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THE ITALIAN LEGACY IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
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Milestones in Punta Cana’s History
1995-2009
Punta Cana Marina
Marina
Date Finished
First stage (fuel dock)
1995
Second stage (northeast breakwater)
1998
La Yola Restaurant (Original)
1995
(Renovations)
1998
Housing development
1995
Apartment buildings
1996
Housing Development Timeline
1997 – One house built
Total: 1
1999 – Two houses built
Total: 3
2001 – Two houses built
Total 5
2006 – Two houses built
Total 7
2007 – Three houses built
Total 10
2008 – Five houses built
Total: 15
Punta Cana Club
Puntacana Club – 10 cabins with two rooms each.
1971
It had a maximum occupancy of 40 guests, though it never reached its potential. Paved
the way for Club Med in 1978, the first hotel in the zone with 350 guest rooms.
Hotel Puntacana Yacht Club
First stage (100 guest rooms and lobby)
1987
First stage (buildings 3, 4, and 5)
1990
Coconut grove and Yauya Conference Room
1995
Note: Complete remodeling following Hurricane Georges.
Reopened:
December 1998
General renovations.
2001
Tortuga Bay Hotel
First six luxury villas
2000
Final nine luxury villas
2006
Start of hotel operations
2006
Conference room, restaurant extension
2009
Please note that these expenses were covered by PCB&G and rented by Green Diamond
(Tortuga Bay Hotel) for its hotel operations.