Two companies, one U.S.-based and the other French, recently found themselves in the front lines in the battle to rid beaches of sargassum in the Caribbean and Mexico.

A tourist suffered severe injuries after falling into the scalding-hot El Tatio geysers in northern Chile late last week, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.

ARTEX is a Cuban company that promotes and markets the best elements of Cuban art by exporting such cultural goods and services as cultural and academic travel services, artistic performances and shows, professional and technical services, royalties, licenses, music matrix licensing and online music downloads, Ecommerce, duty free, publishing copyrights and book download. 

Those who support ecotourism are very clear about their mission, however. The International Ecotourism Society defines ecotourism as “responsible travel to natural areas."

Regional carrier LIAT has launched a US$199 fare from the V.C. Bird International Airport in Antigua to the Luis Munoz Marin International Airport in San Juan.

On Sept. 24, the Bávaro Beach Resort Hotel in the Dominican Republic was the venue for the first solidarity race in benefit of the Barceló Foundation, and, more specifically, of its Niños Buzo (Diver Children) project.