Events like Semana Santa in the Peruvian city of Ayacucho attract many foreign visitors - but do these gringo travelers bring help or harm to developing communities? Matt Finch of La Vida Idealist spoke with Lloyd Boutcher of UK travel operators Sunvil and Georgina Davies of the Travel Foundation to[...]
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Responsible Tourism: Coming to a Cloud Forest Near You!
I am happy to report that in the Intag cloud forest region of northern Ecuador, community-based tourism is heating up. Just two hours from the market town of Otavalo, Intag’s ecological reserves have begun to attract a steady stream of travelers. Organizations like the Red Ecoturistica de Inta[...]
