It was founded in 1835 by Zephaniah Kingsley (as part of his Mayorasgo
de Koka estate) along with his mixed-race family, and 53 slaves he freed
from his Florida plantations and brought here while the island was
under Haitian administration. Anna Kingsley owned a house in the harbor
that stretched out to the sea. Several descendants of the Kingsleys and
of the former slaves live in the area today.
Cabarete Bay has been
the location of professional kite surfing competitions (e.g. "World
Cup/Copa Mundial", Master of the Ocean), and nearby Playa Encuentro (3
miles to the west) is among the most popular surfing beaches in the
Caribbean.
Cabarete is located on Camino Cinco approximately 11 miles (18 km) from the airport of Puerto Plata (POP)
