Ecotourism 3

While at the Osa Peninsula, we did lots and lots of ecotourism. We went on extensive nature walks at the national park and also went snorkeling. While on the nature walks, our guide was great and showed us plenty of animals. We saw howler monkeys and spidermonkeys and lots of leaf cutter ants. We saw some beautiful birds aswell. Our whole trip to the Osa was very eco-friendly. The place we stayed at was helpful to the economy because they were partially sustainable. All the scrap food that we did not eat at the meals was fed to the pig they have and the pig was later used too! Snorkeling on the island off of the peninsula was also an example of eco-tourism and we saw some beautiful fish and coral reef.

Its no wonder ec0tourism is the fastest growing sector in the tourism industry. The snorkeling and nature hike was beautiful. Where else can you see monkeys in their natural habitat? 

The whole Osa Peninsula was very ecotouristy because it lacked much urbanization. We felt as though we were cut off from the rest of the world. No towns or cities were anywhere near us, and we needed a boat to get to our camping site. Ecotourism is tourism without phones, tv's, and power. Although we did have power, everything else was cut off and we felt independent. We were not polluting the rivers or air with pollution during our stay, we were basically camping out. Normal hotels on beaches and what not would not be friendly to the environment, and thats why other tourism is not called eco-tourism.