I find it a crazy that a Caribbean country has its own subway system. Kinda shows that Dominican republic is definitely going in the right direction! Getting a cable car across the city is certainly unique and I wish more cities had that! 😂
They also announced they are planning to build line 3 which would go to their airport. They are also building a monorail in their second largest city which is Santiago.
The cable car line is not for touristic purposes, it is to facilitate, those unplanned communities, an easier access to the metro lines. In the mid to late 60's there was a gradual migration, mostly from the rural, poor southern areas of the country, into the city, makeshift dwellings were improvised in empty lots, belonging to the state or private individuals. There was a plan developed by the last administration, an intervention to try to organize the area. The eastern side of the riverbank is cleared of all those houses that can be seen of the western side of the river.
The cable car ride was so amazing. It definitely shows the disparities between the poor and rich. The metro system is pretty impressive and glad it's kept safe with security. The river looks a bit choked with weeds...hopefully things can change for that and the people. Such a beautiful, colorful city.
Congratulations, you got to be on the teleferic and the subway first than me as a Dominican...! By the way, Dominican Spanish language comes from Canarian Island in Spain, and it is beautiful for many reasons you probably can't observe in short period of time. And like in many countries including the USA, it all depends on the cultural level of the person. For example, I invite you to have a conversation with a person such as Juan Luis Guerra, late Oscar de la Renta, Pastor Yesenia Then and many others... On the other hand, the panoramic views shall be more beautiful, but what happened is that Dominican governments have tried to relocate those people under the bridge paying for their properties several times to modernize the area under the bridge. But they usually take the money and later came back to be closer to the city center where they can make living easier. This is creating a social puzzle/dilemma for the good intentions of the Dominican Governments. Well, to be short, Thank You for your interest in knowing the Dominican Republic and for sharing your experience with us. We hope you make more videos showing other beautiful parts of the Dominican Republic (Quisqueya La Bella!) and enjoy all of them. May God bless you and "hasta la vista...!"
HI Matt, the rivers always get dirty after prolonged rainfall, which clear after a few dry days. Amazing views of the city from above. Love the way you could hear the chickens, even from the cable car! Take care, looking forward to the next one.
Nice! Reminds me of those awesome cablecars that they had in Mexico City as well. Such a great way to get out and see parts of the city that most don't bother with.
Brilliant that Matt got to say like so many others i didn’t know this kind of infrastructure existed in the Caribbean (mighty impressive to be fair 👌🏻 and cheap too (mind you that is relative I guess!)) Gliding over the city was a super watch ! Keep safe mate 🙏🏼 ATB Simon 🤠👍
Great video my friend, Matt is really very cheap, and the subway is very similar to the european ones, very nice, and the cable car is wonderful, you can see the city and it is long. It's a shame that the rivers and the beach are as dirty as you say. And I agree with you, many places in the world should learn from Santo Domingo transportation. Have a wonderful day, greetings from Argentina
@SergioElCoyote-Futbol thank you my friend! As others have said, the river was dirty because of the rains but when the weather is good the water is clear! 😁🙏
Very commendable that Santo Domingo should be using a metro and cable car as part of the capital's public transportation system Matt. It didn't look like the carriages of both were defaced by grafitti vandals.
No graffiti, no dirt, no litter, I was very impressed! I couldn't help but think what the cable car might be like with a bunch of rowdy drunken lads on it, a complete nightmare I'd imagine!
Seemed very cheap for what you got there, especially when they will have to pay for security on each coach of the train. Judging by some of the housing I guess some people may get a bit desperate at times so the trains need security. Pretty relaxing and a great way to see Santo Domingo. Funny you should mention the UK winds as we have a storm coming in this weekend with super high winds! 🌬
Los trenes viajan por un entorno muy diferente al del teleférico, los trenes viajan en el centro de la ciudad, mientras que el teleférico es para las personas que viven en las periferia y las zonas arrabalizadas pero te aseguro que es exageradamente muy diferente el entorno por donde ambos cruzan
Certainly a great way to see the city or to commute on. But saying that you felt safe on the metro as there was security in each carriage makes me wonder what happened to make it that way. But at least it's safe now. How many miles was the cable car? Another great video Matt, thanks for sharing.
