Puerto Madryn is a seaside city on the eastern coast of Argentina. Facing Golfo Nuevo and the South Atlantic Ocean, this coastal destination is popular for its beaches, marine life, nature preserves, and Patagonian museums.
Douala is Cameroon’s largest city and its economic powerhouse, but beyond the busy ports and bustling streets lies a city full of creativity, flavor, and unexpected charm. Located on the Atlantic coast, Douala has long served as a crossroads of cultures. The city's waterfront, especially along the Wouri River, is a great place to watch the movement of boats, local fishermen, and floating markets while soaking in the tropical coastal air.
La Paz is Bolivia’s administrative capital, a city that clings to the walls of a canyon, rising from 3,600 meters to over 4,000 meters above sea level. That dramatic geography means it holds the title of the highest capital city in the world. From the crowded streets of the valley floor to the windswept plateau of El Alto, La Paz is a city of striking contrasts.
The bayside town of Soufrière was founded by the French in 1746 and named after nearby sulphur springs. The coastal Pitons provide a scenic backdrop to the south and the island's highest peaks rise above the rainforest just a few miles inland.
Farther from a continental landfall than any other group of islands on earth, the twelve Marquesas jut out of the open Pacific just south of the equator, shrouded in a constant cloud cover.
Barranquilla sits near the mouth of the Magdalena River on Columbia's Caribbean side. It is a major seaport and a center of commerce, but everyone breaks loose for four days in February for one of the liveliest carnivals outside of Rio. It is centered between Cartagena and Santa Marta, and a good highway connects the three cities.