We use our own and third party cookies to improve our services. If you continue browsing, it is understood that you accept their use. Be Live Collection Marien. Puerto Plata. Residents only. See all of the photos. The name of the mountain would be transformed over the centuries into that of Isabel de Torres, but not the name of the commercial settlement that was growing at the foot of it, San Felipe de Puerto de Plata, which would end up being internationally known as Puerto Plata.
The main seaport on the island was here, and many years after the colonial period it would be the starting point for another conquest process: that of tourism. Puerto Plata is currently a popular beach, leisure and adventure destination surrounded by picturesque villages, coffee, sugar and cocoa plantations, beautiful mountains and beaches stretching for kilometres.
A perfect place to enjoy a holiday with activities for all traveller profiles. In order to fight off the frequent pirate attacks in the area, King Felipe II of Spain ordered the construction of this fortress in the sixteenth century.
Throughout its history, this emblematic building in Puerto Plata has had different uses, from a prison to a supply warehouse. It currently houses a museum with military artefacts. The increase in pilgrimages to the Cristo Redentor Christ the Redeemer which overlooks the mountain forced the construction of the first line of the Dominican Republic overhead cable.
The Parque Nacional Isabel de Torres cable car was opened in and has been part of the region's tourist attractions since then. A five-minute trip that culminates at a height of metres and offers stunning views of the beaches, the historic centre of Puerto Plata and the neighbouring towns.
