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Ciudad Colonial
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Ciudad Colonial (Santo Domingo).
Ciudad Colonial (Spanish pronunciation:; lit. 'Colonial City') is the historic central neighborhood of the Dominican Republic's capital Santo Domingo. It is the oldest continuously inhabited European-established settlement in the Americas. The area has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. It is also known as Zona Colonial (Colonial Zone) or more colloquially as "La Zona" (The Zone).