About living in Puerto Plata
As this is the first time I have come into this site, I was pleasantly surprised that I could identify with some of you, specially with SosuaMiguel.
I have also been scoutting about a good place to retire in several Latin American countries and have finally decided that it will be the area between Puerto Plata and Sosua. Not Sosua, as it has changed a great deal for the worse since my first trip there in 1986. I specially like Star Hills. Very quiet, clean and relatively safe and at the same time very close to everything. I liked its proximity to the pueblo Cirouellos, where one can shop for fruits and vegetables at low prices. And a little further down there is the local fish market. The only drawback is that the land lots are large and therefore quite expensive and since the construction must adhere to strick regulations it just might put it beyond my budget. I am still negotiating and hoping to do it (land and construction) for about $160,000 to $200,000.
If not I may have to consider Torre Alta, which by the way is not the most idylic environment. That is, high density of construction (very small land lots), unfinished construction projects, and noisy (motorcycles and barking dogs). Other than that, is a good place to live and not very expensive. A new small house can be purchased there for slightly over $100,000. Last October I met there an Italian American man who told me that he checked all the North Coast (no to mention other areas in Dominican Republic) and Torre Alta IV was the place he liked best.
I would welcome any other suggestions from those who now live there.
Thank you.
As this is the first time I have come into this site, I was pleasantly surprised that I could identify with some of you, specially with SosuaMiguel.
I have also been scoutting about a good place to retire in several Latin American countries and have finally decided that it will be the area between Puerto Plata and Sosua. Not Sosua, as it has changed a great deal for the worse since my first trip there in 1986. I specially like Star Hills. Very quiet, clean and relatively safe and at the same time very close to everything. I liked its proximity to the pueblo Cirouellos, where one can shop for fruits and vegetables at low prices. And a little further down there is the local fish market. The only drawback is that the land lots are large and therefore quite expensive and since the construction must adhere to strick regulations it just might put it beyond my budget. I am still negotiating and hoping to do it (land and construction) for about $160,000 to $200,000.
If not I may have to consider Torre Alta, which by the way is not the most idylic environment. That is, high density of construction (very small land lots), unfinished construction projects, and noisy (motorcycles and barking dogs). Other than that, is a good place to live and not very expensive. A new small house can be purchased there for slightly over $100,000. Last October I met there an Italian American man who told me that he checked all the North Coast (no to mention other areas in Dominican Republic) and Torre Alta IV was the place he liked best.
I would welcome any other suggestions from those who now live there.
Thank you.
Then again if you use the search function you'll probably find that there is quite a lot already written.