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even the townies can't drink the water. they doctor it with minute quantities of bleach to kill bacteria.

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this guy stands in front of the fort and charges $1.00 usd to pose.

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same guy charges extra if you sit on the donkey. little donkey, big dh.

don't worry, very well-fed, strong donkey

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everything comes to an end

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that will end the city of puerto plata. the villages will be another day.

i can't impress upon you enough with how clean everything is. you might expect poor people to be less concerned with their surrounding, but they pick up every piece of paper or other debris they see. their clothing is ill-fitted and poor looking. the clothing shops look like dollar stores, really. that's all they can afford. but everything has been washed to death because they only have a few things. there are hardly any plastic bags, by the way. they use mesh or net or fabric. tourist trade is something else.

mumtoliam

Thanks for sharing these pictures - can't wait to see some more!

JoanneS

I finally found your pictures! Thanks for sharing. I would share some from our great cruise along Europe's Atlantic coast in Oct, but I downloaded them into computer, deleted from camera, then computer crashed before I backed them up on portable hard drive. AAAAAARRRGGGGH. Oh well - great memories.

And K3N - I didn't see you waving from the beach???????????

amma

Thank you for taking us with you on your tour :D:D:D
I guess our idea of middle class is much different...and we can learn a lot from them about being cleaner with our streets!!!

Bevanger

Thank you for sharing these awesome pics

littlehud

Thanks for sharing.