Puerto Plata Destination Guide
Explore Puerto Plata in Dominican Republic.
Puerto Plata in the region of Puerto Plata with it's 146,000 inhabitants is a town in Dominican Republic - some 100 mi (or 162 km) North-West of Santo Domingo, the country's capital city.
Current time in Puerto Plata is now 12:20 PM (Sunday). The local timezone is named "America / Santo Domingo" with an UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Yasica Arriba, Santo Domingo, Santiago de los Caballeros, San Pedro de Macorís, San Juan de la Maguana or Barrio Pie Del Fuerte. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Puerto Plata, Sabana Grande, Los Ciruelos, Loma del Medio, Las Tejas and El Corozal. We encountered some videos in the web. Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation.
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Carnival Puerto Plata
Carnival in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. Festival parade in colorful costumes. Dancing in the streets. All the RUSH in One Place! DR-Adventures.com
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Upcomming Local Events
A brief summary of interesting events comming up in Puerto Plata during the next days.
Laqueshia Birthday Getaway
Beginning: 08:00 am (08:00).
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Interesting facts about this location
Fortaleza San Felipe
Fortaleza San Felipe is a historic Spanish fortress located in the north of Dominican Republic in the province of Puerto Plata. Is also known as El Morro de San Felipe and was used to protect the City of Puerto Plata from pirates and corsairs. It is located on a hill at the Puntilla Del Malecón, overlooking the Atlantic Ocean; its strategic location protected the entrance to the city's seaport.
Located at 19.79, -70.69 (Lat. / Lng.), less than 1 mi away.
Puerto Plata (city)
San Felipe de Puerto Plata, often referred to as simply Puerto Plata, is the capital of the Dominican province Puerto Plata. The city is famous for resorts such as Playa Dorada and Costa Dorada, located east of San Felipe de Puerto Plata. There are a total of 100,000 hotel beds in the city. The only aerial tramway in the Caribbean is located in Puerto Plata. With it, one can ride up to Pico Isabel de Torres, a 793 meter high mountain within the city.
Located at 19.79, -70.69 (Lat. / Lng.), less than 1 mi away.
Port of Puerto Plata
The Port of Puerto Plata is located in San Felipe de Puerto Plata, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. This is the main harbor in the north coast and it is currently used for cargo operations and several military movements. Although the government is planning to rebuild the old terminal for commercial passenger operations.
Located at 19.79, -70.69 (Lat. / Lng.), less than 1 mi away.
2003 Dominican Republic earthquake
On September 22, 2003 at 00:45 local time, a magnitude 6.4 Mw earthquake occurred close the northern coast of the Dominican Republic. Its epicenter was located at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:19.847|N|70.666|W||||| | |name= }}, near the town of Luperon, Puerto Plata and 40 miles north the city of Santiago de los Caballeros. This earthquake could also be felt in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
Located at 19.79, -70.69 (Lat. / Lng.), less than 2 mi away.
Cordillera Septentrional
The Cordillera Septentrional runs parallel to the north coast of the Dominican Republic, with extensions to the northwest, the Tortuga island, and to the southeast, the Samaná Peninsula where it becomes the Sierra de Samaná. Its highest mountain is Diego de Ocampo, close to Santiago de los Caballeros, with 1,250 metres . There are several small plains between this range and the Atlantic Ocean. Rivers are short and most of them flow to the north.
Located at 19.79, -70.69 (Lat. / Lng.), less than 13 mi away.
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