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The evocatively named Whale Coast in South Africa lives up to its title from July to November, when large numbers of southern right whales seek out the sheltered bays along the South African southern coast for breeding.

Whales can be seen from False Bay at Cape Town all the way east to Mossel Bay on the Garden Route, but by far the best place for whale spotting is Hermanus. The cliff tops in the town are popular with binocular-clutching visitors to see the whales breeching and blowing in the ocean below. There's a Whale Festival in September that is popular with day-trippers from Cape Town, and sandy beaches and vineyards provide further distractions.

Overview

Introduction

Overview

Introduction

Villahermosa, Mexico, has a reputation as a rather unattractive city, but that has changed to some degree. Oil money has been used to landscape a good part of the city into parks and river walks and to build modern hotels, restaurants and the glass-and-steel Tabasco 2000, a convention center, mall and planetarium.

There's a fascinating, open-air archaeological park, La Venta, that displays several giant Olmec stone heads and other artifacts. The city's Anthropology Museum is another highlight. A word of caution, however: The city gets unpleasantly hot during the summer.

Located 550 mi/880 km southeast of Mexico City, Villahermosa can serve as a base for seeing Palenque, a two-hour drive away. You can also visit the Mayan ruins at Comalcalco, an hour by road from the city, where temples were constructed with handmade bricks instead of blocks of stone, and several giant stucco masks can be seen.