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Local Ecological Ground Transportation Helps Keep Travel Clean in Los Cabos, Mexico

  • Ethan Gelber
  • 19 January 2012

In Los Cabos, Mexico, there is a solid assortment of ground transfer services. However, there’s only one eco-friendly one. In the midst of the natural exuberance of Los Cabos, only the Green Path Transfers local partner provides a ground transportation service that is committed to going green.

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Chamula, Mexico: A Step Back in Time with the Tzotzil Indigenous People

  • Heather Rath
  • 28 July 2011

An elderly woman wearing traditional dress accosts me as I focus my camera on the exterior of the church. She wags her bony finger at me and ominously hisses “No…no…no….” She unnerves me so much I quickly hide my camera. We are near San Cristóbal de las Casas in Chiapas, Mexico, in a town called Chamula, where the indigenous Tzotzil people earnestly protect their society and way of life.

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Barra de Potosí, Mexico: Development Endangers a Fragile Ecosystem and the Future of a Community

  • Ali Zerriffi
  • 22 June 2011

Barra de Potosí is a small coastal village at the mouth of a lagoon, part of a complex and interdependent system of lagoons, which runs along the coast of the Municipio de Petatlan in Mexico. The people of Barra de Potosí are now confronted by and opposing a development project that they believe will destroy the existing ecosystem. The fight is proving to be a difficult one, and the people can use all the help they can get.

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Green Rides in the Green Mountain State of Vermont

  • Cynthia Ord
  • 18 May 2011

As a Green Path Transfers partner, Green Cabs VT is able to reach a worldwide marketplace of travellers looking to minimise their carbon footprints on every leg of a trip, using everything from flight offsets to green ground transportation and eco-minded accommodations and tours. “We’re very proud to have a partner as committed to providing an eco-friendly transport service as Green Cabs VT is,” explained Adrian Cordiner, CEO of Green Path Transfers.

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The Mexican Temazcal: An Experience in a Maya Sweat Lodge

  • Heather Rath
  • 25 April 2011

Sweat is pouring from my pores. I am saturated with my own perspiration. Near Mérida on the Yucatán Peninsula, I have opted for detoxification and rebirth through a unique spiritual journey practised in similar ways by indigenous people worldwide: a Mexican temazcal.

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Rolling out with Green Carpet Limousine in San Francisco, California

  • Laurel Angrist
  • 21 March 2011

Scenic beauty, summer fog and a spectacular waterfront are just some of the natural highlights of San Francisco, California. That, along with progressive citizens committed to cleaning, greening and improving energy efficiency of their surroundings, certainly contributed to the city’s reputation as an incubator for some truly innovative environmental initiatives. Now, in the San Francisco ground transportation industry, one local company is helping set the standard for reducing dependence on fossil fuels: Green Carpet Limousine.

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Keeping Transportation Green and Down to Earth in Mile High Denver, Colorado

  • Paul Tavner
  • 11 March 2011

Denver, Colorado, is known as the ‘Mile High City’ because, as many a local can report, anyone standing on the right step of the western entrance to the state capitol building is exactly one mile above sea level. While the elevations may be sky high, one local company is working to make sure that the city’s carbon emissions don’t get there too: Executive Transportation (or Exectran), the newly announced Green Path Transfers partner.

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Top Five Reasons for Women to Travel Solo

  • Janice Waugh
  • 4 March 2011

Solo travel is an amazing opportunity for adventure. It’s a chance to discover yourself as you discover the world. It is safe. It is fun. You’ll also meet more people – locals and travellers – than you would travelling with a companion. You’ll have amazing experiences you will never forget.

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Driving Green in San Diego, California, with Wherever Shuttle

  • Laurel Angrist
  • 22 February 2011

Sunny San Diego, California, is one of America’s ‘greenest’ cities. Its open spaces and dozens of phenomenal attractions, such as Balboa Park, Legoland and the world-famous San Diego Zoo, combine with miles of gorgeous beaches to draw in upwards of 30 million visitors each year. With so much appealing nature on hand so critical to its charm, the scenic city now clearly really has a vested interest in pollution abatement, including in transportation. Prominent in this space is Wherever Shuttle, San Diego’s first and only green transfer company.

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whl.travel Sees Peaceful Shores on the Riviera Maya of Mexico

  • whl.travel
  • 19 January 2011

THIS ARTICLE IS AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH, SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE. When that perfect escape comes to mind during a business meeting, chances are that you are daydreaming of Mexico’s Riviera Maya. The toughest challenge to travelling here is choosing which tours and activities to join. Adventure travellers wishing to explore the area can set off on a horseback riding and snorkel tour, and history buffs should consider the Mayan Encounter. For beachgoers, the sandy strands and perfect climate offer ample opportunities to simply unwind and work on one’s tan.

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