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No more hotels Aruba │ Tourism Dependency in the Caribbean

Tourism has negative social and environmental effects worldwide. Aruba, one happy island, is no different. Aruban native Nigel Maduro shares staggering findings of how the tourism industry is impacting his home land. What is the impact of over tourism and unregulated development on a small Caribbean island? find out in the episode.


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