Nombre____JohnTibbetts_________________________Fecha___2/28/16______________________

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ProjectInstructionsWorldTravelUnit6
Youhavewona$3500granttovisitaSpanishspeakingcountry.Beforeyoucango,acommitteeneedsto
makesurethemoneywillbespentwiselyoncostsdirectlyrelatedtoyourtravel.Youarepreparingan
informativevisualreportforthem,thatneedstoincludethefollowingdetailsinSpanish.

Eachstudentwillresearchthecountryassignedtohim/her.Youmustincludethefollowingpiecesof
information:

Myassignedcountryis____
RepublicaDominicana
__________________________
Eachstudentwillresearchthecountryassignedtohim/her.Youmustincludethefollowingpiecesof
information:

Mostrecentpopulationcount______
10,478,756
_________________________________(year
completed)__2015_______

Whatformofmonetarycurrencydotheyuse?_____
Dominican
Peso
____________________________________________

Lookuptheexchangerate.Howmuchoftheircurrencywouldyougetifyoutradedin
$100?______
_4,576.02DominicanPesos
________________________________________________________________

Dotheymeasuredistanceinmilesorkilometers?
____
Kilometers
_________________________________________

Listatleast3ofitslargestcitiesAlsolistpopulationofeach.

______
SantoDomingo,2,201,941
________________________________________________________________________

______
SantiagodelosCaballeros,1,200,000
________________________________________________________________________

______
SantoDomingoOeste,701,269
________________________________________________________________________

List3majortouristattractions&brieflyexplainwhatitis.(couldbepopularplacesorevents)

______
SantoDomingoTemple
,mainlytolearnaboutitsownhistory.Itisatempleinthe
Dom.Republic.
________________________________________________________________________

______
CatalinaIsland
,mainlyforitssnorkeling,scubadiving,andseeingthecoralreefs
aroundit.ItisanislandintheDom.Republic.
________________________________________________________________________

______
SamanaBay
,mainlyforitswhalewatching,snorkling,and
________________________________________________________________________

Whattimezoneisthecountrylocatedin?__AtlanticTimeZone,or
UTC4__________________________

Howmanyhoursaheadorbehindourtime?Ex:ifitsmidnighthere,whattimeisitthere?_2:00AM
__________

Totaltimedifference=________2___________hours

ahead
/behind(circleone)

Costofplaneticket
LeavefromtheclosestairporttoSanAntoniowithadirectflighttoyourdestination.You
wantthe
cheapestprice
withthe
leastamountoftraveltime
(includinglayoverordrivetime).Avoidswitching
airlinesunlessabsolutelynecessary.DateyouchoosetoleaveSanAntonio___Mar13,
2016___________________________

Airlinewithleastexpensiveflight:__
AmericanAirlines
_________________________________________________

Totalprice(withtaxesandfees)ofaflighttoyourcountry___
$584($420+$164taxesand
fees)
______________________

Feesforcheckedbaggage?Explain_$40fortwochecked
baggage._______________________________________________

CityAirportflightdepartsfrom:__SAT_______________________timeofdeparture
_6:15______
AM
/PM

Changeplanes?__Miami,Florida_____________________Layoverduration__1hour,15
minutes____________________hours

Changeplanes?_______________________Layoverduration______________________
hours

Arrivaltimeatfinaldestination__1:39______________AM/
PM
Totaltraveltime:__6hours,24
minutes_________hours

Lodging:

Lookathotelsinyourdestinationcity.List2choicesthataredrasticallydifferentfromoneanother.

Nameofhotel___VivaWyndham____________________________Distancefromairport_____72
miles_______________Costpernight(calculateintoUSdollars!)$__97______________Circlethe
statementsthatapply:
bedroomhasprivatebathroom

airconditioninginroom

nonsmoking
room
busto/fromairport

Nameofhotel_____DreamsLaRomana__________________________Distancefromairport____1
hour,22minutes,or70miles________________Costpernight(calculateintoUSdollars!)

$__188______________Circlethestatementsthatapply:
bedroomhasprivatebathroomair
conditioninginroomnonsmokingroombusto/fromairport(Privatetransportation)

Lookatyouthhostelsinyourdestinationcity.

Nameofhostel___IslandLifeBackpackersHostel____________________________Distancefrom
airport___16miles_________________Costpernight(calculateintoUSdollars!)
$___15_____________#ofpeopleperroom?_twotofour______Circletheallthatapply:bedroom
hasprivatebathroom
airconditioninginroom

nonsmokingroom
busto/fromairport

Whichoneisbesttostayin?Explainwhyyoucametothisconclusion:
___TheYouthHostel,because
youcanstaywithotherpeopletoreducecosts,plusitisclosertotheairport,thereforereducingtransportation
costs.Itisalsoclosertomainattractionsanditslocationconvenient.
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
_

Describe3optionstotravelaroundwhileyouarevisitingthecity.Howmuchdoesittypicallycost?

1.
Airportrentalcar$98$199perweek

2.
Moped/Scooterrental$16perday

3.
SantoDomingotaxiservicescostsvarypertrip

Whatrestaurantsareratedhighest?Choose3vastlydifferentrestaurantsinthecitytoeatat.1should
servetraditionalfoodfromthecountry.

1.
ElConucoLocaltraditionalfood.

2.
PuraTascaTopratedrestaurant.

3.
LaResidenceClassiccolonialrestaurant.

Whatplaceswillyouvisit?Givedetailsfromeachofthecategoriesbelow.

Museum
MuseodelasCasasReales.AlsocalledTheMuseumoftheRoyalHouses,thisdates
backto1510,andgoesoverthehistoryoftheRoyalHouses.

Concert
NochedeAdoracin.MusicgroupthatispopularintheDominicanRepublic.

Culturalevent/celebration
MerengueFestival.WeekintheDominicanRepublicwhenthe
streetsarefilledwithmusic,dancing,andfoodstalls.

Historicalsite1
SantoDomingoTemple.Foundedin1496,itsoneoftheoldestEuropean
settlementsexistingintheNewWorld.Itofferslotsofhistoryandguidedtours.

Historicalsite2
AlcazardeColon.OriginallythehomeofDiegoColumbus.Itofferslotsof
historylessons

Outreach/communityinvolvement
HabitatforHumanity.Nonprofitgrouphelpingthosein
need.

outdoor/adventureactivity
CatalinaIsland.Itofferssnorkeling,scubadiving,anditscoralreef
dives.

Internetcafeplacetoreportyourdiscoveriesonline(yourcellphonewillnotwork)
Cyber
Planet.Internetcafewithveryfastconnectionspeeds.Multiplepublicandprivatebooths.