PUERTO PLATA HISTORY

Puerto Plata oficially known as San Felipe de Puerto Plata is the third lagest city in the Dominican Republic and capital of the province of Puerto Plata .The city was designed in 1496 by the brothers Cristóbal and Bartolomé Colón and founded in 1502 by Fray Nicolás de Ovando. It was named Puerto Plata due to the reflect of the sun over the ocean that makes it shine as silver. 509.01 km2 and a population of more than  400,000. 

Located at the north side of the island with the highest mountain of the area ,Isabel de Torres with more than 800 mts avobe the sea level, having the only cable car of the whole caribbean that rides all the way to the top where you find an imponent Christ the Redeemer statue, a National Park with a tropical garden and the most stunning view of the town from above.

Puerto Plata is a trading city with 2 sea ports; Amber Cove and Taino Bay and 1 international airport Gregorio Luperon POP. We are characterized by a Victorian style  architecture with colored balconies and gingerbread beautiful windows. The city grew under the social and cultural influence of European immigration, which gave a different physiognomy to the other cities in the country. Major income came from agrobussines, tourism, fishing and textiles.