How many visitors are too many visitors? Carrying capacity analysis for tourism destinations Carrying capacity is defined as the number and type of visitors that can be accommodated in an area without unacceptable social consequences or negative environmental impacts (Jimenes et al 2007). Other authors define it as the degree of utilization [...].
Conservation, tourism and food security In Costa Rica, conservation came before tourism, a strength that helped create ecosystems resilient to the externalities generated by the hotel industry. However, today labor informality in the tourism sector, coupled with changes in land use and social dynamics, have put at risk [...]
The Caribe Circular Project helps to reduce the demand for plastic by the hotel sector and thus lower the pollution of the Caribbean Sea. Booggie, community leader and in charge of the beach cleanup program in Puerto Viejo, tells me that 150 meters of beach are cleaned every week, and that is in charge of volunteers.
