Estebania

Estebania

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subdivision_name = Dominican Republic
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subdivision_name1 = Azua
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"'Estebania" is a small town (population ~10,000) about a 10-minute drive from the city of Ázua de Compostela in the Azua Province of the Dominican Republic. The town is closest to another town named Las Charcas.

The town is growing economically due to the support of Dominican emigrants living in the United States. Most of the emigrants live in New York City, particularly Washington Heights, the Bronx, Queens, and the suburbs of New Jersey and Long Island. However, many others live in Miami, Boston and other parts of the Northeastern United States.

As with most other Dominican towns, baseball is a major pastime in Estebania. Local children play the sport at the town's baseball field, whether by themselves or with a team.

Men in the town are typically farmers, while women are almost strictly housewives. However, women from poorer families work outside the house, either selling fresh produce or as maids in the homes of others. The men take "siestas", when they return from work around noon for lunch and a nap.

A large Haitian population exists in the town, one which remains separate from the native Dominicans, and is largely discriminated against.


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