Although not accessible by road, it is Peru's most important commerical center in the east. It is on the Amazon which is wide enough to allow freighters at their busy port. The 1880's saw the rubber boom and recently oil has been the boom.

Belgium may be compact, but it offers a surprising variety of experiences shaped by centuries of shifting borders, artistic innovation, and culinary tradition. In Brussels, the Grand Place sets the stage for history and architecture in one square lined with ornate guild halls. The city is also home to the European Union’s headquarters, surrealist painter René Magritte’s former house, and a lively comic book trail that winds through murals of Tintin and other Belgian icons.

Laikipia Plateau is a highland region in central Kenya, lying between Mount Kenya and the northern Kenyan lowlands. Its broad grasslands, acacia woodland, rocky valleys, and volcanic soils create a varied landscape shaped by seasonal rainfall and altitude. Rather than being a single protected park, Laikipia is a mosaic of private conservancies, community lands, ranches, and farms.

Akhaltsikhe is a regional center in southern Georgia's Samtskhe-Javakheti region, situated in a broad valley along the Potskhovi River. The city is best known for Rabati, its hilltop fortress complex, but its identity extends into an older quarter of stone houses, religious buildings, and traditional streets. The name Akhaltsikhe means “new fortress,” reflecting the city's long association with its fortified center.

Goodenough Island is one of the D’Entrecasteaux Islands in Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, lying in the Solomon Sea north of the mainland. The island has a distinctive rounded form, with steep slopes rising toward Mount Vineuo in the center and narrow coastal plains around much of its shoreline.