookout, low walls and a thatched roof. The town of La Isabela was founded in 1493 by Christopher Columbus and a fort, houses, church, warehouses, and an arsenal were built, but the settlement was abandoned in 1496 due to hurricane damage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La Casa del Almirante, or House of the Admiral, the only house owned by Christopher Columbus in the Americas, in the archaeological centre of the Parque Nacional Historico y Arqueologico de La Isabela, or Historical National Park of La Isabela, one of the oldest European settlements in the New World, in Luperon province, on the North coast of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. This is a 2 storey military building with lookout, low walls and a thatched roof. The town of La Isabela was founded in 1493 by Christopher Columbus and a fort, houses, church, warehouses, and an arsenal were built, but the settlement was abandoned in 1496 due to hurricane damage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Beach where Christopher Columbus landed in the New World in 1493 on his second voyage, in the Parque Nacional Historico y Arqueologico de La Isabela, or Historical National Park of La Isabela, one of the oldest European settlements in the New World, in Luperon province, on the North coast of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The town of La Isabela was founded in 1493 by Christopher Columbus and a fort, houses, church, warehouses, and an arsenal were built, but the settlement was abandoned in 1496 due to hurricane damage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Exhibition in the Museum, or Museo de la Isabela, in the Parque Nacional Historico y Arqueologico de La Isabela, or Historical National Park of La Isabela, one of the oldest European settlements in the New World, in Luperon province, on the North coast of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The town of La Isabela was founded in 1493 by Christopher Columbus and a fort, houses, church, warehouses, and an arsenal were built, but the settlement was abandoned in 1496 due to hurricane damage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Map showing the first settlements of the Spanish on Hispaniola 1492-1508, in the museum, or Museo de la Isabela, in the Parque Nacional Historico y Arqueologico de La Isabela, or Historical National Park of La Isabela, one of the oldest European settlements in the New World, in Luperon province, on the North coast of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The town of La Isabela was founded in 1493 by Christopher Columbus and a fort, houses, church, warehouses, and an arsenal were built, but the settlement was abandoned in 1496 due to hurricane damage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Aerial photograph of La Isabela from the 1960s, before its erosion by the sea, showing the original walls surrounding the Casa del Almirante, in the museum, or Museo de la Isabela, in the Parque Nacional Historico y Arqueologico de La Isabela, or Historical National Park of La Isabela, one of the oldest European settlements in the New World, in Luperon province, on the North coast of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The town of La Isabela was founded in 1493 by Christopher Columbus and a fort, houses, church, warehouses, and an arsenal were built, but the settlement was abandoned in 1496 due to hurricane damage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • First printed map of the globe, 1507, by Martin Waldseemuller, 1470-1520, in the museum, or Museo de la Isabela, in the Parque Nacional Historico y Arqueologico de La Isabela, or Historical National Park of La Isabela, one of the oldest European settlements in the New World, in Luperon province, on the North coast of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The town of La Isabela was founded in 1493 by Christopher Columbus and a fort, houses, church, warehouses, and an arsenal were built, but the settlement was abandoned in 1496 due to hurricane damage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mariner's astrolabe, 1587, used for calculating latitude and navigating at sea, found in 1845 on Valentia Island, Ireland, where 3 ships of the Spanish Armada were wrecked in 1588, in the museum, or Museo de la Isabela, in the Parque Nacional Historico y Arqueologico de La Isabela, or Historical National Park of La Isabela, one of the oldest European settlements in the New World, in Luperon province, on the North coast of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The town of La Isabela was founded in 1493 by Christopher Columbus and a fort, houses, church, warehouses, and an arsenal were built, but the settlement was abandoned in 1496 due to hurricane damage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Almacen Real or Royal Warehouse, in the archaeological centre of the Parque Nacional Historico y Arqueologico de La Isabela, or Historical National Park of La Isabela, one of the oldest European settlements in the New World, in Luperon province, on the North coast of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The town of La Isabela was founded in 1493 by Christopher Columbus and a fort, houses, church, warehouses, and an arsenal were built, but the settlement was abandoned in 1496 due to hurricane damage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ruins of the observation tower in the archaeological centre of the Parque Nacional Historico y Arqueologico de La Isabela, or Historical National Park of La Isabela, one of the oldest European settlements in the New World, in Luperon province, on the North coast of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The town of La Isabela was founded in 1493 by Christopher Columbus and a fort, houses, church, warehouses, and an arsenal were built, but the settlement was abandoned in 1496 due to hurricane damage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ruins of houses in the archaeological centre of the Parque Nacional Historico y Arqueologico de La Isabela, or Historical National Park of La Isabela, one of the oldest European settlements in the New World, in Luperon province, on the North coast of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The town of La Isabela was founded in 1493 by Christopher Columbus and a fort, houses, church, warehouses, and an arsenal were built, but the settlement was abandoned in 1496 due to hurricane damage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ruins of the church in the archaeological centre of the Parque Nacional Historico y Arqueologico de La Isabela, or Historical National Park of La Isabela, one of the oldest European settlements in the New World, in Luperon province, on the North coast of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The town of