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A holiday in the La Isabela Dominican Republic is so appealing to many people due to the countless La Isabela attractions. There are many tours, shows, man-made and natural La Isabela Dominican Republic attractions to keep you busy your whole vacation.
You will discover a place rich in history, with a particular culture set in a unique landscape which offers many possibilities for entertainment, relaxation and also learning.
We and our partner sites can help you find information or make arrangements for the best La Isabela Dominican Republic attractions. Whether it's action and adventure you're looking for, or total relaxation we have something waiting for you. |
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There is so much to enjoy in a La Isabela Dominican Republic holiday! The La Isabela Dominican Republic attractions start with the famous weather and setting, who draw tourists from around the world.
For a taste of the interesting local culture, just stroll on the streets and blend in the crowd or visit historical vestiges of times long gone. In the evening, dive into the flavors of the delicious local dishes of one of the area's many nearby restaurants.
Also, among the La Isabela Dominican Republic attractions you can count shops, bars, night clubs, casinos, and sports camps. With so much to choose from, you’ll never be bored in La Isabela Dominican Republic. |
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La Isabela attractions -not only sun & beach
The history of the village of La Isabela, founded by Christopher Columbus, and its archaeological and historical park with its beautiful surrounding bay, the cliffs, two rivers and a plain endowed with great greenery make it one of the most important sites in. the oriental end of the cost of the county of Puerto Plata, to the north of the island. The port endowed with an incomparable beauty is dominated by a very high mountain, flat in its summit and surrounded of rocks, for which Colon considered admirable place to found the European city of the- New World, in the riverbanks of the outlet of the river Bajabonico. They raised a church, government's houses, a warehouse, a tower and a hostelry and they distributed parcel of long and they tracer the streets and squared. The most important colonial enclosures in the place are: the Admiral's House, the Church and the Alhóndiga. The Admiral's House: it is the most important building in The Isabela and the one of best state of conversation. It was the only house that Columbus had in America; a construction of military character whose original walls at the moment conserve a height of 60 centimeters. They maintain an excellent state, as well as the threshold of the main door and some remains of the pavement. The Church: only stone foundations are conserved. During excavations of 1985 pañete pieces of masonry were, rescued. The building that harbored the first Christian church in the New World, from the architectural point of view, was very simple, it had characteristic rectangular plants, directorial axis to the West and external mentions of 6 meters in store walls recovered in mud, lime and sand. The Alhóndiga: the Alhóndiga, Greek word that means everything together, was kind of a warehouse of tools, foods or products of transportable value to Spain. These areas were occupied by some families, those which jurisdiction relocated in The Castle, the Isabela. At the moment the lands of the area are property of the state of the Dominican Republic. In the 1950s, dictator Rafael Trujillo, anticipating an important visit, sent orders by telegram to clean up the ruins of La Isabela. The tyrant dictators orders were followed to the letter: a bulldozer was used to push all the remaining structures over the cliff into the ocean, leaving La Isabela nice and clean. Today, after years of extensive excavations, the foundations are again visible and many graves have been uncovered. A museum and church have been built. The fragments found here are worth gold to scientists, who have been able to find answers to many archaeological and historical questions. |
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