Limón, located on Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast, is a city shaped by Afro-Caribbean heritage, maritime trade, and lush tropical surroundings. Founded in the late 19th century as a port for exporting bananas and coffee, Limón developed a distinct cultural identity influenced by Jamaican, West African, and Central American traditions.
Vancouver is a city in southwestern Washington located along the north bank of the Columbia River, directly across from Portland, Oregon. It is one of the oldest continuously inhabited areas in the Pacific Northwest and serves as the county seat of Clark County.
Kapalua is a coastal resort community on the northwest side of Maui, Hawai‘i, set between the West Maui Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. Its landscape includes sheltered bays, volcanic slopes, former agricultural land, and coastal trails, with views toward neighboring islands on clear days.
This city is the last stop on one of the busiest artificial waterways in the world, the Kiel Canal. It is an important base for the German Navy and famous for its international sailing event, the "Kieler Woche", an annual sailing event that attracts millions of people around the world.
Tozeur is an oasis city in southwestern Tunisia, located on the northern edge of the Sahara near the vast salt lake of Chott el-Jerid. Its extensive date-palm groves create a green belt around a city otherwise surrounded by dry plains and desert landscapes. Tozeur is especially recognized for its distinctive brick architecture, with geometric patterns formed from small, locally made bricks decorating walls and gateways.