About Puerto Plata Travel Guide

Moderate sea confronting shoreline lodgings sew the shoreline with world-class windsurfing, swimming and jumping – also whale-viewing. Signifying 'Port of Silver' in Spanish, Puerto Plata was established in 1502, however owes quite a bit of its appeal to pastel-shaded Victorian-time engineering and a great looking shoreline avenue. A well known portal to whatever is left of the North Coast resorts; the mountains, stogie processing plants and earthenware producers out to Santiago; and the wildernesses of Jarabacoa.

Music-doused Puerto Plata is a shelter of ballrooms and bars that draw in salsa groups and merengue stars from the whole way across the Caribbean. (by hull taxi)

Touring: 

Chronicled attractions and social sights in and around Puerto Plata, from the sixteenth century harbor near San Felipe Fort to the Caribbean's solitary elevated tramway. On the mountain a reproduction of Christ the Redeemer (the well known statue in Rio de Janeiro) holds court high above Puerto Plata. Different attractions incorporate the pre-Columbus accumulation at the Taino Art Museum and the Amber Museum; a fine display that incorporates the piece utilized in Jurassic Park.

Features: 

• Ocean World, Cofresi

• Parque Historico La Isabela

• Isabel de Torres National Park

• Playa (Dorada Beach)

• Playa (Maimon Beach)

• Parque Nacional del Este

• Playa (Luperon Beach)

Traveler data:

Dominican Republic Tourism

18-21 Hand Court, London WC1V 6JF, UK

Tel: 020 72427778/Fax: 44-20 74054202

Site: www.godominicanrepublic.com
(by taxi in bradford)

Shopping presentation: 

Named the Amber Coast for its abundant stores of the semiprecious stone, Puerto Plata's shoreline slows down move a diverse scope of golden knickknacks, gems and specialties. In the city, some fine boutiques have some expertise in golden set silver adornments, larimar (a Dominican turquoise) and trimmed velvety blue and infant pink shell. Bits of conch shell are likewise made into adornments. Other privately influenced must-to purchases incorporate stogies, ceramics, espresso, armchairs, cut woods, macramé, Taino antiques, Creole dolls, basketry, Haitian canvases and limestone carvings. Music-cherishing Puerto Plata is likewise an incredible spot to get economical CDs of salsa and merengue – however don't be hesitant to deal.

Eateries: 

Culinary strengths rotate around basic admission that originates from local Antillean and healthy Creole formulas. Dishes have a particularly Latin American flavor with rice, fish, meats and crisp vegetables cooked in light flavors and coconut. Run of the mill dishes go from Sancocho prieto (a thick soup of seven meats, including goat); arros con marisco (fish and rice) and mangu (pounded plantains) – washed down with rum or El Presidente lager. (by bradford taxi)

At the point when to go: 

Hot with tropical temperatures all year with beach front zones being hotter than focal locales. There are two stormy seasons; the heaviest is from May to August and the other is from November to December. Sea tempests may at times happen amid these periods.

Closest goal:
Willemstad. 

Exchange separate:

1.5km (0.9 miles).

Exchange time:

Willemstad.
(by coach hire carlisle)