Luperón

This municipal district is called the Kitesurfing capital of the World and host famous international championship Master of the Ocean, which includes the categories of Surf, Windsurf, Kitesurf, Stand Up Paddling and Wingfoil.

It is famous for it´s strong waves beaches and the diversity of bars and nightclubs, preferred by the young public who look for a very active nightlife offer.

It is also the perfect place if you want to learn to surf. Just go to Playa Encuentro where you will find equipment and teachers eager to teach you.

CABARETE. Located less than 15 minutes from the beach and the heart of Cabarete, El Choco National Park offers a world of nature for hikes, mountain biking, swimming in fresh water lagoons, and cave exploration. Stretching 78 square kilometers (30 square miles), a handful of hiking trails take you through thick tropical forest along cacao and coffee trees, medicinal plants, and into part dry, part waterfilled caves dating back millions of years. Along the way you’ll spot over 30 species of birds, lizards, and bats. There are bilingual guides at the entrance if you head to the park solo, or you can sign up for an organized hike or biking tour with an adventure outfitter in town.

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This beautiful municipality is Located west of Puerto Plata, and its importance is transcendental to the humanity as it was the entrance of the European civilization to the Americas.

It possesses an enchanting bay, considered as one important place for nautical tourism and a natural refugee against storms and hurricanes due to its topographic and geographic location.

El Castillo, La Isabela, is the place where the first city in America was built by Almirant Christopher Columbus in 1493.

The walls of this city witnessed the celebration of the first mass, in the Temple of the Americas, and the construction of the first City Hall. Nowadays, you can visit the National Park with the archeological remains of that first Spanish colony and the area where Christopher Columbus built his house.