Massacre River of blood
The placid Massacre River (or Río Massacre) seems to belie its ominous name. Running in wide shallow bends and occasional faster-flowing...
Rafael Trujillo: boss of a banana republic
It might seem hard to believe these days, but 50 years ago the Caribbean was one of the United States’ biggest foreign-policy headaches....
Columbus’ Cross
From the air it looks like a giant cross. At ground level, it takes on the appearance of a distant, oversized office building. Only on...
Wish you were there
There are many ways to wish your way somewhere. There’s the “I wish I was anywhere but here” wish. With this wish, you really don’t...
