The Ministry of Tourism has its eyes on building up Puerto Plata’s Malecon. The Ministry announced that President Fernandez has issued Decree 221-06 that authorizes the construction of seven-floor towers on the city’s seafront avenue. In the past, only four floor buildings were located there. Three hundred rooms per hectare are allowed. The Ministry says that the recovery of Long Beach, the town’s 1.8-kilometer beach, will make Puerto Plata an attractive beach-city destination.