The idyllic idea that a town can be both an ecological sanctuary and a heavy-extraction center works only in public-relations brochures. If rumors about the start of commercial, mechanized operations in El Valle are true, Hato Mayor province has just entered a complex maze.
Every spring, millions of North Americans participate in a comforting secular ritual. We clean out our closets, pack up bags…
There are things in the Dominican Republic that we all know are there, but approach with the convenient caution of someone who prefers not to mention the Devil lest he be summoned. Baled clothing is one of them. It is on the corner of…
The Dominican financial system is, to put it mildly, a peculiar creature. If you sit down to read the Monetary and Financial Law with a coffee in hand, everything seems taken from a Basel manual: clear rules, a Monetary Board at the top deciding the fate of every peso, and a Central Bank operating with the precision of a Swiss watchmaker to keep the dollar from surging. …
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We all want to be good guests when we travel. We pack our bags with excitement and a sense of…