country makes the news or appears in a film or television drama, it's not for its looks -- which are, i should say right up front, spectacular. it's not for its people who are, everyone i've ever met anyway, warm, proud, generous and fun, or for its food which is truly great. i don't know what this is, but it's good. food in this country is excellent. ♪ i'm no stranger to this place. generally speaking, it's a particularly vibrant mix of spanish, european, afro-caribbean, and indigenous people. these are deep waters, my friend that no news story or episode of "miami vice" has ever come close to navigating. it is and always has been a fiercely, fiercely proud country, and its people yearn to see international coverage of