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Up to 15 ft (4.5 m) in length, these crocs can look fearsome, but are in fact much more timid than their African or Australian relatives. They live up to 50 years on a diet of fish, waterfowl, and small mammals, thriving in the protected salt-water environment of Lago Enriquillo.
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A Dominican cross between a thick soup, a gumbo, and a Spanish paella, this mix of rice, chicken stock and spices can be served with chicken or seafood. A slightly less liquid version is called locrio , again featuring rice, vegetables and your choice of meat or seafood.
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Few visitors make it to this deserted spot, a sweeping bay surrounded by rocky and prickly terrain. It’s named after eagles, but there’re more gulls, waders, and pelicans on display.
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The closest thing to a national dish, the so-called Dominican flag doesn’t exactly copy the colors of the nation’s emblem. But, it does provide a nutritious mix of red beans, rice, shredded beef or chicken, salad and avocado, and fried plantain or boiled yucca. This combination is available everywhere, and is extremely filling.
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The charming fishing village, now the venue for an all-inclusive hotel, is situated close to a wonderful white-sand beach (see Playa Baoruco), behind which steep wooded hillsides tumble down towards the sea.
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Watching a Dominican baseball game is as much a social as a sporting experience. The crowds are passionate but good-natured and the match is interspersed with a lot of chat, drinking, and snacks. If you’re interested in this sport, you’ll make new friends (see Baseball).
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Baked sweet potatoes are cooked over embers and scooped out of the skin. Can be eaten either hot or cold.
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Stores or market stalls selling religious and superstitious icons and potions for use in brujería .
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The bright red, purple or pink flowers of this spectacular shrub are in fact, large bracts that surround the small and inconspicuous flowers. A great favorite as a garden plant because it flowers for most of the year, it is actually a native of South America and was imported to the Caribbean.
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A large grouping of eye-catching plants, of which the pineapple is a member, and increasingly popular as exotic indoor ornamentals. Here, they grow wild, either in the ground or sprouting from a tree, shrub, or even from a telegraph post.
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