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Puerto Plata
The amber coast's old port, under its cable car.
- Population
- 162,093 (2022)
- Founded
- 1502
- Fort finished
- 1577
Then
- 1502
Nicolás de Ovando records the town's founding.
- 1577
Fortaleza San Felipe is completed.
- 1975
A cable car opens up Pico Isabel de Torres.
- 2021
The Taino Bay cruise terminal opens.
Now
Cruise ships call at Taino Bay and Amber Cove.