World Directory, Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Distrito Nacional, Distrito Nacional

Santo Domingo de Guzman commonly shortened to Santo Domingo, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic, and the second largest in the Caribbean. The city is located in the Caribbean Sea at the mouth of the Ozama River. It is the oldest continuously inhabited European settlement in the Americas, and was the first seat of Spanish colonial rule in the New World .

World Directory, Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Puerto Plata, Puerto Plata

Located on a crescent-shaped bay, Playa Sosua is a postcard perfect beach. Featuring a backdrop of towering cliffs, the waters here are calm, clear and a deep shade of turquoise. Playa Sosua is perhaps one of the Caribbean's most popular beaches, which may explain the crowds. However, with so much to do - shopping or eating in Sosua, snorkeling or even taking a glass bottom boat tour - the crowds are worth the visit.

World Directory, Caribbean, British Virgin Islands, Virgin Gorda, Virgin Gorda

Leverick Bay is on Virgin Gorda's north east shore, on an inlet on the North Sound. Virgin Gorda has a population of approximately 2500 people.

World Directory, Central America, Costa Rica, La Fortuna de San Carlos, La Fortuna de San Carlos

La Fortuna de San Carlos often called La Fortuna is nestled up next to Volcan Arenal, Costa Ricas most spectacular Volcano. There are beautiful views of the volcano from the main plaza in town. In the recent years La Fortuna as grown from the demand of tourism because of Volcan Arenal. Arenal Volano is located approximately 10 km away along a road that winds around the volcano.

World Directory, North America, Canada, Manitoba, Hudson Bay

Churchill is a town on the shore of Hudson Bay in Manitoba, Canada, situated at the estuary of the Churchill River at Hudson Bay. The small community stands at an ecotone, on the Hudson Plains, at the juncture of three ecoregions: the boreal forest to the south, the Arctic tundra to the northwest, and the Hudson Bay to the north. Wapusk National Park lies immediately southwest of Churchill.

World Directory, North America, Canada, Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia

Yarmouth is a town and major fishing and ferry port located on the Gulf of Maine in southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada. It is sometimes referred to as "The Gateway to Nova Scotia".

World Directory, North America, United States, Michigan, Houghton County

Houghton is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan's Upper Peninsula and largest city in the Copper Country on the Keweenaw Peninsula. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 7,010. It is the county seat of Houghton County. It has been listed as one of the "100 Best Small Towns in America.

World Directory, North America, United States, Texas, Dallas County

Dallas is the third-largest city state of Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The city, with a population of over 1.2 million, is the main economic center of the 12-county Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area. At 6.1 million people, it is the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States and the largest in Texas (with Houston, San Antonio, and Austin following, respectively). Dallas is listed as a gamma world city by the Loughborough University Globalization and World Cities Study Group & Network.

World Directory, North America, United States, New York, Oswego County

Oswego is a city in Oswego County, New York, United States. The population was 18,096 at the 2000 census. The 2005 population estimate for the city of Oswego is 17,705. Oswego is located on Lake Ontario in north-central New York and promotes itself as "The Port City of Central New York". It is the county seat of Oswego County.

World Directory, North America, United States, Indiana, Marshall County

Culver is a town in Marshall County, Indiana, United States. Culver is part of Union Township that also includes the communities of Burr Oak, Hibbard, Maxinkuckee and Rutland. The population was 1,539 at the 2000 census. The city is known for its location on the shore of Lake Maxinkuckee and the Culver Academies prep school as well as a public school, the Culver Community High School.