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Explore La Pena in Dominican Republic
La Pena in the region of Puerto Plata is a town in Dominican Republic - some 111 mi or ( 179 km ) North-West of Santo Domingo , the country's capital city .
Current time in La Pena is now 04:12 AM (Tuesday) . 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: Villa Isabela, Verraco, Santo Domingo, Santiago de los Caballeros, and San Pedro de Macorís. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Villa Isabela . We encountered 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 La Pena ? 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
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
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Hotasa Luperon Beach - Dominican Republic - December 24th 2010 walk into Luperon Town
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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.
Located at 19.72 -70.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
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.
Located at 19.89 -71.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Laguna Salada
This article is about the city in the Dominican Republic. For the dry lake in Mexico, see Laguna Salada (Mexico).
Located at 19.65 -71.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 27 km away
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Information of geographic nature is based on public data provided by geonames.org, CIA world facts book, Unesco, DBpedia and wikipedia. Weather is based on NOAA GFS.