Winnipeg sits at the meeting point of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, a location that has shaped its role as a gathering place for thousands of years. Long before it became a modern city, the area was central to Indigenous trade networks, a legacy that remains visible today through institutions like The Forks and the Canadian Museum for Human Rights.
Malta’s ornate and vibrant capital, Valletta, dazzles travelers with its abundance of historical landmarks and striking architecture. This island jewel off the coast of Italy remains a popular destination for Mediterranean cruises. From central St. George’s Square, to sixteenth-century Casa Rocca Piccola, to the Siege Bell War Memorial, Valletta has no shortage of monuments detailing the city’s long history.
Point Reyes is a rugged coastal region of Northern California, extending into the Pacific Ocean on the western side of Marin County. Much of the peninsula is protected within Point Reyes National Seashore, where windswept beaches, coastal cliffs, grasslands, forests, wetlands, and rocky headlands create a varied landscape.
Colón is a Caribbean port city on Panama’s northern coast, positioned near the Atlantic entrance to the Panama Canal. Its waterfront setting, tropical climate, and access to the canal, Caribbean beaches, and surrounding rainforest give it a distinctive role within Panama’s geography. The city is closely connected to the canal’s commercial activity and serves as an important gateway to destinations in Colón Province.
Villa Llao Llao is a scenic area within the municipality of San Carlos de Bariloche in Argentina’s Río Negro Province, set on a narrow peninsula between Lake Moreno and Lake Nahuel Huapi. The area forms part of the wider Nahuel Huapi National Park and is surrounded by forests, mountains, and clear glacial lakes.
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.