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Tourism Impact and Rainforest Conservation in Costa Rica Inspires Filmmakers

July 15, 2018 • Marilyn Ball

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For Eytan Elterman and Marco Bollinger, making the film 2.5%-The Osa Peninsula, was the catalyst that led them to launch Lokal Travel and work to transform the travel industry for the better. Eytan and Marco fell in love with the Osa Peninsula while filming their documentary and partnered up to form Lokal Travel in an effort to address the lack of support for local communities like in the Osa Peninsula.www.lokaltravel.com

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