Santo Domingo has a crime rate a little above New York City but generally crime is centralised in the poorer neighbourhoods. I think in the Americas security presences are generally larger than we're used to in Europe, and guns more normalised. The cable car length is 4.2km altogether so in real money a little less than 3 miles I think!
They are now building a monorail and cable car system in the DR's second largest city Santiago de los Caballeros. Then in the future they want to connect the northern coast to the capital, the idea is to be able to go from Santiago to Santo Domingo in 45 mins on a mixed cargo and passenger train system.
Years ago my friend and myself went to Austria and the cable car was just a single chair with a bar across going up to the mountains, where we had a meal near a church right at the top....and on the way down she took great delight in swinging hers (in front of me) back and forth..😅😮
@@louisescano3961 también están el monorriel de Santiago, los trenes cañeros dominicanos, los trenes cubanos y el extinto sistema ferroviario del Cibao en el norte dominicano que cubría más de 400km
@@no_soy_rubiooh I didn't know that, it's been a few years since I've been..John was born in London, so he knew it really well and we always went for nights out.
Bro you were lucky the security din't catch you filming, they can be annoying ask Luisito Comunica who recently when over a whole situation with the police just for showing to the world the nice things this city has to offer. Also thank you for appreciate this beautiful country ❤️
That river color is due to heavy rains upstream. And yeah, the beaches in Santo Domingo are dirty. If you want to bathe in a beach you have to take a 30 min drive
Shakes fist at rich people and joins the rally! Metro looks spotless and really affordable. Well done poor people, you have the preferred transport. Cable Car looks fun too plus you had it all to yourself! Really get a good feel for the City from the Telefrico! Sediment id say, oh no rubbish too? Those cable cars are very impressive, they should have them everywhere, would really help with congestion and pollution. 👍
@GENerationXplorers haha thanks Nick! I was thinking about the cable cars and whether they'd work in the UK! I'm not sure if they would because of the weather (lots of wind and rain) and because of the amount of people who are using public transport because they've been drinking. Can you imagine 4 West Ham and 4 Millwall fans in one of those cars after 12 cans of Stella? 😅 but certainly could be a good daytime thing!
Loved this. No traffic, drone-type views and a reminder of life's inequality. Maybe you'll have the chance to ride the 30km cable system in La Paz, Bolivia on your route south. You never fail to entertain. Enjoy your 43rd, mate. 🤩
It’s not a super power country, one at the time, don’t rush and they are doing what they believe is right, compare this small country with others which are bigger and more resources, you know what I trying to say
What do you meant with power about my country? First Dominican repúblic is the 5to most rich in the region from América everywhere you will find city rich and poor the same like in USA everything up there isn't good
Still in the continent of North America. Would be pointless saying it's the best metro in Central America and the Caribbean because it's the only metro in Central America and the Caribbean
This is going to blow your mind, the people that live in the very poor homes you saw, are more content than many millions of people that go to a corporate job everyday. I have had the opportunity to talk to those people and also work in corp america, seems the more stuff we own the more slaves we become in society.
Preaching to the choir dude. When I was 21 I went to volunteer in an orphanage in Sri Lanka. The kids there were far happier than the rich ones in the UK. That's when I realised there was something seriously wrong with western society
Dominican Spanish is like every other Spanish country. You should be able to understand everything. But if you only can talk a few words is going to be difficult.
The Dominican Republic is not in the North. It is one of the three bigger islands in the Caribbean Archipielago and about in the center of the American continent. Our spanish is since 1492 and after that Spain stablished itself with different estates and different languages, so our is kept with our own accept but it is not a particular patua as you say it, we still read Cien anos de Soledad, Don Quixote, but we say it Quijote with emphasis on the j no x, no like texas, for us it is Tejas which it is roof, no Mexico it is Mejico, ect. Now, h@!t!@ns do have their own language, which it is Creole o patua and also French because France established in La Isla La Espanola with their African military men, and later brought to the island slaves whom spoke different languages; the island La Española was already a Spanish estate with criollos or mestizos.
