Top 10 Top 10 Buys
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1. Amber
The golden resin makes beautiful jewelry, but before buying make sure that the piece is authentic.
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2. Larimar
This cool blue mineral is mined in the country and is sold uncut or as jewelry.
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3. Cigars
Some aficionados rate hand-rolled Dominican cigars even higher than Cuban and they are certainly better value.
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4. Rum
White, golden, or añejo (dark and aged), each has its appeal and is much cheaper than at home.
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5. Wood Carvings
Bowls and plates made from the hardwood guayacán tree are attractively solid and extremely colorful.
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6. Taino Artifacts
Not the original ones, of course, but well-crafted replicas can be found on sale in museums and gift shops.
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7. Carnival Masks
The best known are the multicolored papier-mâché devil masks from La Vega, available in Santo Domingo.
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8. Haitian Art
Though much of it is mass-produced kitsch, you are likely to fall for a resplendent country scene.
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9. CDs
The choice of merengue and bachata albums is bewildering. Ask the shop assistant to play a few.
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10. Coffee
Some of the best mountain-grown aromatic beans in the Caribbean are sold in vacuum-sealed tins at fairly reasonable prices.
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