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The Town That Refused to Die: Centralia, Pennsylvania's Endless Underground Fire

Somewhere beneath the scrubby, cracked asphalt of what used to be Route 61 in Centralia, Pennsylvania, an underground coal seam has been on fire since 1962. Smoke still seeps through fissures in the ground. The earth radiates warmth underfoot. In win...

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10 Places You Must See in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico is a small island — 100 by 35 miles — that contains an almost implausible amount of geographic and cultural variety. Rainforest and desert. Atlantic surf and Caribbean calm. 500-year-old walled cities and modern food markets. Glowing bays...