Costa Rica

Have you heard of the term Ecotourism? Its simple to understand really. Eco stands for environmental, tourism is well... tourism. Basically think about it as tourism that does not really harm the environment. Costa Rica, located in Central America. If a politician was to talk about Costa Rica, the first thing he says would most likely be "oh. Its the country which removed army right?". At first, it may seem like a stupid idea. But in fact, because of this, their literacy rates and levels of healthcare increased. Why? Government spending of course. They have enough money to invest in these particular areas. Not only that, but currently they have a huge tourism market.

Previously, Costa Rica's activities only included hiking, bird watching, etc. Mostly observing. They decided to  create "extreme" ecotourism. This includes the flying fox, bungee jumping, scuba diving and snorkelling, surfing and even white water rafting!

I haven't been here and I really really want to go one day :(. Its a really cool place. Oh but I'm probably not allowed to do the extreme sports. Parents would panic. So if I were to go there it would be... 

TURTLE HATCHING SEASON

Before I end off, if anyone considers joining visiting Costa Rica, please remember the book the ecolodges instead of "5 star resorts". 

"But Marcus, it looks fine. What are you babbling about?" First off, this causes economic leakage in Costa Rica. The profits don't even go to the locals. Second of all, building HUGE resorts like this means that there is deforestation and bulldozing of trees. This harms the ecotourism which Costa Rica wants. It is not entirely because of the government that there are resorts like this. One of the reasons is because of the illegal sale of land. A transnational company like MacDonalds would privately buy land from locals. Anyways, I recommend people to stay in ecolodges anyway.

Firstly,it is eco friendly. No air-con and all. The sea breeze should be cooling enough. Secondly, the land used requires only a small portion of land to bulldoze. Even then, the structure is made out of the trees which have been bulldozed. Also, it helps generate a multiplier effect for the local economy. The multiplier effect refers to the increase in final income arising from any new injection of spending. I would recommend tourism around Costa Rica. It will be a fun and enjoyable experience. Its great for all ages. Elderly can try bird watching, watching turtles hatch and the youths can do something crazy like bungee jump.