Cities & Towns(NA)

Places we’ve explored: still working on it…

A list of short facts follow each country name: population, language, currency, average temperatures high & low, biggest rainfall(in mm), GNI(Gross National Income per person at nominal value)

North America:

Canada: 37M, English & French, Canadian dollar(CAD), 70F(21C) in July/Aug., 27F(-3C) in Jan/Feb., 60 mm in July in Toronto; 72F(22C) in Jul, 43F(6C) in Jan’Feb, 200 mm in Nov. in Vancouver, $44,860

• Banff: 2007, 2008
• Calgary: 2007, 2008
• Dawson City
• Montreal
• Quebec City: 2008, 2009
• Toronto
• Vancouver
• Victoria

Mexico: 124M, Spanish, Peso(MXN), 77F(25C) in Apr/May, 68F(20C) in Dec., 90 mm in Sept. in Mexico City, $9,180

• Baja California Sur: Cabo San Lucas, San Jose del Cabo & Todos Santos: 2021
• Cancun: 2021
• Dolores Hidalgo: 2019 & 2021
• Ensenada: 2016
• Guadalajara: 2012
• Guanajuato: A Month, itinerary suggestions, 2021 update
• Loreto: 2016
• Mazatlan: 2021,
• Mexico City(capital): 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014,
• Mineral de Pozos: 2021
• Morelia: 2014
• Mulege: 2016
• Oaxaca: 2021
• Puebla: 2009
• Puerto Vallarta: 2021,
• Queretaro: 2021
• San Miguel de Allende: 2019, 2021 update
• Tequisquiapan: 2021
• Valle de Guadalupe & the Wine Route: 2021

USA: 327M, English, USD($), temperatures vary greatly within country, $62,850

• Hawaii: I consider Hawaii my second home state. I will make some suggestions as to what to do on each island: Oahu, Hawaii, Maui, Kauai
• National Parks & Monuments:
  • Craters of the Moon: 2020
  • Death Valley: 2017
  • Glaciers: 2020
  • Grand Teton: 2020
  • Joshua Tree: 2020
  • Yellowstone: 2020

Central America:

Costa Rica: 4.8M, Spanish, Costa Rican colon(CRC),70F(25C) – 82F(26F) year around, $11,510

• Caldera: 2019

Panama: 4M, Spanish, Balboa(PAB) & USD, 84F(29C) in Apr., 79F(26C) in Dec., 400 mm in Nov., $14,370

• Colon: 2015
• Panama Canal: 2015

Caribbean Islands

Antigua and Barbuda: 100K, English, East Caribbean Dollar(XCD), 79C(26F) in August, 72F(22C) in Jan/Feb., 140 mm in Oct., $15,810

• St. John’s(Capital), Antigua: 2019

Bahamas: 390K, English, Bahamian dollar(BSD), 82F(28C) in Jul-Sep., 70F(21C) in Jan/Feb., 220 mm in July, $30,210

• Nassau(capital): 2013

Barbados: 278K, English, Barbadian dollar(BBD), 81F(27C) – 79F(26C) year around, 206 mm in November, $15,240

• Bridgetown(Capital): 2019

Dominica: 74K, English, Eastern Caribbean dollar(XCD), 88F(31C) – 82F(28C) year around, 275 mm in July, $7,210

• Roseau(capital): 2019

Grenada: 107K, English, Eastern Caribbean dollar(XCD), 77F(25C) – 81F(27C) year around, 253 mm in Nov., $9,780

• St. George’s(capital): 2019

Puerto Rico: a U.S. territoy; 3.2M, English & Spanish, USD, 77F(25C) – 82F(28C) your around, 140 – 150 mm May – Dec., $21,100

• San Juan(capital): 2017

Saint Kitts & Nevis: 54,800, English, East Caribbean dollar(XCD), 82F(28C) – 88F(31C), 140 mm in Sept., $18,640

• Basseterre(capital), St. Kitts: 2019

Saint Lucia: 178K, English, Eastern Caribbean dollar(XCD), 79F(26C) – 84F(29C), 193 mm in Sept., $9,460

• Castries(capital): 2019

Saint Martin/Sint Maarten: 70,000; French/Dutch & English, euro/Netherlands Antillean guilder(FAf), 88F(31C) Aug/Sep., 81F(27C) Feb., $15,400(GDP, GNI not available)

• Marigot(French side capital): 2019
• Philipsburg(Dutch side capital): 2019

U.S. Virgin Islands: 101K, English, USD, $34,954(GDP, GNI not available)

• St. Croix: 2019
• St. John: 2019
• St. Thomas: 2019