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When the Sun Goes Down, Eco Resorts Combine Luxury and Adventure (Slideshow)

9:21 am in costa rica, eco-travel, thailand, tourism, Travel & Nature by TreeHugger

red eyed tree frog photo Photo credit: Peter Wesley Brown In the last few years ecotourism has grown from a buzzword to a trend, to full-blown industry. Whether travelers are looking for a rugged adventure or refined luxury, planet-conscious operators have sprung up to ...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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The Container of Hope: Designed For People, Not Stuff

12:48 pm in architects, costa rica, prefab, shipping container architecture by TreeHugger

container of hope benjamin garcia saxe photo Images credit Benjamin Garcia Saxe, used with permission Shipping containers were designed for stuff, not humans, and by the time architects finish adapting them for people there often isn't much left of them. But they are cheap and plentiful, and architect Benjamin Garcia Saxe has managed to adapt a pair of 40' containers so that humans can be very comfortable indeed....Read the full story on TreeHugger

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