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New Video Documentary on El Tigre Premiered at TIES Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism Conference September 8-10, 2010.

The documentary team went to El Tigre in June 2010 to film the story of the South-South Project. The documentary showcases the finished attractions, new infrastructure, El Tigre business owners and residents, and the Rios Tropicales team involved with the project. You will hear from Rafael Gallo about the history of Rios' involvement in El Tigre, and from Walter Monge about what it was like to travel to Bhutan to teach Bhutanese guides how to guide rafts. Marianela Feoli, the General Manager of Fundecooperacion, the funding organization for the South-South project, talks about how El Tigre is a model of sustainable community development. Hear from Mario Achoy, owner of the butterfly garden, and Javier Mora, owner of the Internet Cafe, and his daughter Helen who manages the cafe.

Watch the El Tigre Costa Rica, South-South Project: A Model of Sustainable Community Development now.

Rios Tropicales Wins Runner-Up in TIES Innovation Leadership in Sustainable Tourism

Rios Tropicales wins Runner-Up in the TIES Innovation Awards for its leadership in the El Tigre South-South Sustainable Community Development Project. TIES Innovation Leadership in Sustainable Tourism Awards recognizes individuals and organizations who have demonstrated leadership in innovative actions that effectively promote sustainable tourism and bring tangible benefits to communities and conservation. Read the Rios entry and participate in the final selection process by commenting here.

Channel 7 News Costa Rica Features Rios Tropicales, El Tigre, and Bhutan

Channel 7 News in Costa Rica did a feature story on our  Costa Rica-Bhutan South-South Project featuring El Tigre and Bhutanese adventure tourism operators. Watch the full TV feature story here.

Documentary Team Travels to El Tigre in June

The 2nd documentary team spent a week in Costa Rica in early June at El Tigre covering all the newly finished rainforest attractions and hearing the stories behind each from the El Tigre residents who own and manage each attraction.  The video documentary will premiere at TIES Ecotourism Conference Sept 8-10. Stay tuned for more.

Events:

• Green Living Project premiered its documentary about Rios Tropicales and El Tigre in New York City on July 22nd. More GLP events are scheduled throughout the country.
  
  • July 22nd - Green Living Project's 2nd Annual "NYC Premiere" event at EMS SoHo. Popular new films showcase cutting-edge sustainability projects in Central America and Maine.
  • Special Note: You can help El Tigre directly by attending GLP Premiere events in your city and voting for El Tigre: Up to 20% of donations collected at the door, will be awarded to the project voted on by the audience at the end of the presentation.
  • See the full schedule of Green Living Project showings across the country.
  • Watch the Green Living Project video on El Tigre here.

• The Earth Plants the Future International Tree-Planting Project on June 5th was a huge success. Sponsored by Rios Tropicales, 300 hundred local and international citizens turned out to help plant over 6,000 trees at the put-in of the Pacuare River in San Martin, close to El Tigre.