Puerto Plata Dominican Republic Real Estate

Located on the Atlantic Ocean Coastline , 300km of prime waterfront property on the country's northern edge and is the most popular tourist destination in the Caribbean. Puerto Plata began tourist development in the late 1970s and early 1980s as a beach destination. Being the most major northern port of the country, serving Santiago de los Caballeros and other inland towns, dairy and cacao products are made there. The surrounding region contains among the largest deposits of amber in the world. Tourism has become Puerto Plata's economic mainstay, and resort beaches have been quickly developed. A few miles east of Puerto Plata is Playa Dorada, name to both a beautiful stretch of beach and a gated complex containing 17 resorts, an 18-hole golf course, several dance clubs and casinos, and a shopping center with a movie cinema.