As the cultural and entertainment epicenter of the region, Santo Domingo has birthed legends ... and cultural expert Rosanna Rivera, with photography by Aline Coquelle, offering a detailed ...

Partially barricaded by stone walls, accented with baroque architecture and lying on cobblestone streets, Santo Domingo's Zona Colonial marks the area where Columbus settled in the New World.

Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office A 24-year-old Passaic, New Jersey resident Jennifer Contreras, who was in Santo Domingo celebrating her birthday, was another tri-state area traveler ...