For most North Americans, the Punta Cana resort district defines the Dominican Republic. The area's lush landscape of beautiful white-sand beaches, fertile rainforests and feature-rich, all-inclusive ...
I am walking down Calle Las Damas, the first paved street in the Americas, in the Colonial Zone, a small historic neighbourhood in Santo Domingo. It’s name – Spanish for “Ladies’ street” – comes from ...
Like most Caribbean islands, the Dominican Republic tantalizes with miles of sugar-white beaches. But if you’re headed to the capital city of Santo Domingo, where sun and sand lie at least 30 minutes ...
After Christopher Columbus's arrival on the island in 1492, Santo Domingo became the site of the first cathedral, hospital, customs house and university in the Americas. This colonial town, founded in ...