Finca del Sol, Alberta, May 2019

What started as a small camping getaway property in 1998, has changed a lot over the last year. We had made plans to build a straw bale house here in 2017, and late that year got our building permit. Too late to do much more than get a hole dug…

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Costa Rica Rainforest Connection

Daily Year Round – Semi Private Independent Explorer Program (uses vans and buses for our guests only, not public) 7 days – 6 nights from CAD $1609 pp based on dbl occupancy Here’s how it works, easy and affordable. Day 1: Arrival at the Juan Santamaria International Airport in San…

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Wellness Escape – Cloudforest Eco-Spa and Ocean Retreat

This semi-independent vacation not only visits beautiful locations from cloudforest to pacific beaches, but also has three of the best Green Hotels in Costa Rica. Two of them have spa facilities as well as many other natural amenities and activities. Day 1: Today you’ll be met at the airport by…

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Tambopata Research Centre Parrot Lovers Program

The rainforest of Tambopata has gained a reputation of being a hotspot for parrot and macaw lovers due to its healthy population of parrots and macaws and due to an ongoing research project at the Tambopata Research Center that has been working with macaws for over 20 years. A huge claylick lays less than a kilometer from TRC. Up to 17 species of parrots have been observed at this claylick.

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Science Season at Tambopata Research Centre

Did you ever imagine that you could go to a place where saving nature is not just an abstraction? Where you sense that presence of what “you” really means? Deep in the Amazon rainforest of Peru there is one such place that brings you face to face with all life, …

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Is Small Ship Adventure Cruising Sustainable?

Is small ship adventure cruising a more sustainable form of tourism?  Intrepid’s small ship adventure cruises aim to operate in a more responsible way by visiting the less visited ports and limiting ship passenger counts. Darrel Wade co-founder of the Intrepid Group (the parent company of Peregrine) stated in an…

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