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El Castillo Destination Guide

Discover El Castillo in Dominican Republic

El Castillo in the region of Puerto Plata is a town located in Dominican Republic - some 119 mi or ( 192 km ) North-West of Santo Domingo , the country's capital .

Interactive map of El Castillo

Local time in El Castillo is now 03:43 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Santo Domingo " with a UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Verraco, Santo Domingo, Santiago de los Caballeros, San Pedro de Macorís, and San Francisco de Macorís. When in this area, you might want to check out Verraco . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in El Castillo ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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SOSUA BEACH, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

2:47 min by DominicanKIDdDR
Views: 89304 Rating: 4.43

SOSUA IS A SMALL TOWN NEXT TO THE PUERTO PLATA OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. IT IS LOCATED 4 MILES FROM PUERTO PLATA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, THE TOWN IS ACCESSED PRIMARILY BY CAMINO CINCO, OR HIGHWAY 5, W ..

snorkeling in paradise island dominican republic,march 2012

3:18 min by SupraKing2010
Views: 1367 Rating: 4.20

filmed on GoPro HERO2 March 28 2012 ..


Riu Mambo Dominican rep 2009 monique.mpg

1:34 min by mrthei1
Views: 1113 Rating: 5.00

A cozy evening by the bar ..

Sosua update Sept- Oct.2011

5:35 min by David Strecker
Views: 771 Rating: 5.00

Sosua ..


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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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 19.89 -71.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: 1493 establishments, Former Spanish colonies, History of the Dominican Republic, Populated places established in the 1490s, Populated places in the Dominican Republic, Puerto Plata Province, Spanish West Indies, Spanish colonization of the Americas

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 19.72 -70.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Dominican Republic, Populated places in the Dominican Republic, Puerto Plata Province