No we are center of the continent, it is our lines in the geophysical unles the holandeses who are stealing our maritine litorales are changing it graphically since they changed their names to paises bajosos to steals our soberanias in the waters of the ocean, giving to three little islands o islotes, their colonies the estatus of countries with 500 thousands of habitants and and taking a three quarter parts of the litoral waters as equal to our territorial density of litoral waters, and we are about 12 millions habitants, and it is unifying to in open waters from our open waters of the ocean in from of us.@no_soy_rubio
@@no_soy_rubionorth, in the middle center, between Northamerica and Mejico, it is a line center with and across the other spanish countries. It is a convenious and estrategic division for the usa to control us.
@@neliathen638 There's two continents only named "America", North America, and South America. EVERY country in the world is part of a continent. The conspiracy theories are hilarious to read on TH-cam sometimes. I think you need to go look at an atlas.
I find it a crazy that a Caribbean country has its own subway system. Kinda shows that Dominican republic is definitely going in the right direction! Getting a cable car across the city is certainly unique and I wish more cities had that! 😂
Hay 2 ciudades en el país con teleférico y próximamente se estará inaugurando un metro (de tipo monoriel) en otra (santiago de los caballeros)
We are getting there, gradually advancing into a better country…🤗
@TheJournalofanExplorer really surprised me too in a positive way!
Somos un País Caribeño, pero pensamos como un Continente 😂.
👍🏼🇩🇴Above all, the cable car works for those who have less where the working class and poor use them well in the Dominican Republic.🇩🇴
What an impressive subway system Matt! I had no idea Santo Domingo had such modern transport. Great video!😍Greetings from us.
They also announced they are planning to build line 3 which would go to their airport. They are also building a monorail in their second largest city which is Santiago.
@cristian49537 awesome! All over the city I saw a lot of construction going on, looks like a place that's really getting better, unlike my country!
De dónde es?@@no_soy_rubio
@@VictorManuelCasado de Inglaterra!
They announced an extension of the train system from Santo Domingo to Punta Cana.
Cool cable car and the views were amazing! Every city needs one of those!
@RockyEarthGuy thanks mate! I agree! I don't know why there aren't more of them, great way to travel 😁
Watching your adventures is so awesome top video as always bud 😀
The cable car line is not for touristic purposes, it is to facilitate, those unplanned communities, an easier access to the metro lines. In the mid to late 60's there was a gradual migration, mostly from the rural, poor southern areas of the country, into the city, makeshift dwellings were improvised in empty lots, belonging to the state or private individuals.
There was a plan developed by the last administration, an intervention to try to organize the area. The eastern side of the riverbank is cleared of all those houses that can be seen of the western side of the river.
@louisescano3961 I agree although as a tourist I still found it an interesting and very worthwhile experience 😁
Welcome to my beatifull country dominican repúblic
@randyleon5932 thank you my friend 🙏
The cable car ride was so amazing. It definitely shows the disparities between the poor and rich. The metro system is pretty impressive and glad it's kept safe with security. The river looks a bit choked with weeds...hopefully things can change for that and the people. Such a beautiful, colorful city.
No es contaminación, el río se ve así porque estuvo lloviendo mucho. Es el más caudaloso del país. Normalmente está limpio
❤ 🇩🇴
Congratulations, you got to be on the teleferic and the subway first than me as a Dominican...! By the way, Dominican Spanish language comes from Canarian Island in Spain, and it is beautiful for many reasons you probably can't observe in short period of time. And like in many countries including the USA, it all depends on the cultural level of the person. For example, I invite you to have a conversation with a person such as Juan Luis Guerra, late Oscar de la Renta, Pastor Yesenia Then and many others... On the other hand, the panoramic views shall be more beautiful, but what happened is that Dominican governments have tried to relocate those people under the bridge paying for their properties several times to modernize the area under the bridge. But they usually take the money and later came back to be closer to the city center where they can make living easier. This is creating a social puzzle/dilemma for the good intentions of the Dominican Governments. Well, to be short, Thank You for your interest in knowing the Dominican Republic and for sharing your experience with us. We hope you make more videos showing other beautiful parts of the Dominican Republic (Quisqueya La Bella!) and enjoy all of them. May God bless you and "hasta la vista...!"
