So when the prospect of some fun in the sun comes up, a trip down south to Homestead's Fruit & Spice Park feels almost necessary. The South Dade gem boasts 37 acres of subtropical bliss ...

Farmers wash greens at a campsite near a stand of black cardamom plants in Hoang Lien National Park. They were part of a group that spent several days harvesting the spice and drying it on an open ...