Dollar-Friendly Ecotourism in
Costa Rica
By
GG Staff, GoGirlfriend.com
The dollar is down and if you
get any greener you'll go from
eco-chick to complete hippie. So
how exactly are you going to
justify a tropical vacation?
You don't have to!
There are plenty of destinations
you can still afford; and some
are greener than Al Gore. For
budget friendly beaches, check
out eco-friendly Costa Rica.
Condé Nast Traveler boasts that
your greenbacks will buy 37%
more now than in 2002.
Taste of the Caribbean in Limón
or enjoy Latin American culture
in San José, but after a few
days on the beach, it's time to
enjoy an Eden of biodiversity.
It's why you really came isn't
it?
While the cities are easily
accessible by plane, Costa Rican
rainforests are more difficult
to reach -and practically
untouched. A strong commitment
to the environment means they
sprawl more than 51% of the
country. In Costa Rica, it's
easy being green in the
rainforest.
Carbon-neutral country
Costa Rica's government has a 15
year plan to clean up its
environmental act in urban
centers. Meeting the deadline
will give them bragging rights
as the first country to go
completely carbon neutral. Go
Costa Rica!
"Here's the big goal, which I am
personally declaring for the
first time tonight," said
President Arias in June 2007.
"By 2021, Costa Rica's 200th
birthday, we will be a carbon
neutral country."
Eco-express
You're on your eco-loving
own to justify the trip to Costa
Rica. But a local airline can
help your green conscience by
transporting you quickly over
the treetops- saving you
valuable days of driving.
So save the planet- by hopping
on one of the biggest polluters
around - really. Nature Air is
completely carbon-neutral. It
sounds crazy but the offset
industry means that a lot of
traditionally bad industries can
clean up their act, without
changing their ways.
What's your take on big
polluters using carbon offsets
to clean up? Is a carbon-neutral
airline any better than
ecotourism in the Middle East? |
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