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Dominican Republic Fact Sheet Fast facts and an overview of the Dominican Republic provided by the Caribbean Tourism Organization - CTO
Exploring the Northern Coast... overview for the independent traveler
Adventure travel in the Dominican Republic:Two hours into the mountains, Maxima Aventura, or Maximum Adventure, is a wilderness dude ranch for adventure travelers and extreme sports enthusiasts
The lowdown on packaged resort vacations
Holiday Planner for a one-week vacation

Around town..
Downtown Puerto Plata walking Guide
Puerto Plata's Local Hangouts... visit them early on to find out what's really going on in Puerto Plata
Puerto Plata's Great American Breakfast Place Any gringo with more than a week in town gets a hankering for a back-home breakfast.
Cafe Cito: Jazz Bar in downtown Puerto Plata Cafe Cito has become a popular hangout for foreign residents
Anna’s Bar & Grill puts “Fat" Eddy back in action Over the winter hundreds of frequent visitors discovered that one of Puerto Plata’s most renowned watering holes, Fat Eddy’s Pub, had closed its doors. But last Friday, Anna’s Bar & Grill held its grand opening just across the street, with “Fat” Eddy at the helm.
Cigars
Quest for the 'Right' Cigar Confounded by the sheer volume of unfamiliar product on the shelves, after a year of legwork a local bistro owner discovers an ideal cigar made from a small, Cuban family-run factory hidden away in the Cibao Valley.
Weddings in Paradise...
Every year hundreds of couples combine wedding and honeymoon into one exotic Caribbean Trip. Click for the story

Dominican Republic Airports
Technical Data

Name: Gregorio Luperon Intl IATA: POP ICAO: MDPP Puerto Plata, Dominican
Republic Latitude: 19° 45' N Longitude: 70° 34' W
Elevation: 16

Name: De Las Americas Intl IATA: SDQ ICAO: MDSD Santo Domingo, Dominican
Republic Latitude: 18° 25' N Longitude: 69° 40' W
Elevation: 59

Name: Punta Cana Intl IATA: PUJ ICAO: MDPC Punta Cana, Dominican
Republic Latitude: 18° 34' N Longitude: 68° 21' W Elevation:
40

Name: La Romana Intl IATA: LRM ICAO: MDLR La Romana, Dominican Republic
Latitude: 18° 24' N Longitude: 68° 56' W Elevation:
27

Name: Cibao Intl IATA: STI ICAO: MDST Santiago, Dominican Republic
Latitude: 19° 28' N Longitude: 70° 41' W Elevation: 604

Name: Maria Montez Intl IATA: BRX ICAO: MDBH Barahona, Dominican
Republic Latitude: 18° 15' N Longitude: 71° 7' W Elevation:
10

Arroyo Barril Also know as Samana, ICAO name: MDAB. Located at Latitude
19° 12.0" North, Longitude 69° 27.0" West. Runways
10/28. Lenght: N.A. Elevation: 15 feets amsl. Open from Sun Rise to Sun
Set Note: Terporally closed do to mayor works.

Cabo Rojo ICAO name: MDCR. Located at Latitude 17° 55.0" North,
Longitude 71° 38.0" West. Runways 12/30. Lenght: 5,000.
Elevation: 10 feets amsl. Open from Sun Rise to Sun Set

Constanza ICAO name: MDCZ. Located at Latitude 18° 54.0" North,
Longitude 70° 43.0" West. Runways 08/26. Lenght: 5,348.
Elevation: 3,527 feets amsl. Open from Sun Rise to Sun Set

Herrera International ICAO name: MDHE. Located at Latitude 18° 25.5"
North, Longitude 69° 40.2" West. Runways 01/19. Lenght:
4,199. Elevation: 190 feets amsl. Open from Sun Rise to Sun Set Note:
Aproval requiered for night operations, AV-Gas and Av-Jet
avaliable. Inernational facilities for departure only

Dajabon ICAO name: MDDJ. Located at Latitude 19° 34.0" North, Longitude
71° 41.0" West. Runways 07/25. Lenght: 5,600.
Elevation: 205 feets amsl. Open from Sun Rise to Sun Set

Monte Cristi ICAO name: MDMC. Located at Latitude 19° 53.0" North,
Longitude 71° 38.0" West. Runways 05/23. Lenght: 3,281.
Elevation: 72 feets amsl. Open from Sun Rise to Sun Set

San Isidro Airforce Base ICAO name: MDSI. Located at Latitude 18° 30.2"
North, Longitude 69° 45.7" West. Runways 03/21. Lenght:
7,000. Elevation: 111 feets amsl. Note: For Oficial Bussiness ONLY. AV-Gas and Av-Jet avaliable

Note: This data was picked up from a DR1 web site forum posting made by an unknown contributor. We extend our thanks to both sources. Based in Santo Domingo, the DR1 web site is an excellent provider of news and information about the Dominican Republic

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