Hogar del raro ámbar azul

The pale blue stone, a variety of pectolite, has been mined in the country's southwest.

The Columbus Lighthouse houses a tomb, though Seville in Spain also claims to have his remains.

It sits roughly 40 meters below sea level and is home to American crocodiles.

It rises to about 3,098 meters in the Dominican Republic's Cordillera Central.