Cabarete
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Cabarete is a town
in the Puerto Plata province
of the Dominican Republic
, noted for its tourism and beaches. It was founded in 1835 by Zephaniah Kingsley
(as part of his Mayorasgo de Koka
estate) along with his mixed-race family, and 53 slaves he freed from his Florida plantations and brought here while the island was under Haitian administration. Anna Kingsley
owned a house in the harbor that stretched out to the sea. Several descendants of the Kingsleys and of the former slaves live in the area today.
Cabarete Bay
has been the location of professional kitesurfing
competitions (e.g. "WorldCup/Copa Mundial", "Master of the Ocean"), and nearby Playa Encuentro (3 miles to the west) is among the most popular surfing beaches in the Caribbean.
Cabarete is located on Camino Cinco approximately 11 miles (17.7 kilometers) from the airport of Puerto Plata (POP).
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Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
in the Puerto Plata province
Provinces of the Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is divided into thirty–one provincias , while the national capital, Santo Domingo, is contained within its own Distrito Nacional ....
of the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
, noted for its tourism and beaches. It was founded in 1835 by Zephaniah Kingsley
Zephaniah Kingsley
Zephaniah Kingsley, Jr. was a plantation owner, slave trader, and merchant who built several plantations in the Spanish colony of Florida in what is now Jacksonville...
(as part of his Mayorasgo de Koka
Mayorasgo de Koka
Mayorasgo de Koka was a tract of land purchased by Zephaniah Kingsley in 1837 as part of his "colonization experiment" in Haiti. It is located in the province of Puerto Plata, in the north coast of the Dominican Republic....
estate) along with his mixed-race family, and 53 slaves he freed from his Florida plantations and brought here while the island was under Haitian administration. Anna Kingsley
Anna Kingsley
Anna Madgigine Jai Kingsley was a West African slave turned slaveholder and plantation owner in early 19th century Florida. At 13 years old, she was captured and sent to Cuba where she was purchased by and married to Zephaniah Kingsley, a slave trader and plantation owner. They had four children...
owned a house in the harbor that stretched out to the sea. Several descendants of the Kingsleys and of the former slaves live in the area today.
Cabarete Bay
Cabarete Bay
Cabarete Bay is a bay on the northern coastline of the Dominican Republic. The bay is formed by a barrier coral reef and is a popular destination for surfers and divers. Increased development of the city of Cabarete and deforestation of upland regions has resulted in increased urban and sediment...
has been the location of professional kitesurfing
Kitesurfing
Kitesurfing or Kiteboarding is an adventure surface water sport that has been described as combining wakeboarding, windsurfing, surfing, paragliding, and gymnastics into one extreme sport. Kitesurfing harnesses the power of the wind to propel a rider across the water on a small surfboard or a...
competitions (e.g. "WorldCup/Copa Mundial", "Master of the Ocean"), and nearby Playa Encuentro (3 miles to the west) is among the most popular surfing beaches in the Caribbean.
Cabarete is located on Camino Cinco approximately 11 miles (17.7 kilometers) from the airport of Puerto Plata (POP).
Sources
- World Gazeteer: Dominican Republic – World-Gazetteer.com
- Swell Surf camp: Dominican Republic – Swellsurfcamp.com
- PauHana Surf School: Dominican Republic – pauhanasurf.com
External links
Travel- Tourist Info about Cabarete
- 360° Panorama Virtual Visit of Cabarete
- Cabarete Virtual Tour
- Cabarete kitesurfing holidays
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