This is our theme for the upcoming ExpoVerde trade show this May 30-31.  The Fund for Costa Rica will have a stand where we will be educating tourism wholesalers and others involved in Costa Rica's tourism industry about the problem of uncontrolled development.  Of course we will also be urging concerned business owners to support our efforts to protect Costa Rica's biodiversity and nature tourism industry.

We will be joined by two students from the Tourism Program at Quepos High School.  Here's a picture of the meeting where the students were selected. 

Umm...kind of glum faces.  I guess thinking about the damage being done to Manuel Antonio by unscrupulous foreign developers gets you down.  Well, we look forward to having students with us to talk to tourism trade representatives about how they see the impact of uncontrolled development on their community.  Also, it will be a great experience for these young people to see first hand how tourism in Costa Rica is marketed both at home and abroad.

If you are going to be in San Jose on May 30-31, stop by ExpoVerde to see us. It's at the Hotel Herradura and it's open to the public.  And if you are going to be at ExpoTur, definitely stop by and say hi.  -Matt