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El Puerto Destination Guide

Touring El Puerto in Dominican Republic

El Puerto in the region of Puerto Plata is located in Dominican Republic - some 112 mi or ( 181 km ) North-West of Santo Domingo , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of El Puerto

Time in El Puerto is now 06:44 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Santo Domingo " with a UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Villa Isabela, Verraco, Subida del Puerto, Santo Domingo, and Santiago de los Caballeros. Being here already, consider visiting Villa Isabela . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for El Puerto ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Swimming at Ocean World, Puerto Plata. DR.

2:51 min by DAJAO
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Luperon, Dominican Republic running of the bulls

0:26 min by DRadventures
Views: 758 Rating: 5.00

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
Views: 721 Rating: 5.00

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

3:34 min by MrGazinga
Views: 668 Rating: 5.00

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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 14 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 15 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Dominican Republic, Populated places in the Dominican Republic, Puerto Plata Province

Laguna Salada

This article is about the city in the Dominican Republic. For the dry lake in Mexico, see Laguna Salada (Mexico).

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Located at 19.65 -71.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Dominican Republic, Populated places in the Dominican Republic, Valverde Province