This is a petal from the flower of the now-extinct species of algarrobo tree whose resin was the source of all Dominican amber. Without this single species of tree, the fabulously rich community ...

You can get an up-close look at the Dominican Republic's beloved amber in this Victorian mansion situated in downtown Puerto Plata. There are two floors worth of amber specimens, some fossilized.

Amber Cove is one of the top cruise port destinations in the Dominican Republic’s Puerto Plata province on the northern coast. These are some of the best beaches to experience in the area!

Little did I know that some two decades later, I’d be standing at a place that made those childhood daydreams possible–the ...