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Captive wildlife attractions: Dolphin Discovery, Isla Mujeres, Mexico.

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Over the past 10 years (or more) the travel industry has begun a journey of awareness about the ethics of animal attractions. However, back in 2010 I had been backpacking around Central America and ended my trip at a hotel next door to Dolphin Discovery in Mexico. At the time I was a product manager for a tour operator who was just beginning to think more about this topic. Wandering into this attraction one day was a defining moment on my responsible travel journey.

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Miss Rachel. An inspirational story from Belize to celebrate International Women’s Day.

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Created out of the dreams of the previous government, the new settlement of Mahogany Heights was supposed to represent new hope and a new life for Belize City dwellers whose impoverished living conditions left them struggling to survive. A bureaucratic mess up regarding land rights and a change of government later, the now dilapidated village has an air of ghost towns past.  Over the past 5 years resident nurse, Rachel Vega, has set out to singlehandedly change this.

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