Theme Week Dominican Republic – Puerto Plata

28 November 2024 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  10 minutes

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© flickr.com – Ronald Saunders/cc-by-sa-2.0

Puerto Plata, officially known as San Felipe de Puerto Plata; (French: Port-de-Plate) is a major coastal city in the Dominican Republic, and capital of the province of Puerto Plata. The city is a major trading port. Puerto Plata has resorts such as Playa Dorada and Costa Dorada, which are located east of the city proper. There are 100,000 hotel beds in the city. The first aerial tramway of the Caribbean is located in Puerto Plata, in which visitors can ride up to the Pico Isabel de Torres, a 793-meter (2600-foot) high mountain within the city.   read more…

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