Enjoy Puerto Plata

Dominicans are passionate about baseball, our national sport, for which we are recognized internationally by the performance of many excellent Dominicans players in Major League Baseball. If you come to the country during winter, you must go to the play and enjoy a game, especially one with the eternal baseball rivals: Licey and Aguila.

The Dominican Republic is well recognized by its music. Merengue, Bachata and Merengue Típico are the best expression of the culture of the Dominican Republic. Musicians like Juan Luis Guerra, Romeo Santos, Sergio Vargas, Wilfrido Vargas, Fernando Villalona, amongst others well recognized artist, have taken our musical rhythm worldwide. Dominican Bachata was declared by The UNESCO, in 2019, as an intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, a great honor for the Dominicans.

Want to learn more about Dominican baseball? Visit the Stadium and Academy of Major League Baseball player Bartolo Colón, in Altamira.

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Guananico in Puerto Plata, is considered to be the place where Merengue Típico was borned, which originally was Only played with three instruments: guira, accordion and drums.

The creativity of the Dominican people is manifested by the variety of art crafting using the most peculiar elements, like: Coconut, glass, fabric, clay, recycled paper and plastic bags.

Amber and Larimar are the most used stones in Puerto Plata for artisan jewelry. Shop for rings, necklaces, bracelets, pins and other similar articles of your preference.

You can also buy wood figures and the famous faceless dolls (exclusive dolls that reflect the races in the Dominican heritage: Taina, African and Spanish).

Authentic flavors of Puerto Plata, Brugal and Macorix rums, Yaroa Coffee and delicious chocolate and products from cacao from Chocolate del Oro.

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