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Mar 16, 2010Dig Your Roots Tours
Organization: Sustainable Rural Regenerative Enterprises for Families, Inc.
Country : United States
City: Furman, Alabama

Project Description:
A cultural heritage and service tourism project to in honor and preservation of the rich agricultural legacy of Black Farming in the South.

Sustainable Rural Regenerative Enterprises for Families, Inc.United States
Mar 9, 2010cam balkon
Organization: http://www.anadolucambalkon.com
Country : Turkey
City: 34870

Project Description:
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http://www.anadolucambalkon.comTurkey
Mar 4, 2010Eye to Eye Marine Encounters
Organization: Rumney
Country : Australia
City: Port Douglas

Project Description:
An ecotourism venture which marries scientific research with adventure diving and marine interpretation. Scientists are given free berth spaces to conduct their field studies on the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Guests are given the opportunity to participate in research projects, connect with nature as never before and become advocates for ...

RumneyAustralia
Feb 3, 2010Restaurante Aubergine
Organization: Restaurante Aubergine
Country : Dominican Republic
City: San Cristobal

Project Description:
Restaurante con vista panorámica en un ambiente totalmente natural. Con acceso a la zona cafetera y siembra de aguacate de la república dominicana. Cerca y con vista a la codillera central y las presas Valdesia, Aguacate y Jiguey.

Restaurante AubergineDominican Republic
Dec 15, 2009Funky Junk Recycled
Organization: Funky Junk Recycled
Country : Cambodia
City: London/ Phnom Penh

Project Description:
Funky Junk is a innovative social enterprise, based in a village just outside of Kep, Cambodia. Their mission is to reclaim plastic bags from the streets and fields, clean them and turn them into long lasting beautiful products such as shopping bags, pencil cases, table mats and other useful things. In doing this they are creating employment, fair ...

Funky Junk RecycledCambodia
Nov 23, 2009ASOCIACION DE PROTECCION FLORA Y FAUNA
Organization: Feliciano Tapullima
Country : Peru
City: Tarapoto

Project Description:
LA ASOCIACION DE PROTECCION FLORA Y FAUNA, CUENTA CON MIEMBROS DE MAS DE 30 PERSONAS, QUE TRABAJAN PARA PRESERVAR EL MEDIO AMBIENTE Y AL MISMO TIEMPO TRABAJAR PARA DESARROLLAR EL ECOTURISMO

Feliciano TapullimaPeru
Oct 4, 2009Lil' Audrey's Safe Place Foundation
Organization: Lil' Audrey's Safe Place Foundation
Country : United States
City: Houston

Project Description:
Lil' Audrey's Safe Place Foundation is an organization founded to assist the Alumni of the Foster Care System to seek a post-secondary education who are homeless live in our facility until they complete their education . We have hundreds of thousands of teenagers exiting the system annually who become homeless and are forgotten. We attempt to ...

Lil' Audrey's Safe Place Foundation United States
Oct 1, 2009The Power of Horses at Saddlewood Farm
Organization: The Power of Horses at Saddlewood Farm
Country : United States
City: Birdsboro, PA

Project Description:
The Power of Horses is a project born out of the hope of four women who set out to change the lives of young people. These four ladies are experienced horse lovers and, knowing how much a horse can impact someone's life, began to use horses as facilitators in a therapeutic milieu. These wonderful creatures (the horses!) mirror your feelings for ...

The Power of Horses at Saddlewood FarmUnited States
Sep 29, 2009PLAY it Forward Adventures
Organization: PLAY it Forward Adventures
Country : United States
City: St. Paul

Project Description:
PLAY it Forward Adventures is a travel organization, ran by Jodi Nelson, that combines volunteering with active outdoor adventure. The company strives to provide all-encompassing travel experiences that benefit both the traveler and the country they are visiting by giving back to the locals in the places they play. The vision of PLAY it Forward ...

PLAY it Forward AdventuresUnited States
Sep 15, 2009hfilk
Organization: libya fzzan alshate
Country : Libya
City: bergn

Project Description:
I have ideas in the invention and manufacture of machine That make the owner will be free and happy and reduce costs in everyday life This machine helps the owner in the availability of money And for this machine many features and functions needed for every home and every human being seeks to liberate the needs Parts of this machine is ...

libya fzzan alshateLibya
Sep 11, 2009Mauli Agri Tourism, Morachi Chincholi
Organization: Mauli Agri Tourism
Country : India
City: Pune

Project Description:
Morachi Chincholi, by name itself means a village of tamarind trees & town of Dancing Peacocks all around. It is situated on Ahmednagar-Pune Highway near Shirur/Shikrapur, Ranjangaon Ganpati (one of the holy place from Eight Vinayakas) on the distance of 23KMs only in Maharashtra (India), which is beautiful weekend picnic spot near Pune. Today ...

