Punta Cana Vacations

PUNTA CANA - PARADISE ON EARTH

On December 5, 1492, when Christopher Columbus set his feet on the white sandy beach of the island called "Quisqueya" by the Tainos (meaning "the good") who occupied the land, he thought he entered a paradise: turquoise crystal-clear water, lush emerald-green tropical vegetation, high forested mountains, large river valleys, and very friendly and peaceful local people. The “Indian” population estimated around 600,000. Columbus named the place the island of Hispaniola. Columbus had an admiration for Hispaniola but after his crew discovered gold deposits in the island's rivers, some Europeans wanted to stay there and founded first settlements. The hospitable Tainos were enslaved and over the following 25 years were wiped out. To fill the labour gap for their sugar plantations Europeans began bringing African slaves to the island of the New World. In 1496, Columbus' brother, Bartholomew, was appointed governor of Hispaniola and founded the city of Santo Domingo. However, by 1515 the gold deposits became dry and lots of Europeans left Santo Domingo. The new era of the island began – the era of the pirates of the Caribbean. Starting from the XVII century, the times of a French possession, the western area of the island, called by French Saint Domingue, became the richest colony in the world due to the large sugar plantations. In 1809 the eastern side of the island returned to Spanish rule and on February 27, 1844, it declared independence under the name of "Dominican Republic." The Punta Cana International Airport is one of the busiest and best connected airports in the Caribbean which receives over 4 mil passengers. By the way, the airport was built in 1984 and became the world's first privately owned international airport. The area is best known for its fantastic sandy beaches and balnearios - Latin America seaside resort, typically refers to spa town resorts which offer great food, recreation, sports and entertainment. All but two of over 50 mega-resorts and hotel chains are owned by Europeans. Punta Cana's resort complexes show an eclectic variety of architecture and interior design inspired by Spanish and native Dominican cultures. Punta Cana is one of the most beautiful areas of the Dominican Republic. More that 50 hotels with 30,000 hotel rooms are spread across the East Coast. Punta Cana’s resorts include a variety of restaurant types with amazing selections of dining options, picturesque swimming pools, modern spa-sslons, casinos, on-site weddings, clubs for children with very well trained staff and much more. The Punta Cana area consists almost exclusively of large all-inclusive resorts. Punta Cana has 12 professional golf courses and some of them (e.g. Punta Espada and Teeth of the Dog in Casa de Campo) are among first 50 best golf courses in the world. The hot and humid season lasts from May to October with an average temperature of 30°C. Actually, all year round the weather is fairly consistent with very little rain. The coastline is mildly windy. The ocean waters are mainly shallows.

Majestic Colonial Punta Cana

Majestic Colonial Punta Cana is a really magnificent, luxurious, spectacular and sophisticated 5 star all inclusive resort, the paradise place to relax and enjoy privileged beauty of the Dominican Republic. The new ocean front complex is situated on one of the most beautiful beaches in the world. The size of this resort complex is huge

The Majestic Colonial offers 658 Colonial-style comfortable rooms, a 400m lagoon-style swimming pool, separate children’s pool, spas, fitness center, business center, conference and banquet halls, 7 restaurants, including 5 à la carte restaurants, and 8 bars. It is the ideal place for honeymooners, weddings or families where they can indulge themselves with exquisite cuisines or enjoy the gentle breeze and swimming, or practice their favorite sports. There are plenty of entertainment and things to do. For reservation and information please contact Altair Travel at 416-633-9404

January 18, 2011/ altair / Caribbean Vacations

PUNTA CANA – PARADISE ON EARTH

On December 5, 1492, when Christopher Columbus set his feet on the white sandy beach of the island called “Quisqueya” by the Tainos (meaning “the good”) who occupied the land, he thought he entered a paradise: turquoise crystal-clear water, lush emerald-green tropical vegetation, high forested mountains, large river valleys, and very friendly and peaceful local people. The “Indian” population estimated around 600,000. Columbus named the place the island of Hispaniola. Columbus had an admiration for Hispaniola but after his crew discovered gold deposits in the island’s rivers, some Europeans wanted to stay there and founded first settlements. The hospitable Tainos were enslaved and over the following 25 years were wiped out. To fill the labour gap for their sugar plantations Europeans began bringing African slaves to the island of the New World.

In 1496, Columbus’ brother, Bartholomew, was appointed governor of Hispaniola and founded the city of Santo Domingo. However, by 1515 the gold deposits became dry and lots of Europeans left Santo Domingo. The new era of the island began – the era of the pirates of the Caribbean. Starting from the XVII century, the times of a French possession, the western area of the island, called by French Saint Domingue, became the richest colony in the world due to the large sugar plantations. In 1809 the eastern side of the island returned to Spanish rule and on February 27, 1844, it declared independence under the name of “Dominican Republic.”

The Punta Cana International Airport is one of the busiest and best connected airports in the Caribbean which receives over 4 mil passengers. By the way, the airport was built in 1984 and became the world’s first privately owned international airport.

The area is best known for its fantastic sandy beaches and balnearios – Latin America seaside resort, typically refers to spa town resorts which offer great food, recreation, sports and entertainment. All but two of over 50 mega-resorts and hotel chains are owned by Europeans. Punta Cana’s resort complexes show an eclectic variety of architecture and interior design inspired by Spanish and native Dominican cultures.

Punta Cana is one of the most beautiful areas of the Dominican Republic. More that 50 hotels with 30,000 hotel rooms are spread across the East Coast. Punta Cana’s resorts include a variety of restaurant types with amazing selections of dining options, picturesque swimming pools, modern spa-sslons, casinos, on-site weddings, clubs for children with very well trained staff and much more. The Punta Cana area consists almost exclusively of large all-inclusive resorts.

Punta Cana has 12 professional golf courses and some of them (e.g. Punta Espada and Teeth of the Dog in Casa de Campo) are among first 50 best golf courses in the world.

The hot and humid season lasts from May to October with an average temperature of 30°C. Actually, all year round the weather is fairly consistent with very little rain. The coastline is mildly windy. The ocean waters are mainly shallows.

Majestic Colonial Punta Cana

It is the ideal place for honeymooners, weddings or families where they can indulge themselves with exquisite cuisines or enjoy the gentle breeze and swimming, or practice their favorite sports. There are plenty of entertainment and things to do.

For reservation and information please contact Altair Travel at 416-633-9404

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