Isabel de Torres Peak

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Isabel de Torres Peak

mountain, Dominican Republic

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Puerto Plata
…lies at the foot of Isabel de Torres Peak, along the Atlantic Ocean. Puerto Plata was founded in 1503 by Christopher Columbus. Serving the fertile Cibao Valley, the port handles the produce of one of the country’s leading coffee-growing regions. The agricultural hinterland is also a major tobacco-producing area, and…
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…lies at the foot of Isabel de Torres Peak, along the Atlantic Ocean. Puerto Plata was founded in 1503 by Christopher Columbus. Serving the fertile Cibao Valley, the port handles the produce of one of the country’s leading coffee-growing regions. The agricultural hinterland is also a major tobacco-producing area, and…
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