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Photos of Dominican Republic

The ruin of Hospital San Nicolás de Bari, in the Colonial City of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Built by order of Governor Nicolas de Ovando between 1503 and 1508, it was the first stone hospital and church in the Americas. The hospital, a combination of Gothic and Renaissance architecture, operated from 1522 until the mid-18th century.

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Geography

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Maternal mortality ratio

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Tobacco use

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Environment

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Government

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Merchant marine

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