5 facts about Australia

• The Great Barrier reef is the biggest reef in the world. 


•  Visitors can explore rain forests or go snorkeling.


•  Australia’s population is  ,262,641 as of July 2008.


• 2000:Sydney hosted the Summer Olympic Games


• 1927:Canberra officially replaces Melbourne as the nation's capital.

5 fatct about Costa Rica

• 1838:Costa Rica bcame a fully independent country.


•  Costa Rica has more than 1,250 types of butterflies. That's about 10% of all known butterfly species.


• Climate: Tropical and subtropical with a short dry season and a long rainy season


• Tortuguero is one of the Costa Rica's most popular national parks. It was created in 1975, as a refuge for nesting sea turtles.


•  Puntarenas, meaning "sandy point" is the largest province in Costa Rica. It is a long narrow peninsula that stretches into the Gulf of Nicoya