I had a short list of other things I wanted to do while I was in Sosua. One of those things was to visit Puerto Plata. I took a group taxi up there one day and walked the Malecon. It's really a nice stretch of beach with a walkway dividing the beach from the main street. Every 150 yards there's a structure with a snack bar. There are some nice looking apartments on that street facing the beach. Also, along that street there are some nice restaurants. There are a few hotels along the street. What confused me was that the Malecon is more or less at one end of town and doesn't seem to be well used. It is a million dollar setting with nothing going on. I expected to find it full of locals and tourists and there would be shops and such....not the case. It would be a nice place to live if you don't like crowds.
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