Miami

Miami is the US gateway to Latin America, a subtropical city where Spanish is spoken as often as English and Cuban, Colombian, and Venezuelan communities shape its politics, food, and business culture. It runs on beach and nightlife energy in South Beach's Art Deco district, but also functions as a real finance and logistics hub for companies doing business across the Americas. Humidity and hurricane season, June through November, shape daily life more than visitors expect.

Cuban coffee, a strong sweetened espresso called cafecito, is ordered at walk-up ventanitas throughout the day, often shared in small cups among coworkers. A proper Cuban sandwich, pressed with ham, roast pork, cheese, and pickles, is a local staple worth seeking beyond the tourist strip. Punctuality is looser here than in the Northeast US, plans often run on "Miami time."