Would you like being part of a true Mexican celebration? All that you need is staying at Azul Beach Hotel, which invites its Bicentennial Night on September 15, with a splendid “Fiesta Mexicana” on the beach.

South Africa is hosting the FIFA World Cup 2010. We are in a full celebration of football worldwide, so it is inevitable to stop talking about football, but there are other interesting facts like these:
-    Do you know that much of South Africa’s territory, beyond the metropolitan areas, seems almost empty. For example, great stretches of the Kalahari are virtually uninhabitable. Grazing lands and farms in the Karoo and Free State occupy vast areas. Settlements are spread sparsely along the watercourses.
-    The word “Apartheid” stands for segregation of various races and separate development programs. Apartheid’s core policy was created by British policies of the early 1900s.
-    South Africa has been called the Rainbow Nation.

-    South Africa ranks amongst the world’s top 25 trading nations and largest producers of gold, diamonds and other minerals. The world’s largest uncut diamond was found at Kimberley in 1974.
-    South Africa’s past President Nelson Mandela was imprisoned at Robben Island near Cape Town. His greatest pleasure, his most private moment, is watching the sun set with the music of Handel or Tchaikovsky playing. Locked up in his cell during daylight hours, deprived of music, both these simple pleasures were denied him for decades.
-    South Africa has a large population, however it is clustered in a few principal cities, with vast areas having a low population density.
-    South Africa has the oldest wine industry outside of Europe and the Mediterranean, featuring Chardonnays, Pinot Noir, Merlot, Cinsault, Riesling, Shiraz, Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinotage varietals.

-    South Africa has a penguin colony, which thrives thanks to the cold Antarctic currents on the west coast near the Cape.

-    Culturally, the Zulu, Ndebele and Xhosa belong to the ‘Nguni’ racial group, with similar languages. However, these 3 groups have been involved in some of South Africa’s longest lasting conflicts.
-    The African elephant is the largest living land mammal.  An elephant can weigh up to 6-7 tons and has no natural enemies for he is not a predator and there is none large enough to challenge him. Elephants drink up to 160 liters of water per day and a mature elephant can carry up to 6.8 liters of water in its trunk. An African elephant possesses such “manual” dexterity in his/her trunk tip that he/she can actually turn the pages of a book with it.

-    Did you know that the tongue of a giraffe can be as long as 45 cm? Giraffes are 6 ft tall when they are born. Even though their necks can be 6-7 feet in length, Giraffe have the same number of vertabrae in their necks as humans. The tallest animal on earth is the giraffe – its horn tops being up to 6 metres above ground level.
-    Apart from Muslim nations, Ghana has the lowest per capita consumption of beer in Africa? yet its brewery industry is one of the most competitive.
-    Did you know that in Africa it is almost imposible to hold a small wedding? The idea of a private wedding is unknown and is greatly frowned upon. Friends and relatives expect to be invited to a wedding and to play a role in the ceremony.
-    Did you know there are about 280 000 windmills on farms across South Africa, second in number only to Australia?

Finally, returning to the football topic, the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa’s official slogan: Ke Nako, celebrates its own people, means ‘it is time’. Time for South Africa to change the world’s perceptions as a host a football spectacular that is first-class in every respect. South Africa is ready. South Africa’s time has come.

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In addition to the experience of Michelin chefs, selected ingredients are used, many of them harvested directly from there own greenhouse. Each product receives the ideal temperature and humidity as well as light (Free of pesticides) resulting in color, size and flavor, these organic delicacies meet the high standards of gourmet cuisine.

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Bon appetit!