105 What is Community Based Tourism Visiting the Bribri community in Costa Rica

To try to find out more about communitybased tourism, I went to go visit one of the Bribri communities in Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica. The tour was organised by ATEC (Asociación Talamanqueña de Ecoturismo y Conservación) who focus on ecotourism. It was a great day finding out about the Bribri s cultures and traditions, as well as making, eating and covering myself in chocolate This was an opportunity to find out more about communitybased tourism and what this actually means. I learnt about the economic side to tourism, and how communitybased tourism can give some control and ownership back to the communities, allowing them to use tourism as a tool for development. I will be doing more communitybased tours over the course of my travels to see what else I can discover. Find out more at: You can find out more about ATEC and the different tours they provide at I would highly recommend checking them out if you are in Puerto