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Ecotourism, a form of responsible travel to natural areas that focuses on environmental conservation, is growing by leaps and bounds. The global ecotourism market is expected to reach $823.4 billion by 2033. Also, an estimated 33% of travelers chose sustainable accommodations over the past year.
Bordering a UNESCO World Heritage Site with more than 363,000 acres of protected land and sea,
Costa Elena works to preserve and protect its local environment. Costa Elena invests in the regeneration of the Tropical Dry Forest ecosystems, for which only 2% are estimated to remain, preventing illegal logging, hunting and man-made wildfires and bringing endangered species like jaguars and the yellow necked parrot from the verge of extinction back to healthy numbers. They also invest in the protection of local beaches (earning a “Blue Flag” for five beaches) and the construction and maintenance of a community recycling center that is now managed by a group of locals.
