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Punta Cana
International Airport (IATA: PUJ, ICAO: MDPC) is a privately owned commercial airport in Punta Cana, eastern Dominican Republic. The airport is built in a traditional Dominican style with open-air terminals with their roofs covered in palm fronds. A number of scheduled and charter airlines
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The main historical attraction in Higüey is the cathedral, which displays the "Virgen de la
Altagracia", a painting brought by Spanish missionaries in the 15th century. The painting was previously kept in the similarly 500-year-old church of San Dionisio, which remains in religious use. Every year on
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participated in and later described the Higüey massacre in which the
Spanish slaughtered natives who surrendered after a short but heroic resistance. Men, women, and children were disemboweled alive; many were tortured by having hands and feet cut off as the Spaniards taunted, while others were
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was appointed the new colony's governor. He assigned Esquivél to subjugate the area, justifying the assignment as payback for a Taino attack (led by
Cotubanamá) on 8 Spanish sailors, which was in turn revenge for Spaniards who slaughtered the Cacique of nearby Saona for sport, setting a battle
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fly to Punta Cana. The airport handled more than 1 million visitors in 2002, making it the busiest airport in the
Dominican Republic. In 2007 Punta Cana received more than 3 million passengers. The operators plan to upgrade the airport, including adding another runway.
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of 1512. However, the law arrived late and by 1519 the Taíno of the Higüey region were already for the most part enslaved, and their numbers had declined to only 1,189 individuals. The
Spanish then brought in African slaves to replace the natives. Nevertheless, the
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to commemorate his election as
President of the Republic in 1912 (shortly before the first American occupation ended his term and he donated it to the miraculous image). The cathedral's treasury also holds a gigantic intricate colonial golden
709:, with consistently high temperatures and substantial rainfall throughout the year. The city has drier periods, with January to March being the driest months, but like other cities and towns with this climate, there is no
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hanged or knifed to death. Reports of this outraged the people back in Spain, with the royal court and its officials trying to regulate the behaviour of colonists. To do this, they issued the
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period, Higüey again became part of the El Seibo región. In 1821, during the brief
Spanish Republic of Haiti, the area tried to protect itself from its much larger neighbors by allying with
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authorized Higüey to display a Coat of Arms by Royal
Privilege, which granted it limited self-government. During the Spanish colonial period, Higüey remained a Parish of El Seibo county.
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people. Perhaps coincidentally, Higüey is located at the island's eastern end, that is to say, in the region that first receives the rays of the sun. Thus the name Higüey might mean
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The current brick cathedral was started in the middle of the 16th century by Can. Mr. Alonso of Rock with the architectural assistance of Simón Bolívar, fifth grandfather of the
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in 1795, and did not regain control until 1809. During this and French rule, Higüey was a district of the Ozama department. After
Spanish forces regained control in the
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lasted until 1916, although the countryside remained extremely poor and actually governed by various aristocratic cliques. Guerillas from El Seibo province fought the
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The old cathedral has a simple exterior, as does the bell tower. Joaquín Alfáu donated the bells in 1864, and a dozen years later paid for marble to pave the floor.
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from 1916 to 1924. The area experienced a few years of relative prosperity before agricultural prices again crashed and further de facto dictatorships began under
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a few kilometers away, or selling tourist products.
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108:Coordinates:
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2596:Las Terrenas
2525:Los Hidalgos
2502:Puerto Plata
2398:Monte Cristi
2355:Río San Juan
2025:Las Guáranas
1977:Restauración
1823:Sabana Yegua
1813:Pueblo Viejo
1652:Puerto Plata
1627:Monte Cristi
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2441:Monte Plata
2406:Castañuelas
2243:Postrer Río
2200:Villa Tapia
2073:Hondo Valle
1919:Las Salinas
1798:Las Charcas
1632:Monte Plata
1496: /
1227:Pope Pius X
689:Villa Cerro
681:Los Rosales
535:España Boba
456: [
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314:Saint Denis
130: /
2988:Categories
2920:Boca Chica
2753:Guayacanes
2730:Vallejuelo
2710:El Cercado
2639:Los Cacaos
2492:Pedernales
2479:Pedernales
2449:Peralvillo
2327:Jima Abajo
2154:Hato Mayor
2144:San Víctor
2063:Comendador
2050:Elías Piña
2040:Villa Riva
1914:La Ciénaga
1909:Jaquimeyes
1899:Enriquillo
1647:Pedernales
1592:Hato Mayor
1572:Comendador
1315:References
1276:Punta Cana
1236:monstrance
1121:(≥ 1.0 mm)
711:dry season
675:San Martín
657:Mamá Tingó
631:La Florida
625:Enriquillo
614:Baja Torre
608:Alta Torre
453:Cotubanamá
399:Cotubanamá
299:Punta Cana
280:Yuma River
202:Population
118:68°42′36″W
115:18°37′12″N
2963:Esperanza
2758:Quisqueya
2515:Guananico
2464:Bayaguana
2350:El Factor
2322:Jarabacoa
2317:Constanza
2289:La Romana
2276:La Romana
2218:Cristóbal
2116:Espaillat
1904:Fundación
1788:Estebanía
1607:La Romana
1402:April 26,
1213:baldaquin
651:Los Sotos
634:La Malena
462:in 1504.
