You can take a taxi to the base of Mount Isabel de Torres southwest of Puerto Plata, and from there, a cable car to the peak, 2,600 feet above the city. Awaiting you is a massive statue of Christ ...

The protagonist, composer Yuichi Koyama, was caught in a firefight in Burma during a visit there to entertain the front-line soldiers, and witnessed them die. Koyama's character is modeled on ...