I didn’t know anything about Santo Domingo but it seems to me a mix of old charm and modern dynamism. Interesting video 👍👍
It truly is, it has the oldest colonial historic center in the Americas and at the same time it’s the most modern City in the Caribbean
@@raycuevas7577that’s Santo Domingo 🤲
That's really cool and great sharing my friend. Awesome place to see out there.
HI Matt, the rivers always get dirty after prolonged rainfall, which clear after a few dry days. Amazing views of the city from above. Love the way you could hear the chickens, even from the cable car! Take care, looking forward to the next one.
Makes sense, I thought that might be the case! The unavoidable and ubiquitous sound of the cock-a-doodle, even in the cable car there's no escape 😂
Nice! Reminds me of those awesome cablecars that they had in Mexico City as well. Such a great way to get out and see parts of the city that most don't bother with.
Definitely, I was thinking about those when I took this one! I guess the next one after this will be Medellin lol
Muchas gracias Matt por tu impresionante trabajo. Por cierto, a mi también me cuesta entenderlos.
Muchisimas gracias a ti 😁
It's a pleasure to have you in my country 🇩🇴🙌🏻💚
Your content is better than mainstream TV, which I never watch anyway. Thanks for all the fun and info, keep safe down there.
Brilliant that Matt got to say like so many others i didn’t know this kind of infrastructure existed in the Caribbean (mighty impressive to be fair 👌🏻 and cheap too (mind you that is relative I guess!))
Gliding over the city was a super watch !
Keep safe mate 🙏🏼
ATB Simon 🤠👍
Great video,
Thanks for sharing, 😊
Dímelo Yommy Castro!😊
Fantastic video 🎉 very nice share ❤❤❤
Thank you visiting our country, greetings from Puerto Plata. 😍😍😍😍
Great video my friend, Matt is really very cheap, and the subway is very similar to the european ones, very nice, and the cable car is wonderful, you can see the city and it is long. It's a shame that the rivers and the beach are as dirty as you say. And I agree with you, many places in the world should learn from Santo Domingo transportation. Have a wonderful day, greetings from Argentina
Deben estar sucios, llovió un montón
@SergioElCoyote-Futbol thank you my friend! As others have said, the river was dirty because of the rains but when the weather is good the water is clear! 😁🙏
Lovely modern metro. The cable car is amazing! Is this the one you said was 5km long? … Very futuristic in contrast to what’s below. 😊
Thank you for making such a nice video of DR 🎉🎉
Really nice video.👍.
@@henrysantos7160 thank you 🙏
👍 It’s super nice ❤⌚️🌹🌹🌹
I love this video thanks you.
Thank you 🙏
I like this street cars ❤
Very commendable that Santo Domingo should be using a metro and cable car as part of the capital's public transportation system Matt. It didn't look like the carriages of both were defaced by grafitti vandals.
No graffiti, no dirt, no litter, I was very impressed!
I couldn't help but think what the cable car might be like with a bunch of rowdy drunken lads on it, a complete nightmare I'd imagine!
Seemed very cheap for what you got there, especially when they will have to pay for security on each coach of the train. Judging by some of the housing I guess some people may get a bit desperate at times so the trains need security. Pretty relaxing and a great way to see Santo Domingo. Funny you should mention the UK winds as we have a storm coming in this weekend with super high winds! 🌬
Los trenes viajan por un entorno muy diferente al del teleférico, los trenes viajan en el centro de la ciudad, mientras que el teleférico es para las personas que viven en las periferia y las zonas arrabalizadas pero te aseguro que es exageradamente muy diferente el entorno por donde ambos cruzan
A good video ❤❤
Thank you 🙏
Certainly a great way to see the city or to commute on. But saying that you felt safe on the metro as there was security in each carriage makes me wonder what happened to make it that way. But at least it's safe now. How many miles was the cable car? Another great video Matt, thanks for sharing.
Santo Domingo has a crime rate a little above New York City but generally crime is centralised in the poorer neighbourhoods. I think in the Americas security presences are generally larger than we're used to in Europe, and guns more normalised. The cable car length is 4.2km altogether so in real money a little less than 3 miles I think!
