COSTA RICA ECOTOURISMCosta Rica ecotourism is world famous--and rightly so.
Costa Rica ecotourism takes many forms, from bird-watching to Costa Rica photography tours. Sea turtle and whale watching ecotourism. Come, discover some of these for yourself on your Costa Rica vacation.     Costa Rica Photography ToursIn a world increasingly concerned about our carbon footprint and worried about willy-nilly depredations and exploitation for quick gain---at the expense of our children---more and more people come here for Costa Rica photography tours.Sure, they capture the rare jaguar. Or shoot the endangered scarlet macaw. But only on film. And they leave behind footprints. . . in the sand. Bring your camera. Shoot as many rare animals as you want. In a tropical paradise. Click to take a Costa Rica photography tour. WhalingWe forget that only a dozen or so decades in the past, entire communities---indeed, entire countries---depended upon whaling for food and oil to light their homes.Considered by many the greatest english language novel ever written, Moby Dick is engraved in our memory but. . . alas, for most of us only in our memory because we have decimated these glorious animals to about five percent of their normal population. Whales play an important role in Costa Rica eco tourism and sustainability as tens of thousands of people visit one of the great remaining whale-watching places on the planet every year. Click to find out more about . Costa Rica humpback whale watching. Sea Turtle Ecotourism
Now she sees only a few. Just a couple of decades ago, MILLIONS came ashore in Costa Rica to lay hundreds of millions of eggs. Rosa wants her kids to see what she did so she's fighting to preserve these magnificent creatures. Though the task is daunting, she's not alone, and Costa Rica ecotourism is playing a critical role in preserving the future of
Sea Turtles.
Tortuguero Sea Turtle EcotourismAs I noted, Costa Rica ecotourism may be helping to save the country's plant and animal species and, in many ways, it has been led by a marvelous Caribbean park just north of where Columbus landed and named Costa Rica five centuries ago. It's a must-see for Tortuguero sea turtle ecotourism, clickVisit Tirimbina Rainforest CenterThe Tirimbina Rainforest Center is a good place for fun, adventure, and education, all at once. Not a lot of Costa Rica tourists know about it but I've got the scoop on the Tirimbina Rainforest Center. Cocos Island: Remote, Spectacular Diving
said to be the inspiration for Treasure Island and Jurassic Park, remote, halfway to the Galapagos, and perhaps the world's best large marine animal viewing. If you're an adventurous diver, consider
Cocos Island diving.
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