The first hospital in the New World.

Learn the history of Dominican rum production.

After Christopher Columbus died, his son built a fancy house to rule from.

The first official clock in North America, it kept time for the Spanish government of Santo Domingo.

Built in 1512, the oldest cathedral in the Americas.

The oldest colonial fortress in the Americas was once the home and later prison of Christopher Columbus.

The final resting place of Christopher Columbus - or possibly someone else.

This trio of Dominican cave lakes comprise a colorful biosphere of natural life.

Renowned restaurant tucked in a cave once occupied by buccaneers.

A remarkable range of flora and fauna are represented in this Dominican nature preserve.

This replica medieval European village in the Dominican Republic was built by a Hollywood set designer.

Hundreds of pieces of ancient Taíno art cover the walls of this Caribbean cave system.

Largest pre-Lent festival in the Dominican Republic.

A pre-Columbian ceremonial and astronomical site built by the Taino Indians.

Weathered remnants of a coastal saltworks.

Every Sunday, Bogotá turns 75 miles of its city streets into a bicycle superhighway.

Pilgrims each carried a brick to the top of Mount Monserrate to help build this historic sanctuary in Colombia.

The world's first crowdfunded skyscraper has not gone quite to plan.

This Bogotá museum houses the world's largest collection of pre-Columbian gold relics.

This narrow street is packed with street vendors and bars selling chicha.

A celebration of Colombia’s premier contemporary artist.

Towering high above the neighborhood of La Candelaria, the church is easily recognizable by its distinctive red-and-white striped facade.

Cathedral carved out of salt, located a mile below the Earth's surface.