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With mindful travel and increasing awareness among business owners and travellers alike, eco-lodges have become a great solution to the problem. <\/span><\/span><\/span>Those who operate these eco-lodges have incorporated many different eco-friendly options to help combat carbon footprint. <\/span><\/span><\/span>The issue is, customers may know that these are greener solutions for the environment, but don’t know exactly why. <\/span><\/span><\/span>This is what will be discussed below, what essential features make an eco-lodge well, an eco-lodge!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n A defining feature of an eco-lodge will always be its location. <\/span><\/span><\/span>They can be found secluded within natural settings, a deep forest, a wide-reaching mountain range or an idyllic riverbank. <\/span><\/span><\/span>This is intended for the guest to feel truly connected with nature and the wilderness. <\/span><\/span><\/span>These natural environments are maintained, and preservation is important for the surroundings. <\/span><\/span><\/span>This is what makes eco-lodges stand out from the competition, its unique destinations.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n The location gives a traveler the opportunity to return to nature and rekindle this relationship. <\/span><\/span><\/span>Eco-lodges focus on improving the immediate surroundings rather than interior buildings, meaning the environment is being considered every step of the way.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n Another huge feature is implementing indigenous interior design that depicts the local culture and heritage. <\/span><\/span><\/span>The food also reflects this culture, usually food that the locals will be consuming on a day-to-day basis. <\/span><\/span><\/span>The eco-lodge becomes a part of the local community and therefore creates employment for the area. <\/span><\/span><\/span>They also offer fair wages and working conditions for the native people. <\/span><\/span><\/span>This contributes to the local economy and again, preserves local culture and heritage. <\/span><\/span><\/span>Through this, ecotourism is offering real value to both the guests and the community.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n Of course, the green features are what help it sustain an eco-friendly living space. <\/span><\/span><\/span>These can range from both basic to more advanced. <\/span><\/span><\/span>Typically, energy-efficient lighting, eco toiletries\/cleaning supplies will always be considered. <\/span><\/span><\/span>They can even offer solar panels and insulation as a more effective way of helping the environment. <\/span><\/span><\/span>There are programs such as PACE where these energy improvements can be gained through more affordable means. <\/span><\/span><\/span>These allows the owner to create new valued solutions that help them compete in the market whilst saving the environment. <\/span><\/span><\/span>Appliances will be shown that lower resource consumption (water & electricity). <\/span><\/span><\/span>LED lighting will be common place.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n All these features when combined alongside water conservation and renewable sources of energy, create a self-sustained and eco-friendly eco-lodge. <\/span><\/span><\/span>These forms of accommodations are popping around the entire world, and for good reason. <\/span><\/span><\/span>They are becoming the norm because travellers understand environment and cultural preservation more than ever. <\/span><\/span><\/span>An issue can be that it is hard to have a unified definition that shows a place is an eco-lodge. <\/span><\/span><\/span>Hopefully, we have shown a few examples that will make your choice much easier!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n \u00a0<\/p>\r\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [vc_row el_id=”desarrollo”][vc_column][vc_column_text] With mindful travel and increasing awareness among business owners and travellers alike, eco-lodges have become a great solution to the problem. Those who operate these eco-lodges have incorporated many different eco-friendly options to help combat carbon footprint. The issue is, customers may know…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2556,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,14,13,17,15,16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2380","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ecolodge","category-ecotourism","category-environment","category-nature","category-nicaragua","category-san-juan-river"],"yoast_head":"\n