All Entries Tagged With: "Puerto Plata"

Cable car delivers a picture-perfect outing
Panoramic views unfold as the cable car glides up 2,565-foot mountain.

Find a little of everything on the Malecón
Puerto Plata’s scenic Malecón is a scenic beachfront promenade

Esperanza Spalding headlines 2016 Jazz Festival
The 20th annual Dominican Republic Jazz Festival will Nov. 8-12

Free music education reaches more than 200 North Coast kids
Jazz foundation adds 73 students who were on the waiting list for free classes

New port welcomes 5,000 visitors a week to Puerto Plata
Amber Cove Cruise offers passengers an extensive shore excursion program to enjoy the North Coast

American Airlines adds Charlotte-Puerto Plata flight
The new nonstop operates Saturdays aboard Airbus 319 aircraft.

19th Dominican Republic Jazz Festival delights music lovers
An estimated 12,650 music patrons attended the concerts.

Talented lineup headlines 19th Dominican Republic Jazz Festival
The festival brings five nights of free concerts, Nov. 4-8, to Santiago, Sosúa, Puerto Plata and Cabarete.

Puerto Plata: The Caribbean’s newest cruise destination
More than 250,000 cruise passengers are expected in the first year.

Puerto Plata amphitheater on target for March completion
Adjacent to the San Felipe fortress, the project is reshaping the Puntilla del Malecón

Carnaval festivities return to Puerto Plata
With origins dating to 1520, Carnaval is a tradition inherited from Spanish settlers.

Amber Cove to welcome first cruise ship in October
Carnival Victory will be the first cruise ship to call at Puerto Plata in nearly 30 years.

Ungodly ordeal ends for mighty Neptune
After enduring years of indignities, Neptune rules again from his rocky perch. Photo by Matt Bokor.

Dominican Republic Jazz Festival delights audiences
The event featured four nights of free concerts. Photo: DR Jazz Festival Facebook page

Damajagua volunteer Joe Kennedy re-elected to Congress
As a Peace Corps volunteer, Kennedy worked on sustainable tourism for Damajagua Falls. Photo: Joe Kennedy for Congress Facebook page

JetBlue starts Boston-Puerto Plata nonstop service
The new, seasonal route will run once a week on Saturdays from Logan International Airport.

Professional lifeguards from Canada train young Dominicans
Instructors from the Royal Lifesaving Society Canada provided training in Cabarete. Photo: Adan de Miguel

Spring completion expected for new cruise port
The project is designed to re-establish the North Shore as a popular cruise destination.

Columbus’ cursed colony 500+ years later
Historic site near Puerto Plata was the first European town in the Americas. Photo: Matt Bokor

18th Dominican Republic Jazz Festival coming to North Shore
Free concerts will take place Nov. 6-9 in Puerto Plata, Sosua & Cabarete.

Tubagua Plantation Eco Lodge
This thatch-roofed lodge offers spectacular ocean views of the Puerto Plata coastline from its mountaintop location on the Ruta Panoramica. Tubagua is rated #1 in Trip Advisor’s recommendations for alternative lodging

Puerto Plata Region at a glance
What to expect on a visit to these shores