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Local December 21, 2025 | 11:02 am

It affects days and nights: What changes in the Dominican Republic with the arrival of the winter solstice?

December has a particular air in the Dominican Republic: the days seem shorter, the nights longer, and the usual "friíto" or the Christmas breeze invites you to stay curled up at home. This sensation, far from being just perception, has an astronomical explanation that takes on special relevance every December 21, with the arrival of the winter solstice.<... Read more

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