La Isabela was founded in 1493 by Christopher Columbus and a fort, houses, church, warehouses, and an arsenal were built, but the settlement was abandoned in 1496 due to hurricane damage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La Casa del Almirante, or House of the Admiral, the only house owned by Christopher Columbus in the Americas, in the archaeological centre of the Parque Nacional Historico y Arqueologico de La Isabela, or Historical National Park of La Isabela, one of the oldest European settlements in the New World, in Luperon province, on the North coast of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. This is a 2 storey military building with lookout, low walls and a thatched roof. The town of La Isabela was founded in 1493 by Christopher Columbus and a fort, houses, church, warehouses, and an arsenal were built, but the settlement was abandoned in 1496 due to hurricane damage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Christian cemetery from colonial times, on a site originally used as a native burial ground, in the archaeological centre of the Parque Nacional Historico y Arqueologico de La Isabela, or Historical National Park of La Isabela, one of the oldest European settlements in the New World, in Luperon province, on the North coast of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The town of La Isabela was founded in 1493 by Christopher Columbus and a fort, houses, church, warehouses, and an arsenal were built, but the settlement was abandoned in 1496 due to hurricane damage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Museum, or Museo de la Isabela, in the Parque Nacional Historico y Arqueologico de La Isabela, or Historical National Park of La Isabela, one of the oldest European settlements in the New World, in Luperon province, on the North coast of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The town of La Isabela was founded in 1493 by Christopher Columbus and a fort, houses, church, warehouses, and an arsenal were built, but the settlement was abandoned in 1496 due to hurricane damage. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mangroves in the Parque Nacional de los Haitises, or Los Haitises National Park, on the North East coast of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The park was established in 1976 and consists of limestone karst scenery, mountains, subtropical forest and mangrove forests along the coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Beach with palm trees at Las Terrenas, on the North East coast of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Beach with palm trees at Las Terrenas, on the North East coast of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Islands and inlets on the coast in the Parque Nacional de los Haitises, or Los Haitises National Park, on the North East coast of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The park was established in 1976 and consists of limestone karst scenery, mountains, subtropical forest and mangrove forests along the coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Coastal caves in the Parque Nacional de los Haitises, or Los Haitises National Park, on the North East coast of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The park was established in 1976 and consists of limestone karst scenery, mountains, subtropical forest and mangrove forests along the coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Coastal cave in the Parque Nacional de los Haitises, or Los Haitises National Park, on the North East coast of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The park was established in 1976 and consists of limestone karst scenery, mountains, subtropical forest and mangrove forests along the coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Islands in the Parque Nacional de los Haitises, or Los Haitises National Park, on the North East coast of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The park was established in 1976 and consists of limestone karst scenery, mountains, subtropical forest and mangrove forests along the coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Erosion of the limestone forming caves, on the coast in the Parque Nacional de los Haitises, or Los Haitises National Park, on the North East coast of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The park was established in 1976 and consists of limestone karst scenery, mountains, subtropical forest and mangrove forests along the coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Precolumbian petroglyph of the Tainos culture depicting a face, in the Cueva de San Gabriel, created by limestone erosion, in the Parque Nacional de los Haitises, or Los Haitises National Park, on the North East coast of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The park was established in 1976 and consists of limestone karst scenery, mountains, subtropical forest and mangrove forests along the coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cueva de San Gabriel, created by limestone erosion, containing precolumbian petroglyphs of the Tainos culture, in the Parque Nacional de los Haitises, or Los Haitises National Park, on the North East coast of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The park was established in 1976 and consists of limestone karst scenery, mountains, subtropical forest and mangrove forests along the coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mangroves in the Parque Nacional de los Haitises, or Los Haitises National Park, on the North East coast of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The park was established in 1976 and consists of limestone karst scenery, mountains, subtropical forest and mangrove forests along the coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Precolumbian pictogram by the indigenous Tainos culture, in the Cueva de la Linea or Cueva del Ferrocaril, created by limestone erosion, in the Parque Nacional de los Haitises, or Los Haitises National Park, on the North East coast of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The paintings were made using berry juice, mangrove bark, charcoal, manatee grease and bat droppings. The park was established in 1976 and consists of limestone karst scenery, mountains, subtropical forest and mangrove forests along the coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Precolumbian pictogram by the indigenous Tainos culture, in the Cueva de la Linea or Cueva del Ferrocaril, created by limestone erosion, in the Parque Nacional de los Haitises, or Los Haitises National Park, on the North East coast of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The paintings were made using berry juice, mangrove bark, charcoal, manatee grease and bat droppings. The park was established in 1976 and consists of limestone karst