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Costa
Rica with Crystal Seas Kayaking
Costa Rica is a small country
located between Nicaragua and Panama on the tropical southern end of Central
America. Having a land area equivalent in size to West Virginia its plant
and animal species exceed by far the diversity throughout all of North
America. Over 200 species of mammals, 850 species of birds, and over 10,000
species of plants are known to reside here with more being added to the list
every day. The fact that over 20% of the nations land is protected as either
park or preserve reflects the overall high degree of importance that the
people and their government place on the health of their environment.
Along with being the most
environmentally oriented nation in Central America, Costa Rica also prides
itself in being one of the safest places of foreign travel. A relatively
well developed infrastructure has kept land and money more evenly
distributed, crime rates low, and the quality of living higher than any
other country in this region. In 1949 Costa Rica disbanded its national
standing army and in doing so was able to direct a much greater amount of
money towards education. Today Costa Rica has a higher rate of literacy than
the United States and boasts that its society produces more teachers than
soldiers.
In the last decade Costa Rica
has seen a large increase in the development of ecotourisim, with options
covering more than you could ever imagine and impacts on the environment
varying greatly from activity to activity, and institution to institution.
We are proud to offer our guests a vacation which impacts the surroundings
as positively as it effects them. We feel that sea kayaking is one of most
low impact ways to enjoy this amazing area, and our trips are designed with
an educative emphasis that seeks to assure preservation of the environment
for years to come.
In an effort to further a
positive impact on the local economy and environment Crystal Seas funds,
organizes, and carries out regular waste removal from Costa Rica’s public
beaches. We are also setting up and maintaining a water trail system that is
available for public use, in particular those traveling by human powered
watercraft.
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