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8 unusual facts about Samaná Province


1946 Dominican Republic earthquake

The 1946 Dominican Republic earthquake occurred on August 4, 1946 at 17:51 UTC near Samaná, Dominican Republic.

Ciboney languages

These were the Guanahatabey of western Cuba, the Macorix (Mazorij) of southeastern Hispaniola (modern Dominican Republic), the Ciguayo (Siwayo) of northeastern Hispaniola (Samaná Peninsula), and possibly a population in southwestern Hispaniola (modern Haiti, Tiburon Peninsula).

DR-7

The highway reduced the time a trip from Santo Domingo to the Samaná region took from 4 hours and 30 minutes to now less than 2 hours.

The highway starts with the Autopista Las Américas DR-3 (30 km east of Santo Domingo) and ends at the intersection Cruce Rincón de Molinillos, Samaná Province.

On top one can circumvent the very dangerous rural highway from the highway DR-1 near Bonao via San Francisco de Macoris to Samaná, which is one of the most deadly rural highways in the Dominican Republic.

Great Hurricane of 1780

It subsequently turned to the northwest, hitting the island of Mona in the Mona Passage before making landfall near the present-day Dominican Republic province of Samaná.

Lieutenant Hornblower

The Spanish base at Samaná is destroyed, a Spanish privateer and some small craft are captured and Buckland's promotion seems assured.

Samaná Province

Samaná has numerous beaches, and with the 6 November 2006 opening of the new Samaná El Catey International Airport, it is bound to become one of major tourist destinations in the Dominican Republic.


Ana Yorkira Binet

Ana Yorkira Binet Stephens (born February 9, 1992 in Sánchez, Samaná) is a female volleyball player from the Dominican Republic.

HIV/AIDS in the Dominican Republic

According to the 2005 World Health Organization (WHO)/UNAIDS AIDS Epidemic Update, a 2004 study in Puerto Plata, Samana, and Santo Domingo found that 11 percent of MSM were HIV-positive.

Jaime David Fernández Mirabal

Among his career as a doctor, he has worked in Cambita Garabitos in San Cristobal, in Rancho Español and Las Galeras, Samana in the Clinic Rural Montellano Salcedo Hospital, both located in Salcedo.

Yuna River

The main branch of the Yuna continues northeast receiving the Guayabo River on its left bank before traveling east into Samaná Province.


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