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Punta Cana International Airport (airport code PUJ)
[photo source www.weisheim.de]
In 1971 a short, dirt airstrip was cleared for light aircraft that serviced the only hotel in the area – The Punta Cana Club. After 8 years of negotiation with the Dominican government the hotel owners, Grupo PUNTACANA, were permitted to develop their rustic airstrip to accommodate full sized commercial aircraft and in 1984 Punta Cana International Airport was inaugurated. The first international flight that landed was a twin turbo propeller aircraft from San Juan in Puerto Rico. Punta Cana airport was the world’s first privately owned international airport. Read More→
Ok, this post is not 100% Punta Cana related but it’s so unique we decided to include it for your reading pleasure 
This old postcard was sent to us by Debbie Dunmall (alias Debinatore from Trip Advisors’ forums). The postcard shows the Jaragua Hotel in Santo Domingo, the island’s capital. The hotel is still in operation as the Renaissance Jaragua. Read More→
Could there be sunken treasure in Punta Cana?
Deep Blue Marine, an underwater exploration and artifact recovery organisation has recently been subcontracted to survey and recover artifacts in an undisclosed area off the coast of Punta Cana. They are working closely with the Fundacion PUNTACANA and will be supervised by the Dominican Republic’s Coastguard and an inspector from the Oficina Nacional de Patrimonio Cultura Subacuático. Their dive and recovery vessel the “Kerri Lynn” will be on site from July 2010, for an estimated 20 days per month, weather permitting. Read More→
In response to our History of Punta Cana post, some of our readers have kindly sent us more fascinating, old photos of Punta Cana.
Here are some sent in by Susan Hardy (alias Sukie63on from Trip Advisor’s forums). The photos are from her mother’s trip to Punta Cana way back sometime between 1982 and 1986. The photos show Bavaro Beach Resort (which closed in May 2010). This was one of the first hotels built in Punta Cana (the 3rd actually after Puntacana Resort & Club and Club Med). Lillian Mitchell (Susan’s mom) said they flew into Santo Domingo – I guess the airport at Punta Cana wasn’t served by all airlines in those days. Read More→
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We thought it would be fun to compile a gallery of old Punta Cana photos from the 60s, 70s and early 80s.
So if anyone has old photos they’d like to share…
- please send them to us on puntacanatv@gmail.com
- with subject header: Old PC photos
- stating your name (for a photo credit)
- where the photo was taken
- approximate date the photo was taken
- and any other interesting information about the shot
We look forward to seeing them!
