‘A very successful story’: An Egypt tribe welcomes tourists & protects its coast

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AL QULA’AN, Egypt — In the south of Egypt’s Wadi El Gemal protected area, where the desert meets the Red Sea, lies Al-Qula’an, a small village standing on white sand with mangroves in the backdrop. The “eco-village” is free of the hectic activity that characterizes tourist haunts, like Marsa Alam, a resort town about 100 […]

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