September 18, 2009 – 3:14 pm
The Pacuare is located between Costa Rica’s coastal lowlands and the country’s highest mountain range. Besides being home to thousands of species of birds, insets, reptiles and mammals, Pacuare is home to Costa Rica’s most important nesting ground for leatherback turtles. On our Turtles and Rainforest trip, our travelers have the unique opportunity to [...]
By Beth Conway
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Also posted in 1, Costa Rica Tours, Family Travel, Green Travel, Travel Journal, wildlife
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Tagged adventure life, adventure travel, costa rica, costa rica family trip, costa rica tour, ecotourism, leatherback turtles, pacuare reserve, wildlife
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August 24, 2009 – 11:58 am
Traveler, Elizabeth Coughlan, shares some of her experiences exploring the Actun Tunichil Muknal (or ATM) cave in Belize. Learn a little about the logistics, the how-tos and what to expect. I can tell you from personal experience, you can prepare all you want for this tour, but there is no way to predict what [...]
August 19, 2009 – 1:50 pm
Late last month, less then 1/100th of an inch of rain fell in the desert city of Iquique, Chile. Typically, drizzles don’t make headlines, but when a drizzle damages roofs, shuts down schools, and even knocks out power, the press — and bloggers — take notice. Located in the heart of Chile’s Atacama [...]
From Patagonia to Costa Rica, traveler, Shannon Beineke, weighs in on ecolodges and the regions where you can relax your head, take in remarkable surroundings and enjoy examples of effective ecotourism at work.
By Beth Conway
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Also posted in 1, Amazon tours, Bolivia, Costa Rica Tours, Green Travel, Patagonia tours, Peru Tours
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Tagged adventure travel, Amazon tours, costa rica, costa rica tour, ecolodges, ecotourism, latin america, Patagonia tours, Peru Tours, travel, wildlife
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Last week came news from the Galapagos National Park that Lonesome George — the last Pinta Island Tortoise in the world — may yet become a father. 5 perfect eggs were found in the nest of one of the two female tortoises that share a corral with ol’ George. It will be another 120-130 [...]
Watching Brasilian news, I am stunned by the drastic drop in water level at Iguazu Falls and the Amazon Basin. This phenomenon headlines at least once per week and if the Brasilians are concerned, so am I. The famous falls, which border Argentina and Brasil are currently falling prey to Brasil’s severe drought. [...]
Located in the Yucatan Peninsula, tiny Belize is bordered by Mexico in the north and Guatemala to the west. But don’t let its size fool you. Only 14,270 square miles wide, Belize is home to the largest barrier reef in the Western hemisphere offering some of the best diving and snorkeling in the [...]
By Brian Morgan
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Also posted in 1, Belize tours, Snorkeling trips
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Tagged adventure travel, Belize tours, diving, snorkeling, tours, travel, weather, wildlife, World Heritage Site
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Reminding us of just how delicate our environment is, last week the Miami Herald reported that Bolivia’s Chacaltaya glacier has virtually completely melted — a good 6 years earlier than originally predicted.
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