Archive for the 'Puerto Plata' Category

Puerto Plata Accommodations

Thursday, January 18th, 2007

There is no dearth of accommodation in Puerto Plata. The vast tourist infrastructure provides more than seventeen thousand rooms and guest houses in the city. The city culture is tourism and you get what you ask. There are private villas on private beaches for those running away from prying eyes and inexpensive dormitories for the […]

Puerto Plata Places of Interest

Thursday, January 18th, 2007

The city of Puerto Plata has a whole gamut of surprises. The central park Parque Luperon, the church of Iglesia de San Felipe and the Amber Museum with relics thousands of year old are few of the destinations within the city. If you like adventure or seclusion or even golf then just head for Playa […]

Puerto Plata The Romance with the Antiquated

Wednesday, January 17th, 2007

Puerto Plata has that majestic look with the Victorian architecture, generally conspicuous by its absence in most of the Dominican Republic. A walk in the city has that romantic charm of pristine cities, those braided motifs, the pastel colors, the building design, and all bring forth the love for art of the Spanish Conquistadors. The […]

Puerto Plata History

Wednesday, January 17th, 2007

At the base of towering Mount Isabel de Torres, situated on the North coast of the Caribbean Island Hispanola, a place described by Columbus as the “fairest land” is the city Puerto Plata of the Dominican Republic. The place enjoys the status of most favored tourist destination in the Dominican Republic. It looks that the […]