The Rough Guide to The Dominican Republic explores every corner of the Caribbean's most popular destination, from the largest resort areas to secluded hideaways in the undeveloped hinterlands. The guide is fully up-dated with new colour sections highlighting adventure sports - from kite-boarding to mountain climbing - and Dominican music - fast-paced, irresistibly danceable, and omnipresent across the country. The vibrant capital Santo Domingo is covered in-depth with detailed background information on its historic forts ...
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The Rough Guide to The Dominican Republic explores every corner of the Caribbean's most popular destination, from the largest resort areas to secluded hideaways in the undeveloped hinterlands. The guide is fully up-dated with new colour sections highlighting adventure sports - from kite-boarding to mountain climbing - and Dominican music - fast-paced, irresistibly danceable, and omnipresent across the country. The vibrant capital Santo Domingo is covered in-depth with detailed background information on its historic forts and churches, and the Zona Colonial as well as the best in Dominican museums, restaurants, and nightlife. Along with dozens of restaurant and accommodation reviews, the guide includes detailed coverage of the country's history, wildlife, beaches and outdoor activities, as well as all the essential information you need for the trip of a lifetime. Make the most of your time with The Rough Guide to The Dominican Republic.
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This travel guide reads like it was written by two or more writers: Author A seems to have contributed most of the first 330 pages, author B probably penned the following 50 pages. Both sections are truly informative and factually correct, as far as we could verify. However, while author B?s section delivers a respectful (though not uncritical) review of Dominican history, environment, music and sports, author A seems to harbor personal issues that show up in unneeded disparaging comments about Dominican culture.
For example, the faceless dolls of Higüerito, a uniquely-Dominican doll-making custom, are called ?tacky (p49)?, the Dominican music of merengue is simplified to an ?omnipresent thud (p.39)? and the Latin music superstar Juan Luis Guerra is labeled as a ?bachata crooner (p. 98)?. This last insult would be tantamount to referring to Beyonce or Sting as washed-up lounge singers.
The several cultural insults throughout the first section of the book detract from its otherwise excellent travel information.
Also, the food recommendations are for specifically U.S. tastes. If you come from a different culture, you should not believe them.
Finally, for my part, I found the faceless dolls puzzling and would have appreciated if the book had explained how this custom came about.
