Cabarete is a

town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

in the Puerto Plata

province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''Roman province, provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire ...

of the

Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares wit ...

, noted for its tourism and beaches. It is located on Camino Cinco approximately from the airport of Puerto Plata (POP).

History

Cabarete was founded in 1835 by the merchant

Zephaniah Kingsley Zephaniah Kingsley Jr. (December 4, 1765 – September 14, 1843) was a Quaker, born in England, who moved as a child with his family to South Carolina, and became a planter, slave trader, and merchant. He built four plantations in the Spanish co ...

as part of his

Mayorasgo de Koka Mayorasgo de Koka ("Primarily Coca") was a tract of land in what was then Haiti but since 1844 is in the Dominican Republic. After renting it in 1837, Zephaniah Kingsley purchased it in 1838. As whites were barred from land ownership in Haiti it ...

estate, where he moved along with his mixed-race family and 53 slaves he had freed from his Florida plantations and brought here while the island was under

Jean Pierre Boyer Jean-Pierre Boyer (15 February 1776 – 9 July 1850) was one of the leaders of the Haitian Revolution, and President of Haiti from 1818 to 1843. He reunited the north and south of the country into the Republic of Haiti in 1820 and also annex ...

's administration. He subsequently brought another 100 slaves.

Anna Kingsley Anna Madgigine Jai Kingsley, born Anta Madjiguène Ndiaye (18 June 1793 – April or May 1870), also known as Anta Majigeen Njaay or Anna Madgigine Jai, was a West African from present-day Senegal, who was enslaved and sold in Cuba, probably via t ...

had a beach cottage by the harbour. Several descendants of the Kingsleys and of the former slaves live in the area today.

Beaches

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 kitesurfers. Effects of Development Increased development of the city of Cabarete and deforesta ...

is considered "town" and has hosted many professional

kitesurfing Kiteboarding or kitesurfing is a sport that involves using wind power with a large power kite to pull a rider across a water, land, or snow surface. It combines aspects of paragliding, surfing, windsurfing, skateboarding, snowboarding, and wak ...

competitions like WorldCup/Copa Mundial,

Master of the Ocean Master or masters may refer to: Ranks or titles * Ascended master, a term used in the Theosophical religious tradition to refer to spiritually enlightened beings who in past incarnations were ordinary humans *Grandmaster (chess), National Master ...

, PKRA, and WKL. * Kite Beach is 1.5 miles to the west of Cabarete Bay and is a kiting beach. It also has a reef break that is visited by stand up paddle surfers. *

Playa Encuentro Encuentro Beach is an isolated stretch of beach in the Puerto Plata province of the Dominican Republic. Located between the more heavily populated cities of Sosúa and Cabarete this popular surfing Surfing is a surface water sport in which ...

is 3 miles to the west of Cabarete Bay and is among the most consistent surfing beaches in the Caribbean. Kitesurfing Cabarete.jpg, Kiteboarding at Cabarete Cabarete.jpg, Kitesurfers

Tourism

Cabarete Bay has several times been the site of the "Professional Windsurfing World Cup ", and the "Master of the Ocean" event, which includes contests in the five sports of surfing, windsurfing, kitesurfing,

standup paddleboarding Standup paddleboarding (SUP) is a water sport born from surfing with modern roots in Hawaii. Stand up paddleboarders stand on boards that are floating on the water, and use a paddle to propel themselves through the water. The sport was doc ...

, and

wing foiling Wing foiling or wing surfing or winging is a wind propelled water sport that developed from kitesurfing, windsurfing and surfing. The sailor, standing on a board, holds directly onto a wing. It generates both upward force and sideways propulsio ...

. Playa Encuentro (3 miles west) is among the most popular surfing beaches in the Caribbean, and every year the city is host to important events in these sports. The Cabarete tourist area, located along the Camino Cinco approximately 11 miles (18 km) from Puerto Plata airport, encompasses mountains, lagoons and white sand beaches. It has a large number of condominiums, apartment-hotels, hotels, hostels, shops, gift shops, bars, nightclubs and numerous restaurants. Cabarete, Dominican Republic - panoramio

Cabarete, Dominican Republic - panoramio

Among other attractions in the area are the :es:Monumento Natural Lagunas Cabarete y Goleta, a protected area with bays and caves noted for their biodiversity of fauna and flora. This is a tropical karst system located between the foothills of the Cordillera Septentrional and the Atlantic Ocean. Visitors can observe the biodiversity of the Caribbean in its varied routes between sinkholes,

mogotes Mogotes () is a town and municipality in the Santander Department, in northeastern Colombia. References {{Santander-geo-stub Municipalities of Santander Department ...

, mangroves swamps and tropical jungle, with opportunities to learn about the variety of tropical fruits and medicinal plants.

References

External links

World Gazeteer: Dominican Republic
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Cabarete Travel Guide

Cabarete Responsible Tourism and Investment Guide
Populated places in Puerto Plata Province Kitesurfing Zephaniah Kingsley Tourist attractions in the Dominican Republic {{DominicanRepublic-geo-stub