A mouldering Colombian bull ring stands as a reminder of the country's complicated relationship with a brutal sport.

The colonial city's social history is reflected in its fanciful door knockers.

An inspired museum dedicated to the patron saint of enslaved people, inside the cloisters where he lived and died.

An 18th-century battery complete with original kitchen and garrison.

In the middle of one of South America's most historic walled cities lies a bar with an enormous collection of Soviet memorabilia.

Perched atop the highest hill in Cartagena, this 17th-century convent offers spectacular views of the city.

This elegant Colombian fortress was one of the torture headquarters for the Spanish Inquisition.

A cozy bookstore and coffee shop in the heart of Cartagena's Old City.

The caldera of this mini-volcano has been turned into a naturally heated mud bath.

An entire town in Haiti memorializes one man and his historic revolution.

Broken Catholic cross now worshiped in the voodoo faith.

A macabre sculpture museum in the capital of Haiti fuses human bones with broken metal to create challenging contemporary art.

The royal seat of Henri Christophe, a formerly enslaved man who became Haiti's only king.

Thousands of Haitians travel to the waterfalls to ask the Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel and her voodoo counterpart Erzulie for healing in a yearly pilgrimage.

This iconic fortress was once the crown jewel of Haiti's national defense.

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.

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

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

A collection cataloguing one of the most brutal dictatorships in modern history.

Built in 1512, the oldest cathedral in the Americas.

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

Learn the history of Dominican rum production.

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