cyberdragon previously said:

USADR previously said:


Allow me to expand on your post:

-The Cibao is the most populous region.
-The South is the second highest source of indigenous DNA, not to mention the strong Taino influenced campesino culture, in particular the area around San Juan/Azua (this has been posted on Dominican researchers Jorge Estevez's website and also in the Taino thread here on DT)
-I cannot personally comment on every single border town, but due to the negative stigma attached to Haitians, intermarriage with them was frowned upon and/or discouraged. So it did surprise me upon meeting Dominicans from Banica, and looking at videos/pics of that border area, the start difference in phenotype. In my opinion, many of those in that border town look downright like East Indians. I asked about this, but I'll refrain from posting their actual comments to avoid starting an internet flame war. Remmember, their answers are from a campesinos point of view, so it's not sugar coated with PCness.
-Agreed on the Guloya culture centered in San Pedro de Macoris.
-Agreed on the African Americans descendants of Samana, but they were always a very tiny element of that region.

Just to avoid anyone from misundertanding this post (purposely or otherwise), I'm talking about culture/phenotype not 'color'. We have our own Afroinfluenced heritage and ancestry that is seperate and apart from later arrivals like the Cocolos and African Americans.

Chico81 previously said:

I remember a lot of Dominican people when I was younger and I would tell them my family was from Puerto Plata, they would say oh that's where all the rich white people were from and that there weren't any real Dominicans over there. This of course was ridiculous and far from the truth. But my point is many Dominicans aren't the best informed on their own country!!!

I think there are a lot of generalizations on this board. You will find people from all over the color spectrum throughout the country.

divinedominicana previously said:

i have no idea why so much darma about the color of the skin of the people in the video i seen alot of dominicans that look like that i have cousins who are fully dominicans who like like that too

cyberdragon previously said:

Chico81 previously said:

I remember a lot of Dominican people when I was younger and I would tell them my family was from Puerto Plata, they would say oh that's where all the rich white people were from and that there weren't any real Dominicans over there.