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provincial capital of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

20km

19.795833-70.694444

Santiago de los Caballeros

city in the Dominican Republic

35km

19.4667-70.7

Santa Barbara de Samana

Santa Barbara De Samana is a city in the Samana Peninsula, Dominican Republic.

143km

19.205278-69.336389

Santo Domingo

capital of the Dominican Republic

151km

18.47188-69.891418

Las Galeras

Las Galeras is a small village at the far end of the Samaná Peninsula in the Dominican Republic. It's famous for its world class lonely beaches, e.g. Playa Fronton or Playa Rincon.

153km

19.3-69.2
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Monumento de Santiago

Firstly built in 1944 during the dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo. It was later renamed Monument to the Heroes of the Restoration to honor figures from the Dominican Restoration War (1863-65), in which the Dominican Republic defeated Spain. The monument is located at the highest hill in the city and inside there's a museum and library. Conveniently, almost all the nightlife in Santiago is located around this area and live concerts are arrenged within the premises.

37km

19.4506-70.695

Pico Duarte

mountain

93km

19.02305556-70.99805556
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Sosúa

Dominican Republic
Someday we will visit Sosúa or begin to dream about going there! However, for now its not on our radar. Let us know in the comments if you think that should change!

Sosúa

Sosua is in the Puerto Plata province of the Dominican Republic.

During the 1990s and 2000s Sosúa was a favorite destination of sex tourists. Starting in the late 2000s there was an effort to crack down on this industry.

At the 1938 Evian Conference, Rafael Trujillo offered to accept up to 100,000 Jewish refugees; about 800 German and Austrian Jewish refugees received visas issued by the Dominican government between 1940 and 1945 (see Dominican Jews) and settled in Sosúa. The government provided them with land and resources with which they created a dairy and cheese factory, named Productos Sosúa still in existence today. Descendants of the original settlers still live in Sosúa, where they maintain a synagogue and a museum. Most of the descendants of the colonists live in the United States. Some families remained and established inns and bed and breakfasts which were first visited by former colonists.

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