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Lección 15
Ampliación

En Internet

Palabras clave
buceo / scuba diving
ciclismo de montaña / mountain biking
ecoturismo / ecotourism
trekking
kayak de mar / sea kayak
montar a caballo / horseback riding
observación de las aves / bird watching
observación de las ballenas / whale watching
pesca / fishing
rafting
turismo de aventura / adventure tourism
volunteer vacations


For your convenience, you might want to print this page before you start the activity.

The En Internet box on page 373 of the Ampliación section in your textbook asks you to investigate sporting activities and alternative tourism in the Hispanic world. Use the Internet to find out more about actividades deportivas y turismo alternativo en el mundo hispano by completing the following items.
  1. Name three geographical areas where you can use your kayak de mar in Spanish-speaking Latin America.



  2. List three countries where you can go rafting or trekking in the Hispanic world.



  3. Search for four tours in different Spanish-speaking countries that offer each of these vacation activities: observación de las aves, observación de las ballenas, pesca, and buceo. Write the name of the country, the tour company, and the website(s) where you found this information.



  4. Find two agencies that organize volunteer vacations to a Spanish-speaking country. Write their websites and the kind of work they require.



  5. Look at three different agencies that offer ecoturismo in Latin America. Write their websites and describe one of their tours. How is ecoturismo different from other kinds of tourism?



  6. Name two locations where you can go horseback riding in Ecuador, and two locations where you can go mountain biking in Venezuela.


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