scenery, mountains, subtropical forest and mangrove forests along the coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Precolumbian pictogram by the indigenous Tainos culture, in the Cueva de la Linea or Cueva del Ferrocaril, created by limestone erosion, in the Parque Nacional de los Haitises, or Los Haitises National Park, on the North East coast of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The paintings were made using  berry juice, mangrove bark, charcoal, manatee grease and bat droppings. The park was established in 1976 and consists of limestone karst scenery, mountains, subtropical forest and mangrove forests along the coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Precolumbian pictogram of animals by the indigenous Tainos culture, in the Cueva de la Linea or Cueva del Ferrocaril, created by limestone erosion, in the Parque Nacional de los Haitises, or Los Haitises National Park, on the North East coast of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The paintings were made using berry juice, mangrove bark, charcoal, manatee grease and bat droppings. The park was established in 1976 and consists of limestone karst scenery, mountains, subtropical forest and mangrove forests along the coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Precolumbian pictogram of an angry child by the indigenous Tainos culture, in the Cueva de la Linea or Cueva del Ferrocaril, created by limestone erosion, in the Parque Nacional de los Haitises, or Los Haitises National Park, on the North East coast of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The paintings were made using berry juice, mangrove bark, charcoal, manatee grease and bat droppings. The park was established in 1976 and consists of limestone karst scenery, mountains, subtropical forest and mangrove forests along the coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Precolumbian pictogram of a shaman or sorcerer by the indigenous Tainos culture, in the Cueva de la Linea or Cueva del Ferrocaril, created by limestone erosion, in the Parque Nacional de los Haitises, or Los Haitises National Park, on the North East coast of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The paintings were made using berry juice, mangrove bark, charcoal, manatee grease and bat droppings. The park was established in 1976 and consists of limestone karst scenery, mountains, subtropical forest and mangrove forests along the coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Precolumbian pictogram by the indigenous Tainos culture, in the Cueva de la Linea or Cueva del Ferrocaril, created by limestone erosion, in the Parque Nacional de los Haitises, or Los Haitises National Park, on the North East coast of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The paintings were made using berry juice, mangrove bark, charcoal, manatee grease and bat droppings. The park was established in 1976 and consists of limestone karst scenery, mountains, subtropical forest and mangrove forests along the coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Precolumbian pictogram of a dancer by the indigenous Tainos culture, in the Cueva de la Linea or Cueva del Ferrocaril, created by limestone erosion, in the Parque Nacional de los Haitises, or Los Haitises National Park, on the North East coast of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The paintings were made using berry juice, mangrove bark, charcoal, manatee grease and bat droppings. The park was established in 1976 and consists of limestone karst scenery, mountains, subtropical forest and mangrove forests along the coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Precolumbian pictogram of sharks by the indigenous Tainos culture, in the Cueva de la Linea or Cueva del Ferrocaril, created by limestone erosion, in the Parque Nacional de los Haitises, or Los Haitises National Park, on the North East coast of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The paintings were made using berry juice, mangrove bark, charcoal, manatee grease and bat droppings. The park was established in 1976 and consists of limestone karst scenery, mountains, subtropical forest and mangrove forests along the coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Precolumbian pictogram by the indigenous Tainos culture, in the Cueva de la Linea or Cueva del Ferrocaril, created by limestone erosion, in the Parque Nacional de los Haitises, or Los Haitises National Park, on the North East coast of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The paintings were made using berry juice, mangrove bark, charcoal, manatee grease and bat droppings. The park was established in 1976 and consists of limestone karst scenery, mountains, subtropical forest and mangrove forests along the coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Precolumbian pictogram of a heron by the indigenous Tainos culture, in the Cueva de la Linea or Cueva del Ferrocaril, created by limestone erosion, in the Parque Nacional de los Haitises, or Los Haitises National Park, on the North East coast of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The paintings were made using berry juice, mangrove bark, charcoal, manatee grease and bat droppings. The park was established in 1976 and consists of limestone karst scenery, mountains, subtropical forest and mangrove forests along the coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Palm trees on the road to the Mirador de la Ballenas, a viewpoint at Punta Balandra, near Samana, in the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. At this point on the coast there is an observatory. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Palm trees on the road to the Mirador de la Ballenas, a viewpoint at Punta Balandra, near Samana, in the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. At this point on the coast there is an observatory. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Palm trees at the Mirador de la Ballenas, a whale watching viewpoint at Punta Balandra, near Samana, in the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. At this point on the coast there is an observatory. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Palm trees at the Mirador de la Ballenas, a viewpoint at Punta Balandra, near Samana, in the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. At this point on the coast there is an observatory. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bannister Hotel and Yacht Club, Samana, Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Swimming pool at the Bannister Hotel and Yacht Club, Samana, Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Terrace area overlooking the harbour at the Bannister Hotel and Yacht Club, Samana, Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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