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Picture from Carneval La Vega Dominican Republic
LA VEGA , just 30km south of Santiago, started out as one of
Columbus's gold-mining towns. Aside from the ruins of this old settlement,
La Vega Vieja , there's little in today's noisy, concrete city to hold your
attention. However, La Vega's Carnival celebrations in February are generally
acknowledged to be among the most boisterous and authentic in the nation.
A twenty-block promenade is set up between the two main parks, along which
parade platoons of demons in impressively horrific masks , the making of which
is somewhat of a local specialty craft.
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