welcome to Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic I'm your host Keeley Turner for part one of
part two Series where we will walk around the Dominican together for my first time our
tour guide shares little nuggets of information along the way the Dominican is colorful with
Rich culture and history in the Caribbean let's explore together
They come here every 15 minutes see the other one with us in the top of the mountain right there yes
wow you can feel a little bit it's like ziplining yes yes but feel good feel good
Today feels a little hot
the construction of the cable car started in 1972 and opened to the public July 19th
in 1975 and it has been running ever since you can almost feel the breeze on your face
as we go up the mountain
dare to look down don't worry you won't fall the cable car will take us to Isabel de Torres
When the Spain come to this island so I'm going to show you in the Central Park how they live
Sweet Orange see
paradise flower see so you are like in Paradise Islands
we got different color we got red white yellow yes
come follow me into the tropical forest
so the Cyanus Flower is very typical flower from Dominican that's not the national flower that kind of
flower they have more than four color white yellow a little green and so that kind of
flowers we use to make tea so with the cinnamon with the onions so with different spices
the kind of flower they call they call it a river flower so for just around the river
That kind of flower they called it river flower
so the Indians begin to do something like that so the reason why the whole Community
come to the to to the mountain and to help him and to you know just do a circle and
the reason why we had just more than one kilometer tunnel
let's go check it out this way please now you're gonna have a nice great time in this
let's make some tea
the tropical botanical gardens cover about seven acres. this little Paradise is
home to over 742 species of plants in this Forest the trees create this amazing shade
on this hot hot day
we find more than 32 River natural River ground deep down the city it's
nice for the whole Community fresh water yeah fresh water sweet and nice and cool and clear
it's nice you can swimming and a nice shower oh that sounds nice
Take a moment of relaxation next to this Quiet Pond with koi fish you won't
have to worry about the mosquitoes like I did
take a breath in through your nose and out through your mouth that's nice
okay enough of meditation let's continue the tour of the tropical forest what is this plant
that kind of special plant we used to make a special tea so when you have a weak or
fever you see something to relax you want to smell it something excellent and this is
the ingredient that we use to prepare the meal so see the cilantro see that's the cilantro
you see this is yes that's the one that we use yeah
you see how the process how would you prepare the meal in the countryside see the first
toilet that we use in in the countryside someone to have the idea and this is the cafe
cacao yeah but this is Coco Coco keep in mind Puerto Plata in the Dominican is fairly safe
but it's always good to sort out your driver rides ahead of time when traveling in a new
country especially if you're an inexperienced traveler or traveling alone we had a travel
guide at all times while in the Dominican Republic which is great when you don't know
your way around and it's your first time in a country or you don't know the language of
the locals Puerto Plata is a relaxed Beach town so crime is not so common especially
in the hotel zones however it is always good to plan ahead of time join me for part two
as we explore the heart support Plata and the beaches for some fun in the sun adios