Ecotourism effort in Peru involves local community.
"Anthropologists and ecology groups alike tout the venture as an ideal way to integrate tribes into ecotourism and avoid the pitfall of them being perceived as a sideshow by tourists... And even here, so remote from the woes of the world...human politics and squabbling stemming from their ecotourism business has caused divisions in the native community."
Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan
FULL STORY: Peru's rainforest natives pin future on ecotourism
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HUD's Office of Policy Development and Research
HUD's Office of Policy Development and Research
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Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
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