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Q&A-i am trying to find a cheap hotel in or near mao valverde dominican republic?
Question: i am trying to find a cheap hotel in or near mao valverde dominican republic? i am traveling in feburary 2007 Answer: Answer by MariHoney, there are no hotels in that area, you can find motels and places to stay but not in the hotel categories. the nearest area were you can find a decent hotel is Santiago, and that is not so close. I imagine if you are going to that place, you know someone in the area, if you do, ask them to help you find something nice by the time you get there. when i say decent hotel i mean a hotel with facilities and nice…
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Ghost place – Red Forest near Pripyat
The Red Forest, formerly the Worm Wood Forest, refers to the trees in the 10 km² surrounding the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. The name ‘Red Forest’ comes from the ginger-brown colour of the pine trees after they died following the absorption of high levels of radiation from the Chernobyl accident on April 26, 1986. In the post-disaster cleanup operations, the Red Forest was bulldozed and buried in ‘waste graveyards’. The site of the Red Forest remains one of the most contaminated areas in the world today. The Red Forest is located in the zone of alienation; this area received the highest doses of radiation from the Chernobyl accident and the…