How to Visit Costa Rica Without Destroying It

Is it possible to visit a beautiful place as a tourist and not contribute to its destruction? We sent a team to Nosara, Costa Rica, to find out more about the growing trend of "ecotourism"-and brought home a few tips for anyone hoping to travel without destroying their destination.

[@hademers2]

Good tips that everyone should follow. However the problem is that the people who cause the most harm dont care and definitely wont be watching videos like these.

[@leeroyjenkins6061]

Now make a video on how to visit Costa Rica without getting kidnapped.

[@mosca5719]

Can you make a video of how all the pacific coast of Costa Rica is getting polluted by trash from the Pacific Ocean?

[@therealblankz7720]

I thought the video meant how to visit Costa Rica without blowing it up or leaving it as a wasteland or something

[@L1zz4rdz]

That's basically everywhere like that

[@Hottica82]

I used to live right there by the river mouth, please drive slow and don't litter!!

[@userman44]

Please don't assume that a tour operator is acting responsibly just because they use the word "ecotourism." Use your critical thinking skills! For example, I saw a locally-owned company in Central America that offered an "eco-tour cooking class," in which a local guide would take you to local markets to buy local food and would then take you to a place where you would learn how to cook a local dish. Oh, by the way, the food was the eggs of endangered sea turtles!

[@HappyHands.]

I don't know if Eco tourism is possible, but i sure know there are people committing Eco terrorism . and they care nothing for you or your children's welfare.

[@puddlebarf]

Considering one seat on a plane is worth 8 months of an average driver's carbon emissions. How many seats are one plane's again? A fucking lot. Stop traveling.