Ecuador, Bahía de Caráquez
The Mangrove Island Built by Fishermen
A coastal resource manager on rubbish bins, bird colonies, and a project that hands the mangroves back to the people who fish around them.
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Who Profits From a Bottle of Coke
A hotel owner and tour operator on why nobody in Bahía relies on tourism alone, and what he'd like visitors to think about before they order a drink.
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Four Families Own the Hotels
A teacher on El Niño, an earthquake, and why she's careful not to give tourism more credit — or blame — than it deserves.
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Fresh Fish, Rising Prices
A fisherman on selling more fish, paying more for everything else, and a new project trying to put fishermen inside the tourism economy instead of beside it.
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