the Hispaniolan woodpecker and the Hispaniolan emerald) and a number of other animals and plants native to this area, such as pelicans, frigate birds, sawfish, sea turtles and manatees.

like the Hispaniolan woodpecker. Nature even manages to "shine through" in the capital, Santo Domingo, which is home to the Caribbean's largest botanical gardens, Arroyo Hondo. With average ...