Geography and Environment : Dominican Republic

The most important source for bibliography of books and articles concerning the Dominican Republic is the annual Handbook of Latin American Studies (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/) produced by over 130 contributing editors under the editorship of the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress. Additional coverage of journal articles can be found through a subscription to the Hispanic American Periodical Index (http://hapi.gseis.ucla.edu/).   Both the Handbook and HAPI are available in selected libraries in book form.   One of the major aggregators for links to a wide variety of subjects relating to regional resources for Latin America is the University of Texas' LANIC (http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/ca/dr/). Another site one should especially note is the site prepared by the Law Library of the Library of Congress for international and multinational information on their Guide to Law Online (http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/dominican.html).

CARIBBEAN-ON-LINE: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC:MAPS  (http://www.caribbean-on-line.com/dr/drm.shtml)
In this page you will find information about maps in the city and above, also travellers maps and street maps are available.

CENTRO PARA EL DESARROLLO AGROPECUARIO Y FORESTAL  (http://www.cedaf.org.do)
Sitio muy fome.

COUNTRYWATCH.COM  (http://www.countrywatch.com/)
CountryWatch.com provides up-to-date information and news on the 192 countries of the world. Includes a key set of political, economic, and business information for its clients in the form of Country Review and the Country Wire. Country Review provides a political and economic survey for each of the 192 countries of the world, updated continuously online. Country Wire is an online information update from ten international news organizations, as well as periodic data updates from the staff which provides the latest political, economic, corporate and environmental news on a country by country basis as it occurs. Combines breaking country-specific news developments with geopolitical and business background information and data on individual countries. Country Bazaar provides sales information for a selection of country-specific books and music from around the world.

DOMINICAN BLUFF YIELDS COLUMBUS'S FIRST COLONY  (http://muweb.millersville.edu/%7Ecolumbus/data/art/WILFORD3.ART)
Presents the article "Dominican Bluff Yields Columbus's First Colony" by John Noble Wilford, originally published in the "New York Times" on November 27, 1990. Describes the attempt by archaeologists to study the first known European colony established in the Americas in El Castillo, Dominican Republic. Highlights the origins of the Spanish slave trade and the reconstruction of the colony. Notes that the site was christened La Isabela by Spanish explorer Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) in 1494.

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC GEOGRAPHY 2000  (http://www.photius.com/wfb2000/countries/dominican%5Frepublic/dominican%5Frepublic%5Fgeography.html)
The Dominican Republic occupies two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola. This country profile of the Dominican Republic includes information on the country's geography, population, government, economy, communications systems, transportation systems, military forces, and transnational issues. The profile offers access to an image of the flag. Photius Coutsoukis provides the profile as a service of Information Technology Associates, and notes that the 2000 CIA World Factbook is the source of the information.

EDUCACION AMBIENTAL EN REPUBLICA DOMINICANA  (http://jmarcano.vr9.com/)
This pages bring helpful information on environmental and ecological issues of the Dominican Republic. In Spanish.

WORLD TRAVEL GUIDE: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC  (http://www.wtgonline.com/data/dom/dom.asp)
Columbus Publishing offers information on the Dominican Republic, as part of the World Travel Guide. The guide highlights the population, population density, capital, geography, government, language, religion, time zone, and communications of the Dominican Republic.