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Puerto Plata
Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic · North America
About Puerto Plata
Puerto Plata sits on the route: 20 minutes from Monte Llano.
Puerto Plata is in Dominican Republic, with about 150,000 people. The nearest town is Monte Llano, about 11 km away.
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 Puerto Plata Province. The city is a major trading port as well as a tourism hub; Puerto Plata has resorts such as Playa Dorada and Costa Dorada, which are locatedRead more
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.
The city's history dates back to the early 16th century, when Spanish colonists founded a small colonial settlement in the region. During the first decades of the existence of the Captaincy General of Santo Domingo, the settlement was considered the main commercial and maritime port of the island. In 1605, it was depopulated and destroyed during the Devastations of Osorio to counter raids by privateers and pirates. A hundred years later, the city was repopulated with farmers from the Canary Islands. From 1822 to 1844 the city was under Haitian control. From 1844 on began the period of the republic, in which the city began to recover its maritime and commercial boom. Beginning in 1865, the current Puerto Plata began to be built with much of its current architecture and a popular tourist destination. By the end of the 19th century, Puerto Plata had become important for its cultural, social, maritime, and economic development.
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Puerto Plata is in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, about 11 km from Monte Llano.
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- Population
- 146,000
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- Dominican Republic
- Region
- Puerto Plata
- Timezone
- America/Santo_Domingo
- Coordinates
- 19.7934, -70.6884
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