Occasion: 500th anniversary of the discovery of America Theme: The Age of Discovery Duration: 20 April - 12 October 1992 Nations taking part: 110 Site: 215 hectares on the artificial island 'La Cartuja' Built-up area: 650.000 square metres Pavilions: 101 pavilions, of which 87 national pavilions Trees: 32,616; as well as 597,871 other plants from 1,480 different species Shade: 50,000 square metres through greened pergolas and awnings Fountains: 117 Employees: 7,000 companies with 20,000 employees Visitors: 18.5 million, of which 66.5 percent Spanish, who paid a total of 42 million visits to the EXPO. Approx. 232,000 visits per day; record day on 3 October with 629,845 visitors Ticket prices: day ticket approx. 65 German Marks; season ticket approx. 480 German Marks Information: 10,235,907 information brochures were distributed Traffic: 132,000 buses and 2.6 million cars on the EXPO car park Water consumption: 150,000 cubic meters of drinking water per day; plus 100,000 cubic meters of river water from the Guadalquivir Water pipelines: 134 kilometres Electric cables: 120 kilometres Telephone cables: 36 kilometres Gas pipes: 34 kilometres Refuse: 16,813 tons Costs: the estimates vary between 2.65 and 2.86 billion German Marks (as of October 1992) for the EXPO; approx. 30 billion German Marks was spent on upgrading the infrastructure in Seville and Andalusia.