Only 3 percent of Haitians own their own car, so if someone is traveling more than walking distance, they often ride cheap, wildly decorated busses known as “tap-taps.” Here Planet Money’s Adam Davidson explores the artistry — and economic theory

Bridging the Darién gap Not long ago, like many other travellers, I came to the big expanse of jungle that is the road block straight between Central and South America. Yes, this is known as the Darien Gap and is an

When white women flock to Jamaica for a little fun in the sun, the R&R they’re often looking for is not “Rest and Relaxation” but to “Rent a Rasta” according to director J. Michael Seyfert. His eye-opening expose’ of the same name sheds light on a barely acknowledged form of sex tourism, namely, white women who visit the Caribbean Islands to get their groove back with the help of black locals. This documentary claims that, each year, as many as 80,000 females from a variety of relatively-wealthy Western nations descend on Jamaica alone.

Stunning scenes from Havana and Trinidad