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Environmental And Community Efforts

  • Bike Arenal is voluntarily participating in the Certification in Sustainable Tourism Program – CST.  This is an initiative of the Costa Rican Tourism Institute and Rainforest Alliance designed to differentiate tourism sector businesses based on the degree to which they comply with a sustainable model of natural, cultural and social resource management
     

    Rainforest Alliance
    www.rainforest-alliance.org/
      Sustainable Tourism
    www.turismo-sostenible.co.cr/EN/home.shtml

    ICT
    www.visitcostarica.com

  • Bike Arenal supports the Code of Conduct for the Protection of Children from Sexual Exploitation in Travel and Tourism
       
    www.protegiendoles.org/english.htm

  • Bike Arenal sponsors the Safe Community Programs of the Costa Rican Ministry of  Security (Police)

  • Bike Arenal supports the International Mountain Bicycling Association.  IMBA



          www.imba.com



  • Bike Arenal is conscious of the erosion that mountain bikes can cause and therefore limits its routes to permanent roads and footpaths only

  • Bike Arenal uses only organic degreasers for the cleaning of bicycles

  • Bike Arenal in committed to the protection and rational use of the natural resources, we follow these policies:

    • Do not collect plants or animals
    • Do not feed the animals
    • Do not make excessive noises that can disturb the living species
    • Picking up all our garbage
    • NO smoking during our rides
    • Keeping out of restricted areas

  • Sponsorship to cyclists representing La Fortuna in the Costa Rica National Championships of Road Cycling in June 2005

  • Sponsorship to the team representing La Fortuna in the adventure race "24 Hours of Arenal"

  • Donation of helmets and bike parts to the local bicycle policemen in La Fortuna and San Ramón towns

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