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Cuba Nature & Culture Expedition
< Back To Browse Upcoming Journeys Tour Sponsor: SEE Turtles Join us for an exploration of Cuba! Travel to Guanahacabibes National Park, the island's westernmost point to look for green sea turtles and [...]
Ending Human Trafficking in the Tourism Industry and Beyond: An Interview with Carol Smolenski of ECPAT-USA
July 30 is the UN’s World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. We spoke with Carol Smolenski, the Executive Director of ECPAT-USA, a NYC-based branch of an international organization that works to [...]
Yoga is Solidarity: Dissolving Blockades with Mary Paffard and ¡Yoga Va! Latino
British Californian Yogi Mary Paffard has been traveling to Cuba since 1998, working to train teachers, grow the Cuban yoga movement, and develop a practice that’s rooted in cross-cultural exchange. [...]
Aloha Aina! Food First’s Marilyn Borchardt and the Hawaiian Food Sovereignty Movement
AltruVistas is proud to be offering the Aloha Aina Food Sovereignty Tour on Oahu, Hawaii, July 19-27, 2018. We spoke with Marilyn Borchardt, who has worked with our partner organization [...]
Storytelling as Connection: An Interview With Documentary Photographer and Journey Leader Beb Reynol
Beb Reynol is a French photojournalist living in Seattle. He’s worked in Pakistan and Afghanistan, and is now leading documentary photography tours in partnership with AltruVistas, with upcoming 2018 journeys [...]
AltruVistas Joins Travel Professionals Petition to U.S. Department of State To Lessen Cuba Travel Warning
In early September 2017, the U.S. Department of State began a drawdown of staff in the U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba, which, after reports of [...]