Manny Ramirez, now playing with the Los Angeles Dodgers, has put the Dominican Republic in the minds of Los Angeles residents. The Los Angeles Times has responded by featuring several articles focusing on Ramirez’s home country. LA Times reporters have flown to the DR to see what the country is all about, focusing on baseball, but also on beach and mountainside communities.
http://www.latimes.com/travel/la-tr-dominicanrepublic5-2008oct05-pg…
http://travel.latimes.com/articles/la-tr-dominican5-2008oct05