Pounded dramatically and deafeningly into a crack on a vertical wall with a hammer, the steel spike called a piton was the first major safety advancement beyond the basic climbing rope in two thousand ...

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If you read most big-city publications’ reviews of 2003’s “Pirates of the Caribbean,” you came away with the impression that Johnny Depp’s latest outing into bad dress and crappy grammar was the ...

Welcome to Saint Lucia, a Caribbean paradise with an array of activities and attractions to suit every traveler’s taste. From ...

St. Lucia is not easily forgotten. The Caribbean island’s majestic twin Pitons (which were designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2006) jut out of the deep blue sea in a striking fashion. Back ...

The world's newest Thoroughbred center is set to host The Pitons Cup, the richest race in the Caribbean for 2019, with a purse of US$150,000. Organizers hope the 1 1/8-mile event, named after Saint ...