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Candelon Destination Guide
Explore Candelon in Dominican Republic
Candelon in the region of Puerto Plata is a town in Dominican Republic - some 118 mi or ( 190 km ) North-West of Santo Domingo , the country's capital city .
Current time in Candelon is now 06:20 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " America/Santo Domingo " with a UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Vuelta Larga, Verraco, Tamares, Soufflet Grande, and Santo Domingo. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Vuelta Larga . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Candelon ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
snorkeling in paradise island dominican republic,march 2012
filmed on GoPro HERO2 March 28 2012 ..
Riu Mambo Dominican rep 2009 monique.mpg
A cozy evening by the bar ..
Sosua update Sept- Oct.2011
Sosua ..
Luperon, Dominican Republic running of the bulls
A sleepy normal day in Luperon, Dominican Republic and then came the bulls down the main street of Luperon. All the RUSH in One Place! DR-Adventures.com ..
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Interesting facts about this location
La Isabela
La Isabela in the Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic is considered the first formal European settlement in the New World. It was founded by Christopher Columbus during his second voyage in 1493 and named after Queen Isabella I of Castile. This was after discovering that the fort of La Navidad, which he had constructed during his first trip, had been totally destroyed by the native Taino people. The settlement was established to search for precious metals.
Located at 19.89 -71.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Guananico
Guananico is a town in the Dominican Republic, situated in the Puerto Plata Province. It has an area of 58.02 square kilometers and a population of 8,954 of which 3,025 live in the urban part and 5,929 in the rural part. It is the youngest, smallest, and of the smallest population of the eight cities in the province of Puerto Plata.
Located at 19.72 -70.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
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Information of geographic nature is based on public data provided by geonames.org, CIA world facts book, Unesco, DBpedia and wikipedia. Weather is based on NOAA GFS.