🇩🇴 Today's country is Dominican Republic. Larimar, a blue gemstone, is mined in only one country. Walk Santo Domingo's Ciudad Colonial after rain and the air smells of damp limestone, diesel and coffee. Order a Presidente or a batida, and the pavement turns into a living room of plastic chairs, dominoes and talk. A few hours away the rhythm changes to cacao groves, red-dirt ball fields and the whale coast of Samaná. 📍 Places to visit • Ciudad Colonial — This is the old core of Santo… See more