Radium Hot Springs is a small community in southeastern British Columbia, located in the Columbia Valley at the entrance to Kootenay National Park. The village sits between the Purcell and Rocky Mountains, with the Columbia River and wide valley landscapes nearby. It is best known for its mineral hot springs, where naturally heated water emerges from the mountains and is used in the Radium Hot Springs pools.
Boca Tapada is a remote rural community in northern Costa Rica, close to the San Carlos River and the border with Nicaragua. The area is surrounded by lowland rainforest, wetlands, rivers, and agricultural land, creating a landscape with a strong connection to water and forest. Boca Tapada is best known for its location near Maquenque National Wildlife Refuge, an important protected area in the northern plains.
It's the largest of the three U.S. Virgin Islands, lying 40 miles south of St. Thomas and St. John. While its history is laced with tales of pirates and privateers, the island today maintains a slower, more quiet pace than its sisters to the north.
Selfoss is the largest town in South Iceland and an important service center for the surrounding agricultural communities. It stands on the Ölfusá River, whose broad waters are fed by the glacial rivers of Iceland’s southern highlands. The town is relatively modern in appearance, but its position beside the river has long made it an important crossing point and meeting place.