Comments on: Accessing the rainforest http://www.alongdrive.com/a-long-drive/a-long-drive-sa/peru/accessing-the-rainforest/ From Polar Bears to Penguins - Driving North to South across the Americas Tue, 06 Apr 2010 05:35:36 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Shreesh http://www.alongdrive.com/a-long-drive/a-long-drive-sa/peru/accessing-the-rainforest/comment-page-1/#comment-1092 Shreesh Fri, 03 Oct 2008 01:41:11 +0000 http://www.alongdrive.com/a-long-drive/a-long-drive-sa/accessing-the-rainforest/#comment-1092 Katherine, The rainforest displays extraordinary beauty and variety. On our trip we spotted 104 species of birds and innumerable insects. It is an amazing, but somewhat uncomfortable place - not many humans can live in a rainforest. Katherine,

The rainforest displays extraordinary beauty and variety. On our trip we spotted 104 species of birds and innumerable insects. It is an amazing, but somewhat uncomfortable place – not many humans can live in a rainforest.

]]> By: Katherine http://www.alongdrive.com/a-long-drive/a-long-drive-sa/peru/accessing-the-rainforest/comment-page-1/#comment-1090 Katherine Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:40:13 +0000 http://www.alongdrive.com/a-long-drive/a-long-drive-sa/accessing-the-rainforest/#comment-1090 Such beauty though...What a life you are having! Such beauty though…What a life you are having!

]]> By: fred http://www.alongdrive.com/a-long-drive/a-long-drive-sa/peru/accessing-the-rainforest/comment-page-1/#comment-1089 fred Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:55:19 +0000 http://www.alongdrive.com/a-long-drive/a-long-drive-sa/accessing-the-rainforest/#comment-1089 Understood, and those behaviors tend to occur when there is extreme poverty. Understood, and those behaviors tend to occur when there is extreme poverty.

]]> By: Shreesh http://www.alongdrive.com/a-long-drive/a-long-drive-sa/peru/accessing-the-rainforest/comment-page-1/#comment-1087 Shreesh Tue, 30 Sep 2008 23:50:05 +0000 http://www.alongdrive.com/a-long-drive/a-long-drive-sa/accessing-the-rainforest/#comment-1087 Fred, Tourism is usually not the problem. Logging and illegal gold mining takes a much larger toll on the rainforest that some tourists tramping about. Fred,

Tourism is usually not the problem. Logging and illegal gold mining takes a much larger toll on the rainforest that some tourists tramping about.

]]> By: fred http://www.alongdrive.com/a-long-drive/a-long-drive-sa/peru/accessing-the-rainforest/comment-page-1/#comment-1085 fred Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:18:24 +0000 http://www.alongdrive.com/a-long-drive/a-long-drive-sa/accessing-the-rainforest/#comment-1085 "shouldn’t everyone be able to delight in these wonderful places?" Answer: No. There is a greater good. Should we ruin the "lungs of the earth" for tourism? “shouldn’t everyone be able to delight in these wonderful places?”

Answer: No.

There is a greater good. Should we ruin the “lungs of the earth” for tourism?

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