DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Maxicard - Ruins of Sab Fco. de Asis

 A great surprise to received this maxicard from postcrosser Matthew from USA.  He found this card on vacation to the Dominican Republic recently and then he saw the stamp at their postoffice and he make this maxicard! The postmark is there but not so clear to read.  Thanks again Matt!

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Sea View

"The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western three-eighths of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands, along with Saint Martin, that are shared by two countries. Both by area and population, the Dominican Republic is the second-largest Caribbean nation (after Cuba), with 48,445 square kilometres (18,705 sq mi) and nearly 10 million people, one million of which live in the capital city, Santo Domingo." WIKI

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Sea View

Thanks to Melissa for the swap, she used so many beautiful stamps on the card, unfortunately one of them have been torn out!

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Cathedral Primade de America

"The first stone of this cathedral, the oldest in operation in the western hemisphere, was set in 1514 by Diego Columbus, son of the great explorer (the ashes of both father and son are said to have once resided in the chapel's crypt). Construction however didn’t begin in earnest until the arrival of the first bishop, Alejandro Geraldini, in 1521. From then until 1540, numerous architects worked on the church and adjoining buildings, which is why the vault is Gothic, the arches Romanesque and the ornamentation baroque. It’s anyone’s guess what the planned bell tower would have looked like: a shortage of funds curtailed construction, and the steeple, which undoubtedly would have offered a commanding view of the city, was never built." Source here