EL SALVADOR | Thursday, 11 Oct 2012 | Views [225]
To arrive to a new place in the dark is like tasting a new food with a blindfold on. You can feel the edges, but a full color appreciation isn’t possible until daylight arrives. Night time in the small town of La Pirraya on an island in Jiquilisco ... Read more >
Tags: ecotourism, el salvador, hawksbill, sea turtles, volunteering, wildlife conservation
EL SALVADOR | Tuesday, 9 Oct 2012 | Views [220]
“Possessing, selling, and consuming sea turtles is illegal in El Salvador ,” states Enriqueta Ramirez in Spanish. “We are not interested in buying turtle eggs from you; we want to collaborate with you to protect sea turtles.”... Read more >
Tags: ecotourism, el salvador, sea turtles, volunteering, wildlife conservation
EL SALVADOR | Thursday, 27 Sep 2012 | Views [213]
Summer in Portland, Oregon is wonderful. Warm sunny days blend
gradually into crisp nights even at the height of summer, a perfect climate to
explore the Columbia Gorge, Mt. Hood, and the Oregon Coast. So why did I give
up two weeks of my hometown’s ... Read more >
Tags: beaches, conservation, el salvador, hawksbill, nicaragua, sea turtles, wildlife