Lodging Information

A block of rooms has been reserved for the period of the workshop at the Hotel Plaza Naco, located in the very heart of the financial and commercial center of the city.

Room rates:
- Single standard  - US$102.40 per night
- Double standard - US$112.64 per night

This rate includes local taxes, breakfast buffet, internet access from the room and common areas, safe, and use of the gym.
For reservations meeting attendees can contact Mrs. Jezabel Peralta, email: jperalta@hotelplazanaco.com. Let the reservations agent know that you are reserving a room for the VAMOS/CORDEX workshop in April 2014.

Meals

Breakfast: served in the Restaurante Tropical

Lunch and dinner: served in the Restaurant Festival international or executive lunch option at the Restaurant Suspiros

Passport and visa

It is recommended to check the effective date of the passport and with the office of the Dominican Consulate in your country for visa requirements (where applicable).

Climate

April in Santo Domingo is a month of low activity showers, with normal values of 72 mm. The normal mean temperature is 25.8 ° C, while the normal maximum is 30.3 ° and the normal minimum is 21.4 ° C. The normal relative humidity is 79%.

Money change, Credit Cards

The national currency of Dominican Republic is the Dominican peso (RD $), and the currently money exchange is around RD $ 42.40 per U.S. $ 1.00. The most popular credit cards (Visa, Mastercard) are accepted.

Time Zone

UTC/GMT -4 hours

Electricity

The standard voltage is 110-220 volts, 60 Hz. Typical power plugs is the G type, although M and D types are also used.

Transportation from the airport

Las Américas International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Las Américas) is located in Punta Caucedo, near Santo Domingo. For transportation to Santo Domingo you can use Tourist Taxi SICHALA, see http://www.taxisichala.com/#!home/c169u. The journey takes about 40 minutes and the cost is approximately US$40.

Tourist information

Santo Domingo is the capital city of the Dominican Republic, located on the Caribbean Sea. It is known for being the first European settlement. It has a great historical and cultural heritage.

The Colonial Zone of the city has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO because it has the first buildings of the new world created by the Spanish.

The city has a range of tourist and historic interest. The first buildings erected in America, as The Cathedral of America and the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (first university in the New World) are preserved and still run to this day.

Walking through the Colonial Zone you can find buildings of great beauty. In Calle Las Damas, you can see the oldest colonial buildings in the area, including the Fortaleza Ozama, the Alcázar de Colón, the Hostal Nicolas de Ovando, the Museo de Las Casas Reales, Plaza of Spain. Additional points of interest include Museo del Ambar, Columbus Lighthouse, National Aquarium, Botanical Gardens, Los Tres Ojos, Naval Shipyards Museum, Museum of the Dominican Man.

For more information you can visit:
http://www.godominicanrepublic.com/rd/index.php?option=com_content&view=frontpage&Itemid=1&lang=en

Contact information

Local contact: Jacqueline Estévez
Email: jestevezc@yahoo.com
Mobile: 829-856-6440
Tel: 809-788-1122, ext. 236