$ for Puerto Plata.President Leonel Fernandez met in Puerto Plata Puerto Plata, city (1993 pop. 85,042), N Dominican Republic, on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the major northern port of the country, serving Santiago de los Caballeros and other inland towns. Dairy and cacao products are made there. with tourism sector officials, and committed funding for projects on the province's development agenda, reports DR1 Daily News (Sept. 17, 2009). It was agreed that the government would fund reconstruction and expansion of four lanes on the Navarrete-Puerto Plata Pla·ta , Río de la A wide estuary of southeast South America between Argentina and Uruguay formed by the Paraná and Uruguay rivers and opening on the Atlantic Ocean. It was explored by Magellan in 1520 and Sebastian Cabot from 1526 to 1529. highway, as well as a new tunnel. They also agreed to fund construction of a hospital in Sosua, bridges, aqueducts and the rehabilitation rehabilitation: see physical therapy. of the port. A bypass road through Cabarete would be built, and the current road would be pedestrianized pe·des·tri·an·ize tr.v. pe·des·tri·an·ized, pe·des·tri·an·iz·ing, pe·des·tri·an·iz·es To convert (a street) into a mall or pedestrian walkway. . Agreements with the city governments were also announced for the paving of streets in Sosua, Cabarete and Puerto Plata. The government also approved a RD$35 million campaign in the US. |
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