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El Fundo Destination Guide

Discover El Fundo in Dominican Republic

El Fundo in the region of Puerto Plata is a place located in Dominican Republic - some 111 mi or ( 179 km ) North-West of Santo Domingo , the country's capital .

Interactive map of El Fundo

Local time in El Fundo is now 06:35 PM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " America/Santo Domingo " with a UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Verraco, Santo Domingo, Santiago de los Caballeros, San Pedro de Macorís, and San Juan de la Maguana. When in this area, you might want to check out Verraco . We discovered 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 Fundo ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Swimming at Ocean World, Puerto Plata. DR.

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Luperon, Dominican Republic running of the bulls

0:26 min by DRadventures
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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 ..


Hotasa Luperon Beach Resort - Dominican Republic - December 24th 2010 walk into Luperon Town

0:44 min by MrGazinga
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Hotasa Luperon Beach - Dominican Republic - December 24th 2010 walk into Luperon Town

3:34 min by MrGazinga
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Interesting facts about this location

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 17 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Dominican Republic, Populated places in the Dominican Republic, Puerto Plata Province

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.

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Located at 19.89 -71.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 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

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.

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Located at 19.80 -70.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Ports and harbours of the Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo, Urban planning in the Dominican Republic

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.

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Located at 19.80 -70.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Forts in the Dominican Republic, Museums in the Dominican Republic

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.

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Located at 19.80 -70.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Dominican Republic, Populated places established in 1502, Populated places in the Dominican Republic, Puerto Plata Province