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'''Cabarete''' is a [[town]] in the [[Puerto Plata (province)|Puerto Plata]] [[Provinces of the Dominican Republic|province]] of the [[Dominican Republic]], noted for its tourism and beaches. It is located on [[Camino Cinco]] approximately {{convert|11|mi}} from the airport of Puerto Plata (POP).
==History==
[[File:Nightlife Cabarete Dominican Republic.jpg|thumb|right|Cabarete nightlife]]
Cabarete was founded in 1835 by the merchant [[Zephaniah Kingsley]] as part of his [[Mayorasgo de Koka]] estate, where he moved along with his mixed-race family and 53 slaves he had freed from his Florida plantations and brought here while the island was under [[Jean Pierre Boyer]]'s administration. He subsequently brought another 100 slaves.<ref>{{cite news
|title=The Unlikely Legacy of Zephaniah Kingsley
|date=June 29, 2016
|first=Sue
|last=Bjorkman
|newspaper=[[Jacksonville Magazine]]
|url=https://www.jacksonvillemag.com/2016/06/29/unlikely-legacy-zephaniah-kingsley/}}</ref> [[Anna Kingsley]] had a beach cottage by the harbour.<ref name="Schafer2003">{{cite book |last1=Schafer |first1=Daniel L. |title=Anna Madgigine Jai Kingsley : African princess, Florida slave, plantation slaveowner |year=2003 |publisher=Gainesville : University Press of Florida |isbn=978-0-8130-2616-9 |pages=67–72 |url=https://archive.org/details/annamadgiginejai00scha/page/66/mode/2up}}</ref> Several descendants of the Kingsleys and of the former slaves live in the area today.
==Beaches==
* [[Cabarete Bay]] is considered "town" and has hosted many professional [[kitesurfing]] competitions like WorldCup/Copa Mundial, [[Master of the Ocean]], PKRA, and WKL.
* Kite Beach is 1.5 miles to the west of Cabarete Bay and is a kiting beach. It also has a reef break that is visited by [[Standup paddleboarding|stand up paddle surfers]].
* [[Playa Encuentro]] is 3 miles to the west of Cabarete Bay and is among the most consistent surfing beaches in the Caribbean.
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Kitesurfing Cabarete.jpg|Kiteboarding at Cabarete
Cabarete.jpg|Kitesurfers
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==Tourism==
[[File:Cabarete_Dominican_Republic_hotel.jpg|thumb|right|Hotel in Cabarete, Dominican Republic]]
Cabarete Bay has several times been the site of the "Professional Windsurfing World Cup ",<ref name="Lookout">{{cite magazine |last1=Staff |title=Cabarete, Caribbean kitesurf spot |magazine=Lookout Magazine |date=4 March 2015 |url=http://lookoutmagazine.es/en/cabarete-spot-caribeno-del-kitesurf-por-excelencia/}}</ref> and the "Master of the Ocean" event, which includes contests in the five sports of surfing, windsurfing, kitesurfing, [[standup paddleboarding]], and [[wing foiling]].<ref name="Beckett2008">{{cite book |last1=Staff |editor1-last=Beckett |editor1-first=Louisa |title=Yachting Escapes: The Caribbean |year=2008 |publisher=The Escapes Group ltd |isbn=978-1-60643-795-7 |page=157 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qINzbC0D8eUC&pg=PA157}}</ref> Playa Encuentro (3 miles west) is among the most popular surfing beaches in the Caribbean, and every year the city is host to important events in these sports. The Cabarete tourist area, located along the Camino Cinco approximately 11 miles (18 km) from Puerto Plata airport, encompasses mountains, lagoons and white sand beaches. It has a large number of condominiums, apartment-hotels, hotels, hostels, shops, gift shops, bars, nightclubs and numerous restaurants.
[[File:Cabarete, Dominican Republic - panoramio.jpg|thumb|left|Cabarete, Dominican Republic]]
Among other attractions in the area are the [[:es:Monumento Natural Lagunas Cabarete y Goleta]], a protected area with bays and caves noted for their biodiversity of fauna and flora. This is a tropical karst system located between the foothills of the Cordillera Septentrional and the Atlantic Ocean. Visitors can observe the biodiversity of the Caribbean in its varied routes between sinkholes, [[mogotes]], mangroves swamps and tropical jungle, with opportunities to learn about the variety of tropical fruits and medicinal plants.
== References ==
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== External links ==
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{{wikivoyage|Cabarete}}
* [https://archive.today/20121204181725/http://world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&des=wg&geo=-65&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&pt=c&va=x World Gazeteer: Dominican Republic]&nbsp;– World-Gazetteer.com
* [https://www.cabaretebeachdr.com Cabarete Travel Guide]
* [https://mariposadrfoundation.org/cabarete-guide Cabarete Responsible Tourism and Investment Guide]
{{Puerto Plata Province}}
[[Category:Populated places in Puerto Plata Province]]
[[Category:Kitesurfing]]
[[Category:Zephaniah Kingsley]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in the Dominican Republic]]
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