Puerta Plata

Located on the northern coast of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, the province of Puerto Plata is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the Dominican Republic.
Blessed with beautiful stretches of pristine beaches, lush green valleys, and cradled by a chain of majestic coastal mountains, Puerto Plata was described as "the fairest land under heaven" by Christopher Columbus in 1492. Over 500 years later, the province of Puerto Plata has continued to captivate visitors from around the world with an intoxicating potion of Latin American culture, incredible natural beauty and the extraordinary kindness of its people. Because of this more and more people are turning to Puerto Plata for real estate investments in both the residential and the commercial sectors. With rumors of a new cruise ship terminal coming to the port of Puerto Plata wise investors are now looking at this up and coming city as the place to invest.

About Puerto Plata:

The charm of Puerto Plata, the largest city on the North Coast, is enhanced by the extent and variety of its Victorian architecture, unrivaled by any other Dominican city. With 200,000 residents, Puerto Plata is the largest city on the Dominican Republic's North Coast. The center of the town is called Old City and it is here that Puerto Plata's famed Victorian houses and narrow streets can be found. Stylistically, the gingerbread motifs, wooden 'lace' filigree, and pastel colors of its houses and public buildings convey the romantic aura of an earlier time, but functionally they house a tourist-oriented city's businesses, offices, shops, bars, restaurants and clubs. The Puerto Plata region is also known as Amber Coast thanks to large amber deposits in the region.

At the heart of this region, the city of Puerto Plata curves around the base of towering Mt. Isabel de Torres, whose pinnacle can be reached by a cable car system, the only one in the Caribbean, called the teleferico. A manicured botanical garden dominated by an illuminated statue of Christ - a scaled-down version of the one in Rio de Janeiro - crowns its summit. More adventurous types can reach the summit on foot.

History is also preserved here in the imposing San Felipe Fort, built by the Spaniards in the 16th century as protection against seaborne invaders. The fort, which was used as a prison until the 1960's, now houses a fine museum that documents its interesting history. Visitors strolling the city's picturesque streets will also want to take time to see Puerto Plata's extraordinary Amber Museum, the Brugal rum factory and stroll the length of the Malecon, the lively seaside boulevard.

If yiou would like to invest in the Puerto Plata penninsula contact peter@ambercoastrealty.com or go to www.ambercoastrealty.com for details of real estate in the area.

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