@@no_soy_rubioCertainly a beautiful journey irregardless. I bet it's still cleaner than London's tube.
@chrisbentleywalkingandrambling the only clean London tube I've been on was the Elizabeth Line, the day after it opened 😅
Porque mientes de esa manera eso no es verdadero
@@marinoCorcino-tq4sq qué?
They are now building a monorail and cable car system in the DR's second largest city Santiago de los Caballeros. Then in the future they want to connect the northern coast to the capital, the idea is to be able to go from Santiago to Santo Domingo in 45 mins on a mixed cargo and passenger train system.
@@K1ngKrunch very cool!
Gracias por tan lindo video
I keep telling people that DR is the most modern Caribbean island. The subway puts Boston to shame 10 fold lol..I love my country ᕙ(▀̿̿ĺ̯̿̿▀̿ ̿) ᕗ
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Years ago my friend and myself went to Austria and the cable car was just a single chair with a bar across going up to the mountains, where we had a meal near a church right at the top....and on the way down she took great delight in swinging hers (in front of me) back and forth..😅😮
Yeah the ski lifts feel a little bit more like they're going to break at any point 😅
looks a good Metro system nice to hear your experiences
🥸fully viewed🤖Au🦘☑thumbs up👍👍*
My like from this channel too😃👏👏👏👏
Gracias por visitar RD 🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴🙏🙏
Finally, u rode that cable car…interesting that it crosses across the town
Yeah it's a pretty good way to get around, beats being stuck in traffic!
Hello, San Juan, PR has a single line called: tren urbano (urban train, they were the first).
Tren Urbano is not being used much. 🙏
@@Manny4u01 Understood, but needed to clarify that there is another train in the Caribbean Basin.
@@louisescano3961 también están el monorriel de Santiago, los trenes cañeros dominicanos, los trenes cubanos y el extinto sistema ferroviario del Cibao en el norte dominicano que cubría más de 400km
Cual?@@louisescano3961
Ustedes son los #1en todos esos los sabemos,pero el se está refiriendo a República Dominicana no a puerto Rico.
Nice
Ridiculous prices...as you say sooo clean...what a way to see everything, they could do with that in London...😂
I think they've got that one near the o2 arena that just takes you over the other side of the river, probably costs £50 for 5 minutes 😅
@@no_soy_rubiooh I didn't know that, it's been a few years since I've been..John was born in London, so he knew it really well and we always went for nights out.
They don’t usually work when there is hurricane warning.. flood warning..⚠️
Bro you were lucky the security din't catch you filming, they can be annoying ask Luisito Comunica who recently when over a whole situation with the police just for showing to the world the nice things this city has to offer. Also thank you for appreciate this beautiful country ❤️
they have been talking about creating a similar cable car in Rome for 30 years....but that's just talk
Would be fun going over the Colosseum in one of those!
Hola bienvenido 😍🇩🇴😍🇩🇴
It’s like a British trying to speak American English… that’s like Dominican Spanish to Spain Spanish…
Haha I thought it was more like Jamaican/Caribbean English. Brits and Americans can understand each other very well
New subscritor from dominican republic
Gracias 🙌😎
Dominican Repúblic ❤❤❤❤
nice
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Klk amigo 🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴
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That river color is due to heavy rains upstream. And yeah, the beaches in Santo Domingo are dirty. If you want to bathe in a beach you have to take a 30 min drive
Shakes fist at rich people and joins the rally! Metro looks spotless and really affordable. Well done poor people, you have the preferred transport. Cable Car looks fun too plus you had it all to yourself! Really get a good feel for the City from the Telefrico! Sediment id say, oh no rubbish too? Those cable cars are very impressive, they should have them everywhere, would really help with congestion and pollution. 👍
@GENerationXplorers haha thanks Nick! I was thinking about the cable cars and whether they'd work in the UK! I'm not sure if they would because of the weather (lots of wind and rain) and because of the amount of people who are using public transport because they've been drinking. Can you imagine 4 West Ham and 4 Millwall fans in one of those cars after 12 cans of Stella? 😅 but certainly could be a good daytime thing!
