LOVING GALAPAGOS TO DEATH
Ecuador's self-proclaimed "green" president, Rafael Correa, is reluctant to cap the number of tourists allowed into the islands for a simple reason: tourism to the Galapagos generates some $200 million a year in revenue. Carlos Macias, a spokesperson for Ingala, the regional planning agency, told The Observer that "Of course the tourist numbers have an environmental impact, but we cannot forfeit the economic opportunity." By Tania Campbell READ MORE AT http://www.ethicaltraveler.org/news.php