The fort in Puerto Plata

Fort San Felipe is the oldest European fort in the New World as it was built in 1520 to protect the country from English pirates and Carib Indians– it is quite impressive with a view of the mountains in the distance and the sea on two sides.

TheDominican Republic

April 14th 2011
Last time we communicated with you we had just arrived in Luperon in the Dominican Republic. As you may be aware this is a very large island made up of very impressive mountains. It has had a very interesting history that the United States has been very involved in. Both Janice and I feel like this is our first truly foreign port of call. Up to this point all the countries we visited English was t ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Dominican Republic » Bonao

Explored and claimed by Columbus on his first voyage in 1492, the island of Hispaniola became a springboard for Spanish conquest of the Caribbean and the American mainland. In 1697, Spain recognized French dominion over the western third of the islan... ... read more

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