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CRAFTS PRODUCTION ZONES
IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

To promote a better understanding of the artisan sector of the country, this section gives a description of
the six production zones of the country and indicates their principal products, cultural and natural resources, as
well as the marketing facilities available in the provinces making up same.

Zone I - Santo Domingo and its three Municipalities (North, East and West), Monte
Plata and San Cristóbal

A great many artisans live in this zone and manufac- Province Monte Plata, there are about four workshops,
ture a wide range of products of different types, with most headed by the Guillén brothers, who produce decorative
artisans engaged in the production of silver jewelry with ceramics with Taíno themes, as a result of the training giv-
Amber and Larimar. en in the crafts center operated by the Spanish Agency
of International Cooperation for Development (Agencia
Due to its historical attractions and firsts, Santo Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo)
Domingo receives thousands of tourists who shop in the - AECID.
Model Market and in the stores located in the Colonial City.

One of the city’s main places of interest is the Casa
de Teatro Crafts Fair, opened from Friday to Sunday in the
Plaza Bartolomé de las Casas in the Colonial City.

To the west, in the community Cambita Garabito,
Province San Cristóbal, they make wood-carvings of birds
(roosters, parrots…) and other animals (fish), which, along
with the butterflies out of coconut shells from Espaillat
Province (Moca) and carved saints from Monseñor Nouel
Province (Bonao), were awarded the Seal of Excellence by
UNESCO in 2006,

The Puello brothers, following the legacy of their de-
ceased father, Don Erasmo, have been pioneers in the
elaboration of these carvings. Other artisans residing and
working here have organized themselves to supply the
constant demand, derived principally from tourism.

North of Santo Domingo, in the community of Yamasá.

Catedral Primada de América,
Santo Domingo.

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