The Puerto Plata tourism office has announced the temporary closure of the Puerto Plata cable car for repairs through 19 June. Cesar Jose de los Santos, deputy minister for the north coast said that the government is investing RD$3.5 million in the maintenance of the Isabel de Torres cable car that takes tourists up the mountain to visit the botanical gardens. The cables are being replaced. The cable car has been in operation for 30 years, and this is its second major overhaul, as reported in Hoy.