Cachi is a small mountain town in Argentina’s Salta Province, set in the northern Calchaquí Valleys at more than 2,000 meters above sea level. Its historic center has cobbled streets, raised sidewalks, adobe buildings, and a central square surrounded by traditional architecture. The town sits beneath the peaks of the Nevado de Cachi and among stands of tall cardon cacti, creating a distinctive highland landscape.

Mapungubwe National Park lies in Limpopo province at the meeting point of the Limpopo and Shashe rivers, where South Africa borders Botswana and Zimbabwe. Its landscape combines open savanna, sandstone cliffs, baobab trees, riverine woodland, and rocky hills. The park forms part of the Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape, a UNESCO World Heritage Site recognized for its archaeological and cultural importance.

Toledo, seat of Lucas County, northwestern Ohio, a port on the Maumee River, at its mouth on Lake Erie; incorporated 1837. The city's extensive transportation facilities include its fine natural harbor, which is a port on the Great Lakes-Saint Lawrence Seaway and ranks among the world's leading soft-coal-shipping ports; an extensive network of railroads; and an air cargo terminal.

Poʻipū is a coastal community on the southern shore of Kauaʻi, known for sunny weather, sandy beaches, and access to the island’s sheltered southern coastline. Its landscape includes beaches, lava-rock formations, palm-lined resorts, residential neighborhoods, and open coastal areas. Poʻipū Beach Park is the main public gathering place, with several connected sandy areas and shallow water that can be suitable for swimming when ocean conditions allow.

Who would have thought, back in the tumultuous coup and counter coup days of the 1970s, that Burkina Faso would become the cultural darling of West Africa? Unlikely as it seems, Burkina Faso has become the Utah of West Africa, hosting a biennial film festival that rivals the Sundance Film Festival for cultural clout. When it's not hosting film festivals, it's busy organizing its other biennial cultural festival.