Mauli Agri TourismIndia
Sep 3, 2009Geotourism Challenge 2009 Nature Air Costa Rica
Organization: XXX
Country : United States
City: Rancho Mirage 92270

Project Description:
Nature Air, airline of Costa Rica deserves the nomination and deserves to be the WINNER.

XXXUnited States
Sep 2, 2009Río Secreto
Organization: Río Secreto SA de CV
Country : Mexico
City: Playa del Carmen

Project Description:
Es una reserva natural, que nos educa, nos permite conocer las bellezas del "inframundo" nos lleva a explorar cuevas naturales, que no han sido manipuladas por las manos del hombre, que nos enseña como cuidar este ecosistema desconocido.

Río Secreto SA de CVMexico
Aug 28, 2009Mission Jay Hind!
Organization: 29028 Adventure World
Country : India
City: Pune

Project Description:
Why to fight with each other on the basis of Cast / creed / state / language / releigion? Instead of that just keep in mind that you are an Indian and you should follow 'Releigion Indian". just greet simple way by forgotting your own identity "Jay Hind" and see the changes! IN broader prospective, forgot the National boundaries also and if you ...

29028 Adventure WorldIndia
Aug 28, 2009Heritage Tourism ( fort tourism)
Organization: 29028-Save The Earth
Country : India
City: Pune

Project Description:
In the year 1987, it started thinking in the mind of Jayant Dofey, how to protect / preserve and develop our National heritage wealth of Sahyadri's Hill forts! Same time, to protect the Natural wealth of Sahyadri's. He started working under the branding of " 29028-Save The Earth" and "29028-Adventure World" with some of the true friends. In ...

29028-Save The EarthIndia
Aug 21, 2009Khmer Youth Camp for Culture
Organization: Khmer Youth Camp for Culture
Country : Cambodia
City: Phnom Penh

Project Description:
Goal of project: Setup the mind of new generation of youths to be entrepreneurship. Objective: 1- Create the groups or individual for participate to create work opportunity for youths and people through by business initiative idea. 2- Capacity building for members of club business and volunteer youth clubs through leadership training and ...

Khmer Youth Camp for CultureCambodia
Aug 21, 2009Projeto Via Verde
Organization: Via Verde Turismo
Country : Brazil
City: Lagoa Santa

Project Description:
Via Verde Project is trying to develop areas of the Carst of Lagoa Santa, Minas Gerais. The importance of the area is Speleology, Anthropology and Culture. It was there where Peter Lund discovered the fosseis of the first americans. Magestic Caves, country simple people, indigenous people, remains of days of slavery, history still in the making. ...

Via Verde TurismoBrazil
Aug 19, 2009Northern Coast of Labrador Canada
Organization: Adventure Photography
Country : United States
City: Kyle

Project Description:
The Northern Coast of Labrador still offers an almost unspoiled hertiage of people from the northern reaches of Canada and a long history of people that migrated from Europe. The history and culture of Northern Labrador has much to offer and Ecotourism has yet to take hold.

Adventure PhotographyUnited States
Aug 19, 2009wikiloc
Organization: wikilog
Country : Spain
City: Sant Feliu de Guixols

Project Description:
Wikiloc is a Web 2.0 platform that allows local communities to show off geographic information of their territory to an international audience interested in Geotourism in an easy way.

wikilogSpain
Aug 13, 2009HOTEL CASA CRISTAL
Organization: CASA CRISTAL HOTEL
Country : Costa Rica
City: Escazu

Project Description:
THIS IS A SEVEN-SUITE BOUTIQUE HOTEL LOCATED IN ESCAZU, SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA. THE BOUTIQUE HOTEL IMPACTED ME BECAUSE IT IS GRAND IN SIZE AND UNIQUENESS, WHILE PERSONABLE AND EXCLUSIVE. THE SUITES ARE AS BIG AS EIGHTY SQUARE METERS EACH YET THE ROOM RATES ARE AS LOW AS $230 PER NIGHT INCLUDING A SUMPTOUS BREAKFAST. I WAS IIMPRESSED WITH THE ...

CASA CRISTAL HOTELCosta Rica


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