Luxury Latin America Blog » Eco-tourism http://luxurylatinamerica.com/blog Luxury travel news and reviews for Mexico, Central America, and South America. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:55:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Lapa Rios Reserve in Costa Rica Gets Permanent Conservation Easement http://luxurylatinamerica.com/blog/2013/05/12/lapa-rios-reserve-in-costa-rica-gets-permanent-conservation-easement/ http://luxurylatinamerica.com/blog/2013/05/12/lapa-rios-reserve-in-costa-rica-gets-permanent-conservation-easement/#comments Sun, 12 May 2013 19:20:21 +0000 Timothy http://luxurylatinamerica.com/blog/?p=2911 One of my greatest family travel memories is when the three of us stayed at Lapa Rios Ecolodge on the Osa Peninsula of Costa Rica. Sure, the views were stunning and the food was good, but what made it special was the incredible array of wildlife we saw. For the story and photos, see this [...]

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]]> http://luxurylatinamerica.com/blog/2013/05/12/lapa-rios-reserve-in-costa-rica-gets-permanent-conservation-easement/feed/ 0 In the Tropics, a Few Critters are Inevitable http://luxurylatinamerica.com/blog/2013/04/24/in-the-tropics-a-few-critters-are-inevitable/ http://luxurylatinamerica.com/blog/2013/04/24/in-the-tropics-a-few-critters-are-inevitable/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:41:00 +0000 Timothy http://luxurylatinamerica.com/blog/?p=2884 I know a luxury travel blog and website will often pretend everything is rosy in the places they cover, but we like to tell it like it is here at Luxury Latin America. So let’s put it out there that if you travel to a hot place to escape the cold or find adventure, you’re [...]

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]]> http://luxurylatinamerica.com/blog/2013/04/24/in-the-tropics-a-few-critters-are-inevitable/feed/ 1 Green Galapagos Touring with Ecoventura http://luxurylatinamerica.com/blog/2012/11/02/green-galapagos-touring-with-ecoventura/ http://luxurylatinamerica.com/blog/2012/11/02/green-galapagos-touring-with-ecoventura/#comments Fri, 02 Nov 2012 10:59:55 +0000 Timothy http://luxurylatinamerica.com/blog/?p=2593 We’ve already run two Galapagos tour stories in the past, but though the animals and itineraries may be similar, all Galapagos cruises are not created equal. This time one of our writers went out with the most eco-friendly company plying these waters: Ecoventura. As a company that’s maintained Smart Voyager certification since 2000, you know [...]

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]]> http://luxurylatinamerica.com/blog/2012/08/03/staying-in-the-amazon-jungle-in-style/feed/ 0 Aqua Wellness Resort on a Secluded Beach in Nicaragua http://luxurylatinamerica.com/blog/2012/06/29/aqua-wellness-resort-on-a-secluded-beach-in-nicaragua/ http://luxurylatinamerica.com/blog/2012/06/29/aqua-wellness-resort-on-a-secluded-beach-in-nicaragua/#comments Fri, 29 Jun 2012 11:43:31 +0000 Timothy http://luxurylatinamerica.com/blog/?p=2386 In the middle of the night at Aqua Wellness Resort, nestled in my comfortable bed, I had a dream that I was looking out of a second-floor window in a house and below me was a pack of hounds wailing and howling, foam around their mouths. I awoke and was immediately disoriented because the sound [...]

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