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The world’s largest ancient castle is in the capital city, Prague, equal in size to about 7 football fields. Prague is known as the “City of a Hundred Spires” due to its breathtaking Gothic, Renaissance, and Baroque architecture. The country has the highest per capita beer consumption in the world; maybe they can blame that…
Legend has it that Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, was born in Cyprus. She is said to have emerged from a rock at Aphrodite’s beach. Today, people watch the ocean waves crash over this rock as they form pillars of foam said to resemble the goddess of love. It is also called the playground…
Cuba was the Spanish empire’s most important source of raw sugar in the 18th century. Today it is said to produce the finest cigars in the world. Bacardi Rum originally was made in Cuba, but when Fidel Castro came into office, its production was moved to Puerto Rico. It’s also known for having the most…
Croatia is a country full of amazing architecture representing several periods, such as Renaissance, Gothic, Baroque, and Roman. It has one of the 6 largest Roman amphitheatres in existence today and it is still used for many events, seating 23,000 spectators. There’s a breath-taking coastline on the Adriatic Sea. It’s also known for the stunning…
This country is the largest supplier of cocoa beans worldwide. It also has a coastline rich in tropical fish, coral reefs, sharks, and sea-bed creatures including the loggerhead turtle, which is found nesting and foraging on the shores. To protect these creatures, the country has taken the lead in declaring its first protected marine area….
The Congo Basin rainforest is the second largest rainforest in the world. Conservation of these tropical rainforests is vital to the global climate. Republic of the Congo has one of the largest areas of tropical peatlands, a fragile ecosystem which removes carbon from the atmosphere and stores it. This helps to slow global warming. It…
Costa Rica is one of the most biodiverse countries in the world and has designated over 25 percent of its land area as protected via national parks and reserves. It has a very high literacy rate at 97%. It is also considered one of the happiest places in the world and one of the healthiest. …
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a country with the natural resources to be one of the world’s richest countries but is among the world’s 5 poorest. It has nearly half of the world’s cobalt supply, used in producing lithium-ion batteries that drive electric vehicles. Because of this DR Congo has been called “the Saudi Arabia…
Comoros is an archipelago formed by 4 main volcanic islands, and many smaller ones. The plants here are so fragrant that the islands are often referred to as “the perfumed islands.” One plant contributing to this is the ylang-ylang flower, from which essential oils are extracted and used for perfume production. It is the second…
Colombia is often synonymous with the mythical city, El Dorado. It could also easily be called the Land of Coffee, in fact it includes a vast area of mountainous ranges called exactly that. This landscape has been declared the “Coffee Cultural Landscape” by UNESCO as a World Heritage site. It is third in terms of highest coffee production…