In the heart of the Caribbean, bathed by the waters of the Atlantic on the north coast and by the impetuous Caribbean Sea to the south, there is a peaceful and beautiful country, the Dominican Republic. It is situated between the parallels 17o40' and. 19o56' north latitude and 68o 20'and. 70o01' west longitude from Greenwich Meridian, GMT-4.

The Island of Quisqueya (according to Indios Tainos) or Española (according to Spanish conquerors) or, finally, Hispaniola (according to British and US ancient diplomacy) occupies an area of 77914 square km, which is shared by Dominican Republic (48442) and Haiti.

The capital of the Republic is Santo Domingo de Guzman and it is so much important between the entire country that often Dominican Republic is well know from the name of it's capital. It is the most active and attractive city of the whole Republic. You can find everything you can think of: Sports facilities, Universities, public offices, banks and economics establishment, diplomatic representations, investment advisors, night life, cultural centers, museum, teathres and, of course, the magnificent Colonial Zone the old city that UNESCO declared "Monument of the Humanity" and right there, in the Colonial City, is settled Hispaniola Academia Caribe de Lenguas.

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