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El Rincon Destination Guide

Touring El Rincon in Dominican Republic

El Rincon in the region of Puerto Plata is located in Dominican Republic - some 105 mi or ( 169 km ) North-West of Santo Domingo , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of El Rincon

Time in El Rincon is now 06:49 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Santo Domingo " with a UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Soufflet Grande, Santo Domingo, Santiago de los Caballeros, San Pedro de Macorís, and San Juan de la Maguana. Being here already, consider visiting Soufflet Grande . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for El Rincon ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Riu Bachata in Puerto Plata

4:17 min by Fredlyfish4
Views: 2817 Rating: 5.00

highpoweredplanet.blogspot.com This is a video of photos from the nine days I spent at the Riu Bachata in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic in May 2011. There are some photos of the hotel grounds and t ..

Aqua Village & Spa

3:50 min by sosuatelevision
Views: 2772 Rating: 5.00

Aqua Village & Spa está ubicado al oeste de la ciudad de Puerto Plata, es un lugar paradisíaco que cuenta con unas instalaciones bellísimas. Construido respetando el medio ambiente y los recursos natu ..


NEVER STOP EXPLORING VOLUME 3: THE SAGA CONTINUES...

10:29 min by DominicanKIDdDR
Views: 1721 Rating: 4.27

NEVER STOP EXPLORING IS A TEAM THAT CONSIST OF MANY INDIVIDUALS THAT ENJOY EXTREME TRAVELING ALL AROUND THE WORLD. THEIR MAIN PURPOSE IS TO EXPLORE NEW ENVIRONMENTS AND EXPERIENCE ENJOYMENT IN SURROUN ..

Monster Truck Safari in Dominican Republic

0:51 min by kitesurfer46
Views: 1361 Rating: 0.00

Monster Truck Safari arranged through Thomas Cook in Dominican Republic. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Port of Puerto Plata

The Port of Puerto Plata is located in San Felipe de Puerto Plata, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. This is the main harbor in the north coast and it is currently used for cargo operations and several military movements. Although the government is planning to rebuild the old terminal for commercial passenger operations.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 19.80 -70.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Ports and harbours of the Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo, Urban planning in the Dominican Republic

Fortaleza San Felipe

Fortaleza San Felipe is a historic Spanish fortress located in the north of Dominican Republic in the province of Puerto Plata. Is also known as El Morro de San Felipe and was used to protect the City of Puerto Plata from pirates and corsairs. It is located on a hill at the Puntilla Del Malecón, overlooking the Atlantic Ocean; its strategic location protected the entrance to the city's seaport.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 19.80 -70.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Forts in the Dominican Republic, Museums in the Dominican Republic

Puerto Plata (city)

San Felipe de Puerto Plata, often referred to as simply Puerto Plata, is the capital of the Dominican province Puerto Plata. The city is famous for resorts such as Playa Dorada and Costa Dorada, located east of San Felipe de Puerto Plata. There are a total of 100,000 hotel beds in the city. The only aerial tramway in the Caribbean is located in Puerto Plata. With it, one can ride up to Pico Isabel de Torres, a 793 meter high mountain within the city.

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Located at 19.80 -70.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Dominican Republic, Populated places established in 1502, Populated places in the Dominican Republic, Puerto Plata Province

2003 Dominican Republic earthquake

On September 22, 2003 at 00:45 local time, a magnitude 6.4 Mw earthquake occurred close the northern coast of the Dominican Republic. Its epicenter was located at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:19.847|N|70.666|W||||| | |name= }}, near the town of Luperon, Puerto Plata and 40 miles north the city of Santiago de los Caballeros. This earthquake could also be felt in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

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Located at 19.78 -70.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Earthquakes in the Dominican Republic

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.

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Located at 19.72 -70.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Municipalities of the Dominican Republic, Populated places in the Dominican Republic, Puerto Plata Province