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Soursop: Many Names, Many Flavors

By on February 25, 2012 in Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Featured, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Photos, South America, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela
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In the English-speaking world, Annona muricata is called soursop. If that name is a turnoff, Spanish-speakers call it guanábana, French-speakers call it corossol or cachiman épineux, and the Thai know it as thu-rian-khack. These are...
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Caribbean Collections at London Fashion Week

By on February 18, 2012 in Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Caribbean, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, England, Europe, Events, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Jamaica, London, Martinique, Montserrat, Photos, Puerto Rico, Saba, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin/Sint Maarten, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint-Barthélemy, Sint/Saint Eustatius, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands
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As the Olympics beckon and the global spotlight is cast upon the Caribbean’s world class athletes for a typical show of excellence, another team of industry pioneers have descended upon the UK. The Caribbean Collections exhibition...
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The Top 45 MUST Travel To List for 2012 Across the World

By on January 8, 2012 in Africa, Amman, Antarctica, Asia, Austria, Bordeaux, Brazil, Brittany/Normandy, Burgundy, California, Cambodia, Cardiff, Caribbean, Central America, Central Asia, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Dar es Salaam, Dominican Republic, East Africa, England, Europe, Featured, Finland, Florence, France, Glasgow, Guadalajara, Ha Noi, Havana, Helsinki, Ho Chi Minh City, India, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kiev, Lisbon, Loire Valley, London, Malaysia, Maldives, Mexico, Middle East, Morocco, Moscow, Myanmar, North Africa, North America, Oaxaca, Panama, Panama City, Photos, Poland, Portugal, Rio De Janeiro, Russia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Salvador, San Diego, San Francisco/Bay Area, Santiago, Sao Paulo, Scandinavia, Scotland, South America, South Korea, Southeast Asia, Southern Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Tennessee, Tibet, Tokyo, Uganda, Ukraine, USA, Vienna, Vietnam, Wales, West Africa, Yucatán
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The New York Times just ran their top 45 pick for where to travel in 2012. Below we have taken a summary of the places so you can catch up quickly on each of their...
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A Guide to Language & Customs at Christmas & New Years From Around the World

By on December 25, 2011 in Africa, All Countries, American Samoa, Anguilla, Antarctica, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao, Asia, Atlantic Provinces, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Barcelona, Beijing, Bermuda, Bordeaux, Brighton, British Virgin Islands, Brittany/Normandy, Burgundy, Calgary, Cambridge, Canada, Canary Islands, Caribbean, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Central America, Central Asia, Cities, Corsica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, East Africa, Edmonton, Europe, Faroe Islands, Featured, Florence, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Halifax, Hangzhou, Hong Kong, Italy, Jamaica, Kosovo, Latvia, Liverpool, Loire Valley, London, Macau, Madrid, Mallorca/Ibiza, Manchester, Marseilles, Martinique, Mexico, Middle East, Midwest, Milan, Montreal, Montserrat, New England, New Zealand, Nice, North Africa, North America, Nova Scotia, Ottawa, Oxford, Pacific, Pacific Northwest, Paris, Photos, Provence/Riviera, Puerto Rico, Quebec, Rocky Mountains, Rome, Saba, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin/Sint Maarten, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint-Barthélemy, Sardinia, Scandinavia, Seville, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Sicily, Sint/Saint Eustatius, South, South America, Southeast Asia, Southern Africa, Southwest, Toronto, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuscany/Umbria, US Virgin Islands, USA, Vancouver, Venice, West Africa, Western Sahara
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Language is one of the most powerful things we have and when we can't communicate with someone because we don't know their language, we rely on hand gestures, hugs, expressions and the most universal ones:...
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Earth Sangha Announces “Rising Forests Coffee”

By on October 9, 2011 in Africa, Asia, Caribbean, China, District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, Featured, North America, Photos, Shanghai, USA, Virginia, Washington DC
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After nearly three years of planning, the Virginia-based Earth Sangha has launched a new line of shade-grown coffee, called “Rising Forests Coffee,” from the Dominican Republic, on the Caribbean Island of Hispaniola. The coffee comes...
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Dominican Republic: History, Culture & Economy

By on July 31, 2010 in Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Photos
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The Dominican Republic (/dɒmˌɪnɪkən rɪˈpʌblɪk/; Spanish: República Dominicana, pronounced [reˈpuβlika ðominiˈkana]) is a nation on the island of Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti,...
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