SOUTH AMERICA

Eco Travels in Colombia

COLOMBIA FORUM

Nature is not a place to visit. It is home.
- Wilderness Notebook

PHOTO GALLERY: Spotlight Award

YOUR TURN

SURVEY SAYS - Latin America Travel Survey asks where you are heading in 2010. Details...

OPERATORS -- If you run an eco-friendly, people-friendly, place-friendly travel service that should be featured in the World Travel Directory, here is our criteria. Premium coverage includes a directory listing and a link to your site from the regional guide. There is a small fee. Application

PHOTOGRAPHERS - Do you have photos of ecotourism and responsible travel in Colombia? Please share them in the Re-Imagining South American Ecotourism Group.

HERE COMES EVERYBODY - The Travel Definitions Survey asks readers to rate the definitions. Are you seeking or avoiding trips touted as geotourism, ecotourism and adventure travel? Details ...

HEADLINES

Tourism and Biodiversity
Tourism and Climate Change
Food, Health and Building Communities
Latin America Travel Survey

WIKI

Indigenous Tourism and Biodiversity Award
Ecotourism Spotlight Award
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From the Andes to the coast to the Amazon, Colombia is one of the world's most biologically rich countries.

PLACES

Bogota
Cartagena

FEATURES

Gaviotas: Reflections on a Dialogue on Innovation and Perseverance - Bill and Jeanine Christensen
The Emberas: Colombia's Tenacious Indians Under Siege - Robert Mykle
Colombia's Imperiled Choco Forest - Miguel Hernandez
Colombia's Sierra de la Macarena - Robert Mykle
Gaviotas Book Review

WEB 1, 2, 3

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Indispensable Tools

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Re-Imagining South American Ecotourism Group
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WIKI

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SOUTH AMERICA

RECOMMENDED READING

Featured Titles: Colombia Handbook | Lonely Planet Colombia | Gaviotas: A Village to Reinvent the World | Gardens of Colombia | Alternative Travel Directory | Work Abroad
Bibliographies: South America | Ecotourism | Environment
South American News Sources
Colombia Newspapers | Newsgoogled
New Titles | Top Shelf

Interested in eco travel and ecotourism? Register for the Planeta Update by sending a blank email. We also host a South America working group to improve regional coverage.

IMPROVING OUR COVERAGE

To improve our South America Guide, we ask the following questions:

What are recommended sources of information for travelers in South America?
Are there maps of protected areas?
What current work deserves kudos?

Editorial suggestions are welcome.

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Area Metropolitana del Valle de Aburrá
Fundacion Natura Colombia
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