The authors - one of whom is a Dominican Republic native - share intimate knowledge of this island nation. Virgin beaches, 16th-century Spanish ruins, the Carib

When Columbus first set foot in the New World, he spied the North Coast of what we call the Dominican Republic and called it "the most beautiful land on earth."

• Simple pleasures. Embrace the local culture as you take in a Dominican baseball game, stroll the streets of Santo Domingo’s Colonial Zone, or sip an after

Not to be confused with the Dominican Republic, this island lies between Guadeloupe and Martinique in the Windward Isles of the Eastern Caribbean. This is a gui