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The Gathering, elephants, Kaudulla National Park, Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s elephant gathering

Every year a very special event occurs in the wilds of Sri Lanka. Hundreds of elephants come together to feed, socialise and raise their babies.

Monkey eats lizard, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica

A monkey makes a meal of it

Sometimes coming face to face with nature can be brutal. Watch what happens when a monkey catches a lizard in Costa Rica.

Making chocolate classes in Costa Rica

A tale of two chocolates

Two different experiences. Two different ways of approaching tourism in Costa Rica. Which would you prefer?

Santa Juana Rural Heritage Tour in Costa Rica

Turning the community green

When your community survives by cutting down the jungles for agriculture, it can mean some tough choices when your country turns eco-friendly.

Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica

Let them fly free in Costa Rica

Exploring Costa Rica’s Manuel Antonio National Park reveals so many animals… but what happens when some are stolen?

Sloth Sanctuary, Limon, Costa Rica

Sloth is not a sin

It was never planned this way but one family has dedicated itself to rescuing the injured and orphaned sloths of Costa Rica

Orangutans, Tanjung Puting, Kalimantan, Indonesia

Orangutans in Borneo

Up close with orangutans at Tanjung Puting NP in Kalimantan, Indonesia. How you can visit and see them for yourself in Borneo. Photos and stories here.

Chi Phat ecotourism, cambodia

Getting back to nature

A Cambodian village is improving the lives of everyone in it but turning their community into an ecotourism destination. But is it working?

Women's Weaving Cooperative, Planeterra, G Adventures, Peru

Woven into their culture

The tradition has been passed from mother to daughter for centuries but this Incan heritage could almost have been lost. Now, tourism is helping revive it.

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