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Gurapito Destination Guide

Explore Gurapito in Dominican Republic

Gurapito in the region of Puerto Plata is a town in Dominican Republic - some 103 mi or ( 166 km ) North-West of Santo Domingo , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Gurapito

Current time in Gurapito is now 03:01 AM (Wednesday) . 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, Santo Domingo, Santiago de los Caballeros, San Pedro de Macorís, and San Marcos. 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 Gurapito ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Dominican Republic Trip Part 2 of 2

10:29 min by Reagan59
Views: 4570 Rating: 3.67

My trip to the Dominican Republic in December 2010. Puerta Plata . I stayed at Blackbeard's Resort in Costambar. www.youtube.com ..

Grand Oasis Marien, Puerto Plata, Dominican

0:06 min by Mark Buddenborg
Views: 4462 Rating: 1.00

formerly Coral Marien Resort ..


NEVER STOP EXPLORING VOLUME 5: MUSIC, SPORTS AND POLITICS

10:43 min by DominicanKIDdDR
Views: 3209 Rating: 4.56

NEVER STOP EXPLORING IS A TEAM THAT CONSIST OF MANY INDIVIDUALS THAT ENJOY EXTREME TRAVELING ALL AROUND THE WORLD. THEIR MAIN PURPOSE IS TO EXPLORE NEW ENVIRONMENTS AND EXPERIENCE ENJOYMENT IN SURROUN ..

Aqua Village & Spa

3:50 min by sosuatelevision
Views: 2772 Rating: 5.00

Aqua Village & Spa está ubicado al oeste de la ciudad de Puerto Plata, es un lugar paradisíaco que cuenta con unas instalaciones bellísimas. Construido respetando el medio ambiente y los recursos natu ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 19.80 -70.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 19.80 -70.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 19.80 -70.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Dominican Republic, Populated places established in 1502, Populated places in the Dominican Republic, Puerto Plata Province

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 19.78 -70.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Earthquakes in the Dominican Republic

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 19.61 -70.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Geography of the Dominican Republic, Mountain ranges of the Dominican Republic