Waoo😮❤
No limousines on the streets of Santo Domingo, like its normal 🤦♀️
Loved this. No traffic, drone-type views and a reminder of life's inequality. Maybe you'll have the chance to ride the 30km cable system in La Paz, Bolivia on your route south. You never fail to entertain. Enjoy your 43rd, mate. 🤩
Thanks Roberto, much appreciated! Ohh I'll definitely be doing La Paz!
🇩🇴👍🏼Above all, the cable car works for those who have less where the working class and poor use them well in the Dominican Republic.🇩🇴
It's a great idea for sure!
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It’s not a super power country, one at the time, don’t rush and they are doing what they believe is right, compare this small country with others which are bigger and more resources, you know what I trying to say
What do you meant with power about my country? First Dominican repúblic is the 5to most rich in the region from América everywhere you will find city rich and poor the same like in USA everything up there isn't good
@@rayovalle9399Bien dichooooo. 😊
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North America? How? SD is en The Caribean and Central America Region
Still in the continent of North America. Would be pointless saying it's the best metro in Central America and the Caribbean because it's the only metro in Central America and the Caribbean
There are 23 countries that make up North America, Dominican Republic being one of them. ✌
@@wanderbeard correct!
@@wanderbeard No, dear friend. North America is comprised of only Mexico, USA, and Canada.
@@no_soy_rubio There's one in Puerto Rico (One Line), and Panama, (currently building her second line)
This is going to blow your mind, the people that live in the very poor homes you saw, are more content than many millions of people that go to a corporate job everyday. I have had the opportunity to talk to those people and also work in corp america, seems the more stuff we own the more slaves we become in society.
Preaching to the choir dude. When I was 21 I went to volunteer in an orphanage in Sri Lanka. The kids there were far happier than the rich ones in the UK. That's when I realised there was something seriously wrong with western society
Dominican Spanish is like every other Spanish country. You should be able to understand everything. But if you only can talk a few words is going to be difficult.
Que lo que! I understand Spanish pretty well but find Dominican, Puerto Rican and Cuban have a kind of different Caribbean flavour to them!
Te dicen rubio😅?
Rubio, gringo, güero, guiri, todo 😅
@no_soy_rubio 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣jajjaja que cura
The Dominican Republic is not in the North. It is one of the three bigger islands in the Caribbean Archipielago and about in the center of the American continent.
Our spanish is since 1492 and after that Spain stablished itself with different estates and different languages, so our is kept with our own accept but it is not a particular patua as you say it, we still read Cien anos de Soledad, Don Quixote, but we say it Quijote with emphasis on the j no x, no like texas, for us it is Tejas which it is roof, no Mexico it is Mejico, ect.
Now, h@!t!@ns do have their own language, which it is Creole o patua and also French because France established in La Isla La Espanola with their African military men, and later brought to the island slaves whom spoke different languages; the island La Española was already a Spanish estate with criollos or mestizos.
The two American Continents are North and South America, DR is located in the North ✌️
No we are center of the continent, it is our lines in the geophysical unles the holandeses who are stealing our maritine litorales are changing it graphically since they changed their names to paises bajosos to steals our soberanias in the waters of the ocean, giving to three little islands o islotes, their colonies the estatus of countries with 500 thousands of habitants and and taking a three quarter parts of the litoral waters as equal to our territorial density of litoral waters, and we are about 12 millions habitants, and it is unifying to in open waters from our open waters of the ocean in from of us.@no_soy_rubio
@@no_soy_rubionorth, in the middle center, between Northamerica and Mejico, it is a line center with and across the other spanish countries.
It is a convenious and estrategic division for the usa to control us.
@@neliathen638 There's two continents only named "America", North America, and South America. EVERY country in the world is part of a continent.
The conspiracy theories are hilarious to read on TH-cam sometimes. I think you need to go look at an atlas.
Nuestra Español viene de las islas Canarias, el mismo acento y palabras
I turned so red after you coughed ‘Los Angeles.’ It really is embarrassing how
much wealth is amassed in this city with such an awful transit system.
I actually thought of you when I said it 😅
@ 😂😂 oi vey!