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.
Home Country Guides Dominican Republic. The Dominican Republic is a melting pot of the Spanish colonists, African slaves, and Taino Indians. This can be seen in the physical characteristics with around 80% being brown skinned (mulatto), and the rest being white or black. There is a desire to be whiter, and most of the rich Dominicans are paler skinned.