I have been reading a lot about the different islands in the Caribbean Sea and was both surprised and delighted to see how much of an emphasis Puerto Rico is putting on sustainability in every aspect possible. The website seepuertorico.com offers loads of information of different sustainable categories such as: green hotels, Eco-tourism, Agrotourism, and community-based tourism. Since, Puerto Rico is one of the territories of the U.S. tourists that are U.S. citizens do not even need a passport to visit the island.
The Turtle Bay Inn is just one of Puerto Rico's Eco-green hotels on the island. Through the use of photovoltaic technology, a Direct Solar-Powered System, the hotel is able to acquire 90% of the their energy needs. Excess energy is also able to be stored for use at night-time. The hotel is able to provide 700 gallons of hot water to their guests using 3 Turbo solar water heaters. They also have meters that are continuously monitoring energy consumption and storage; only using what they need to make efforts not to waste energy. The hotels current project is monitoring wind power for the hopes of installing a wind turbine that would make-up the remaining 5-10% of energy they need to be completely 100% self-sufficient of electricity. Turtle Bay strives to share with their guests the view they have on sustainability and the effort they have made to be more Eco-friendly. Through example they encourage their guests to help them accomplish their goal of protecting the environment, to reduce the use of water, and recycle as much waste as possible. "Recipient of the Certification Sustainable Toursim Facilty in October 2012 by CTPR. Is the third hotel in Puerto Rico with this recognition." http://www.turtlebayinn.com/eco_hotel.htm
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AuthorAs a Parks, Recreation, and Tourism student I have decided to create a blog that focuses on the effect that the cruise line industry has on one of its most popular destinations, The Caribbean. I will use this blog to explore both the good and bad that comes from this massive industry. ArchivesCategories |