The energy we get from coal today comes from the energy that plants absorbed from the sun millions of years ago. All living plants store energy from the sun through a process known as photosynthesis. After the plants die, this energy is released as the plants decay.
Traditional Clothing. When Christopher Columbus came over to the Dominican Republic he brought some Spanish influence to the traditional clothing worn today such as bright colors like yellow, red, orange. Most of the time they wear summer time clothing like t-shirts, sandals, tennis shoes, flip flops, sweaters, light jackets and blouses. Traditional Clothing.
BATEYES . Batey is what the people living on the sugar cane plantations call the villages or communities where they live. It is sometimes translated into English as âCampâ. There are over 100 bateys in the region we visit and perhaps thousands throughout the Dominican Republic. Bateys are where the Haitian families live. I doubt here are ant Dominicans living in bateys.