The 54th edition of the San Sebastián Street Festival [Fiestas de la Calle San Sebastián] is under way. The celebration which brings together every type of cultural manifestation under the sun began on Thursday, January 18 and will continue through Sunday, January 21. El Nuevo Día calls the event the largest cultural celebration of the Caribbean, a…
[Many thanks to Michael O’Neal (Slavery, Smallholding and Tourism) for bringing this item to our attention.] “The Native people of Hispaniola were long believed to have died out. But a journalist’s search for their descendants turned up surprising results.” In this fascinating article, Robert M. Poole (contributing editor, Smithsonian Magazine) explores the vestiges of Taíno peoples and…