Fiji is an archipelago of 332 islands and is situated in the warm tropical waters of the South Pacific. It occupies an area of 18,274 sq. km and is more than 4700 km off the east coast of Australia. The capital Suva is located at 18° south latitude and 178° east longitude. The first settlers in Fiji were Polynesians, but the islands remained unknown to the world until 1643, when the great seafarer Abel Tasman came across this tropical paradise while looking for the Great Southern Continent. In 1874 the islands became part of the British Empire, which at those times was most powerful and wealth.

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Limon (Puerto Limon) is located at 10 ° north latitude on the southeastern coast of Costa Rica. It is remote around 90 km from the border with Panama and borders the warm Caribbean Sea. Often, Costa Rica is said to be located in the most beautiful part of North America and if you see the local nature even if for a moment you will understand why. The dense equatorial forests in the area of Limon are one of the best places to practice eco tourism in the world.

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Hurricanes are the most powerful, destructive and dangerous storms on Earth. Depending on their strength, hurricanes can be divided into 5 categories –the weakest is category 1 and the most destructive and powerful is category 5 that often takes victims. While in North America, South America, Europe and Africa these tropical cyclones are known as "hurricanes", in other parts of the world they bring other names. For example, in the far east of Asia are called "typhoons" and in Australia are known just as "cyclones". Despite different names, however, we talk about the same disaster in all these cases.

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More and more people all over the world are turning to Africa when they make plans for their next vacation. And this is not surprising. Everyone is familiar at least to some extent with the opportunities provided by the continent to potential tourists. It is no secret that nature in Africa is the most preserved and intact, the climate in most of the continent is warm all year round and the savannahs are home of the largest herds of wild animals in the world. Another advantage is that prices in Africa are much lower compared with those in developed countries. Here one can feels like a king with quite a decent amount of money. With other words - if you want to escape at least for one or two weeks of the expensive and too urbanized Europe and America, you have to look south of the Mediterranean. There are however some drawbacks. In many African countries, poverty creates internal conflicts. The lack of access to quality health care make some diseases such as malaria prevalent. However, Africa is really charming, and the large number of countries on the continent (53) make the choice for tourists really difficult. For this reason we tried to be helpful by offering you a list of 11 countries that offer some of the best conditions for tourism and we have added a short description of what exactly you can expect there.

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Santa Barbara is a beutiful town in Southern California. It is located about 100 km away from Malibu and about 130 km from Los Angeles. It has a population of about 100,000 inhabitants and is a part of the second largest urban agglomeration in the United States. The city is situated approximately 34°25' north latitude. It is located northwest of LA and is nestled in the coastal plain between the Pacific Ocean and the slopes of the Santa Inez mountain range, which is part of the famous Rocky Mountains. Santa Barbara is one of the greenest parts of the world famous U.S. metropolis. Here flourishes a wide variety of subtropical trees and shrubs, many of which are evergreen. The variety of palm trees is impressive. Santa Barbara is located in a highly seismic area and the history of the city keeps memory of the numerous earthquakes, some of which more than 6 or even more than 7 degrees on the Richter scale.

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