Ocoa

First, there has been a big Canadian influence here in Ocoa for several years.

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The priest of the main Catholic Church in Ocoa was Canadian he died just recently and was very active in all the communities surrounding the main town.

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River, the Ocoa estate and the Central Azuano, on the outskirts of

Santo Domingo A Country with a Future Otto Schoenrich

The triangular bay of Ocoa, the second largest of the

Santo Domingo A Country with a Future Otto Schoenrich

The plantations at Azua and Ocoa are watered by irrigation, those of

Santo Domingo A Country with a Future Otto Schoenrich

Two smaller and irregular plains are the arid Bani coastal plain, lying between the Nizao River and the Ocoa, with a length of 25 miles and a width ranging from 3 to 12 miles, and the Azua Valley, winding from Mt. Numero, near the Ocoa, to the Neiba River, a distance of 33 miles with a breadth of from 3 to 30 miles.

Santo Domingo A Country with a Future Otto Schoenrich

Captain Morgan proceeded on his voyage till he came to the port of Ocoa; here he landed some men, sending them into the woods to seek water and provisions, the better to spare such as he had already on board.

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From the port of St. Domingo the coffin was conveyed to the bay of Ocoa and there transferred to the ship San Lorenzo.

The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus Irving, Washington, 1783-1859 1892

Local rescue officials and the U.S. Geological Survey say the earthquake struck at 5:35 a.m. local time Thursday, and its epicenter was six miles deep (10 kilometers) in Ocoa province, 34 miles (55 kilometers) west of the capital of Santa Domingo.

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From the port of St. Domingo the coffin was conveyed to the bay of Ocoa and there transferred to the ship San Lorenzo.

The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II) Washington Irving 1821