Interesting Facts About Dominican Republic That You Might Not Know

1) Famous Swiss chocolate bars Toblerone are made of Dominican cocoa beans.

2) Dominican people still don’t know who are their ancestors, that’s why all Dominican dolls are made without faces.

3) Despite the fact that Dominican Republic is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean sea, this country doesn’t have its own seafood. The biggest number of seafood comes here from the Netherlands.

4) Despite the fact that Dominican Republic is rich for natural resources, local people suffer from poverty. Unfortunately, local people don’t have any properties and can’t benefit from the tourism as well.

5) However, despite all this, Dominican Republic had 2nd place in the rate of the happiest countries in the world. Right now, according to the latest statistics, the 1st place in this rate belongs to Denmark.

6) Local culture is famous for so-called “siesta” and “tranquila”. No one is hurrying up, people just enjoy their lives. If you order a drink in the bar, be ready to wait around 15 minutes, even if the bar is empty.

7) Only here you can find a unique gem - blue amber. However, it’s blue just in the ultraviolet light, from outside it is yellow, like any amber (I was even disappointed a bit). This gem is called Larimar and it has lots of positive qualities.

8) Dominican people love to dance! Literally, everyone dances. Neither age, nor appearance is important. It is completely normal to start to dance in the middle of the street if you like the music. And be sure, others will join you.

9) Dominican people can’t swim. At all. When the waves in the ocean are becoming a bit bigger, they are putting a red flag and quickly leaving the beach. Dominican people are justifying themselves by claiming that they cannot swim because of their body shape (their legs and arms are too short for this). 

Paradise full of exotic fruit!

I found this coco myself on the beach!

No photoshop needed for this natural beauty.

I wanted to look like a Dominican princess :)

Salto El Limon. One of the most beautiful waterfalls in this country. Must visit!

The most popular palm on our beach, every 5 minutes it served for a background of the picture :)

Pink salty lakes. This is a real color!

 On our way to historical places.

In such kind of paradise places selfie is a Must!

Quite often you can find a coconut yourself, but in the majority of cases its milk is not fresh anymore:(  So I definitely shouldn't drink it.

We took a helicopter to see Dominican Republic from the sky.

And it was definitely the best decision!

My @marujordanbikinis swimwear. A truly Dominican brand!

Merging with the nature.

Our hotel had a pool and a lounge area for Adults only.

Here I ate the cheapest and the best mango in my life!

Amphithetre in the historical centre.

Swimming with starfish was one of the coolest events during this trip! However, do not forget that yo cannot take out a starfish from the water for more than 5 seconds! They get dry and they can die! You can take a picture, it is not forbidden, but just be careful with wild animals world.