{"id":240,"date":"2011-05-18T19:30:42","date_gmt":"2011-05-18T23:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aaronemmel.com\/cw\/?p=240"},"modified":"2011-05-18T19:31:56","modified_gmt":"2011-05-18T23:31:56","slug":"conservation-in-costa-rica-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aaronemmel.com\/cw\/2011\/05\/18\/conservation-in-costa-rica-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Conservation in Costa Rica"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As a teenager in Belize, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mayamountain.com\/\">eco-tourism<\/a> was all around me.  Even so, Costa Rica impressed me with its dedication to preserving its natural resources.  When we went zip-lining, rafting, and horseback riding, our groups shared the same waiver forms, so that we could jointly sign away our right to sue without consuming multiple sheets of paper.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aaronemmel.com\/cw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/ziplining1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-243\" style=\"margin: 2px;\" title=\"ziplining\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aaronemmel.com\/cw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/ziplining1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"153\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aaronemmel.com\/cw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_5190.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-227\" style=\"margin: 2px;\" title=\"IMG_5190\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aaronemmel.com\/cw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_5190-e1305691838138-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aaronemmel.com\/cw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/horseback1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-244\" style=\"margin: 2px;\" title=\"horseback\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aaronemmel.com\/cw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/horseback1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"131\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Recycling bins were everywhere.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aaronemmel.com\/cw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_5228.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-230\" style=\"margin: 2px;\" title=\"IMG_5228\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aaronemmel.com\/cw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_5228-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aaronemmel.com\/cw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_5228-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aaronemmel.com\/cw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_5228-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aaronemmel.com\/cw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_5230.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-231\" style=\"margin: 2px;\" title=\"IMG_5230\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aaronemmel.com\/cw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_5230-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aaronemmel.com\/cw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_5230-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aaronemmel.com\/cw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_5230-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One of our hotels used a biodigestor.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aaronemmel.com\/cw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_52422.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-234 aligncenter\" title=\"IMG_5242\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aaronemmel.com\/cw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_52422-e1305692429788-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aaronemmel.com\/cw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_52422-e1305692429788-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.aaronemmel.com\/cw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_52422-e1305692429788-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We checked it out, and it was connected.  But as that sign suggests, these authentic projects also double as ways to attract tourists and make them feel good about themselves.\u00c2\u00a0 If that brings more money to such a beautiful country, though, it&#8217;s just one more positive benefit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a teenager in Belize, eco-tourism was all around me. Even so, Costa Rica impressed me with its dedication to preserving its natural resources. 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