449:Higuanamá
421:Higuanamá
274:, in the
194:Elevation
2955:Valverde
2859:Tamboril
2816:Santiago
2748:Consuelo
2705:Bohechío
2697:San Juan
2573:Matanzas
2510:Altamira
2411:Guayubín
2284:Guaymate
2162:El Valle
2093:El Seibo
2068:El Llano
2030:Pimentel
2015:Castillo
1894:El Peñón
1881:Barahona
1856:Los Ríos
1793:Guayabal
1657:Sabaneta
1587:El Seibo
1562:Barahona
1332:Archived
1298:See also
1281:Bayahíbe
1166:Source:
1114:(56.04)
834:(102.2)
824:(102.2)
819:(100.4)
814:(101.1)
809:(100.4)
672:San José
622:Cambelén
523:Napoleon
308:and the
154:Province
2892:Monción
2806:La Mata
2801:Fantino
2791:Cevicos
2606:Sánchez
2560:Peravia
2530:Luperón
2345:Cabrera
2304:La Vega
2223:Duvergé
2195:Tenares
2190:Salcedo
2010:Arenoso
1994:Sectors
1972:Partido
1962:El Pino
1957:Dajabón
1949:Dajabón
1924:Paraíso
1843:Baoruco
1808:Peralta
1662:Salcedo
1612:La Vega
1582:Dajabón
1484:68°42′W
1481:18°37′N
1242:Airport
1112:1,423.2
1109:(4.48)
1104:(5.99)
1099:(6.30)
1094:(5.29)
1089:(5.56)
1084:(4.64)
1079:(3.99)
1074:(7.21)
1069:(4.15)
1064:(2.82)
1059:(2.63)
1054:(2.98)
1044:(55.4)
1039:(62.2)
1034:(61.2)
1029:(66.4)
1024:(66.4)
1019:(66.4)
1014:(66.2)
1009:(66.2)
1004:(63.1)
999:(61.0)
994:(59.0)
989:(58.1)
984:(55.4)
974:(71.1)
969:(69.3)
964:(70.9)
959:(72.3)
954:(73.4)
949:(73.9)
944:(73.9)
939:(73.4)
934:(71.8)
929:(70.0)
924:(68.5)
919:(67.8)
914:(68.0)
904:(87.8)
899:(84.4)
894:(87.3)
889:(89.6)
884:(90.5)
879:(90.3)
874:(90.3)
869:(90.0)
864:(88.2)
859:(87.3)
854:(86.4)
849:(84.7)
844:(84.4)
829:(91.4)
804:(98.6)
799:(99.3)
794:(98.6)
789:(96.8)
784:(98.6)
779:(96.8)
774:(95.0)
701:Climate
584:Sectors
512:Seville
434:Mastiff
410:Cayacoa
381:History
372:Tourism
354:tobacco
340:Economy
210:415,084
165:Founded
143:Country
2864:Bisonó
2829:Jánico
2824:Baitoa
2588:Samaná
2520:Imbert
2487:Oviedo
2459:Yamasá
2383:Maimón
2261:Higüey
2228:Jimaní
2101:Miches
2058:Bánica
2002:Duarte
1889:Cabral
1866:Tamayo
1851:Galván
1667:Samaná
1602:Jimaní
1597:Higüey
1271:Bávaro
725:Month
678:Savica
666:Sajour
618:Bávaro
364:, and
350:coffee
255:Higüey
96:Higüey
36:Higüey
2839:Puñal
2796:Cotuí
2578:Nizao
2540:Sosúa
2378:Bonao
2360:Nagua
2238:Mella
1992:See:
1861:Neiba
1642:Neiba
1637:Nagua
1577:Cotuí
1567:Bonao
1158:12.9
1155:12.5
1152:12.2
1149:10.3
1146:12.1
1143:11.0
1137:11.4
1125:10.1
1107:113.9
1102:152.1
1097:160.0
1092:134.4
1087:141.2
1082:117.9
1077:101.3
1072:183.1
1067:105.3
764:Year
654:Macao
460:]
417:]
406:]
395:Taíno
366:maize
358:cacao
330:Taíno
2568:Baní
2139:Moca
1929:Polo
1775:Azua
1622:Moca
1557:Baní
1552:Azua
1465:2016
1404:2024
1168:NOAA
1161:124
1140:8.8
1134:8.0
1131:7.1
1128:7.6
1062:71.6
1057:66.8
1052:75.6
1042:13.0
1037:16.8
1032:16.2
1027:19.1
1022:19.1
1017:19.1
1012:19.0
1007:19.0
1002:17.3
997:16.1
992:15.0
987:14.5
982:13.0
972:21.7
967:20.7
962:21.6
957:22.4
952:23.0
947:23.3
942:23.3
937:23.0
932:22.1
927:21.1
922:20.3
917:19.9
912:20.0
902:31.0
897:29.1
892:30.7
887:32.0
882:32.5
877:32.4
872:32.4
867:32.2
862:31.2
857:30.7
852:30.2
847:29.3
842:29.1
832:39.0
827:33.0
822:39.0
817:38.0
812:38.4
807:38.0
802:37.0
797:37.4
792:37.0
787:36.0
782:37.0
777:36.0
772:35.0
761:Dec
758:Nov
755:Oct
752:Sep
749:Aug
746:Jul
743:Jun
740:May
737:Apr
734:Mar
731:Feb
728:Jan
408:and
362:rice
346:reed
181:Area
176:1844
168:1503
68:Seal
1617:Mao
2990::
1392:.
580:.
553:.
458:es
415:es
404:es
360:,
356:,
352:,
348:,
336:.
247:Af
1752:e
1745:t
1738:v
1530:e
1523:t
1516:v
1467:.
1406:.
312:(
257:(
236:3
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