View of the Pantanos de Centlaacross a body
of water
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10. Mexico has been
traditionally among the most visited countries in the world according
to the World Tourism Organization and it is the most visited country in the
Americas, after the United States. The most notable attractions are the Meso-American ruins,
cultural festivals, colonial cities, nature reserves and the beach resorts. The
nation's temperate climate and unique culture – a fusion of the European and
the Meso-American – make Mexico an attractive destination.
9. Grenada is also known as the "Island of Spice" because of the production of nutmeg and mace crops of which Grenada is one of the world's largest exporters. Its size is 344 square kilometres (133 sq mi), with an estimated population of 110,000. Its capital is St. George's. The national bird of Grenada is the critically endangered Grenada Dove. |
8. Florida is a peninsula between the Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Straits of Florida. Its geography is notable for a coastline, omnipresent water and the threat of hurricanes. Florida has the longest coastline in the contiguous United States, encompassing approximately 1,350 miles (2,170 km), and is the only state that borders both the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. Much of the state is at or near sea level and is characterized by sedimentary soil. The climate varies from subtropical in the north to tropical in the south.Some of its most iconic animals, such as the American alligator, crocodile, Florida panther and the manatee, can be found in the Everglades National Park. |
7. Charleston is
the oldest and second-largest city in the southeastern State of South
Carolina, the county seat of Charleston County, and the
principal city in the Charleston–North Charleston–Summerville Metropolitan
Statistical Area. The city lies just south of the geographical midpoint of
South Carolina's coastline and is located on Charleston Harbor, an inlet
of the Atlantic Ocean formed by the confluence of the Ashley and Cooper rivers,
or, as is locally expressed, "where the Cooper and Ashley Rivers come
together to form the Atlantic Ocean". |
6. Maldives, officially the Republic of the Maldives and also referred to as the Maldive Islands, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean–Arabian Sea area, consisting of a double chain of twenty-six atolls, oriented north-south, that lie between Minicoy Island (the southernmost part of Lakshadweep, India) and the Chagos Archipelago. The chains stand in the Laccadive Sea, and the capital, Malé is about 600 kilometres (370 mi) south-west of India and 750 kilometres (470 mi) south-west of Sri Lanka.
5. Kingston is the capital and
largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island.
It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand
spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman
Manley International Airport to the rest of the island. In the Americas,
Kingston is the largest predominantly English-speaking city south of the United
States
4. Peru officially the Republic of Peru, is
a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and
Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the
south by Chile, and in the west by the Pacific Ocean. Peru is an
extremely biodiverse country with habitats ranging from the arid
plains of the Pacific coastal region in the west to the peaks of the Andes
mountains vertically extending from the north to the southeast of the
country to the tropical Amazon Basin rainforest in the east with the Amazon
river
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3. St. John is an
island in the Caribbean Sea and a constituent district of
the United States Virgin Islands (USVI), an unincorporated
territory of the United States. St. John is located about four miles east
of Saint Thomas, the location of the territory's capital, Charlotte
Amalie, and four miles southwest of Tortola, part of the British
Virgin Islands. It is 50.8 km² (19.61 sq mi) in area with a population of
4,170 (2010 census).Because there are no airports on St. John, the only access
to the island is by boat. The ferry service runs hourly from St.
Thomas and daily from Tortola; regular ferries also operate from Virgin
Gorda, Jost Van Dyke and Anegada. Approximately 60% of the
island is protected as Virgin Islands National Park.
2. Belize is a country on the northeastern coast
of Central America. It is the only country in Central America whose official
language is English, though Belizean Creole (Kriol) and Spanish are
also commonly spoken. Belize is bordered on the north by Mexico, to the south
and west by Guatemala, and to the east by the Caribbean Sea. Its
mainland is about 290 km (180 mi) long and 110 km (68 mi)
wide.
1. Cabo San Lucas, commonly
called Cabo, is a city at the southern tip of the Baja
California peninsula, in the Mexican state of Baja
California Sur. Cabo San Lucas together with San José del Cabo is
known as Los Cabos. As of 2010, the city had a population of 68,463.Cabo has been rated
as one of Mexico's top 5 tourist destinations; it is known for its
beaches, scuba diving locations,balnearios, the sea arch El Arco
de Cabo San Lucas, and marine life. The Los Cabos Corridor has become
a heavily trafficked holiday destination for tourists, with numerous resorts and timeshares along
the coast between Cabo San Lucas and San José Del Cabo.
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