http://clipmarks.com/tags/eco-advetnure/http://rss.clipmarks.com/tags/eco-advetnure/15Clip, tag and save information that's important to you. Bookmarks save entire pages...Clipmarks save the specific content that matters to you!en-ushttp://clipmarks.com/clipmark/3BB945CB-9EDB-45A9-9B32-26BD23CAE92E/<b>clipped by:</b> <a href="http://clipmarks.com/clipper/urbanlife/">urbanlife</a><br><b>clipper's remarks:</b> Imagine going after your dream business…on a tropical island. What does it really take to build an island resort? In 2002, four city slickers set out to build their dream business in the Panamanian rainforest: called Tranquilo Bay.<br/><br/>All of the buildings at Tranquilo Bay—are constructed from steel, virtually unheard of in that corner of Panama: but they wanted to protect against termites, sea air, and earthquake damage.<br/><br/>Jim Kimball and Jay Viola knew nothing about construction before beginning work on the buildings. They learned everything they needed from the Internet during Sunday visits to the mainland. <br/><br/>“We built Tranquilo Bay inside the rainforest overlooking the Caribbean Sea and the beautiful Panamanian Jungle. Our central location within the archipelago of Bocas del Toro permits us to explore some of the most biologically diverse areas of Panama and Central America: an archipelago of some 68 tropical islands”<br/><br/><a href="http://www.tranquilobay.com/home.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.tranquilobay.com/home.htm</a> <br><div border="2" style="margin-top: 10px; border:#000000 1px solid;" width="90%"><div style="background-color:"><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://ifmsapanama.org/int/images/stories/imagenes/general/picture6.jpg" title="http://ifmsapanama.org/int/images/stories/imagenes/general/picture6.jpg">ifmsapanama.org</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/urbanlife/512/9436BB07-99C9-41BD-AAB4-08FBF1FEE73B.jpg" alt="The image “http://ifmsapanama.org/int/images/stories/imagenes/general/picture6.jpg” cannot be displayed, because it contains errors." /><br /></div><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://www.inc.com/multimedia/slideshows/content/into-the-wild_pagen_1.html" title="http://www.inc.com/multimedia/slideshows/content/into-the-wild_pagen_1.html">www.inc.com</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">In 2002, four city slickers set out to build their dream business in the Panamanian rainforest</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">Jim and Renee Kimball and Jay and Stefania Viola had no construction experience, no modern equipment, no electricity and no skilled labor</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">What they did have was mud, heat, and plenty of crocodiles</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">the creation of their eco adventure lodge Tranquilo Bay -- a testament to entrepreneurial adventure in its purest form</div></div><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://www.inc.com/multimedia/slideshows/content/into-the-wild_pagen_2.html" title="http://www.inc.com/multimedia/slideshows/content/into-the-wild_pagen_2.html">www.inc.com</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/urbanlife/512/480BEB12-FCAD-4882-95CB-30704AE57317.jpg" alt="Into the Wild" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">used a boat called a “panga” as their pickup truck to ferry tools to the dock under construction</div></div><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://www.inc.com/multimedia/slideshows/content/into-the-wild_pagen_3.html" title="http://www.inc.com/multimedia/slideshows/content/into-the-wild_pagen_3.html">www.inc.com</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/urbanlife/512/8ACC9FD7-C1D4-4427-B461-BE1C578610E1.jpg" alt="Into the Wild" /><br /></div><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://www.inc.com/multimedia/slideshows/content/into-the-wild_pagen_4.html" title="http://www.inc.com/multimedia/slideshows/content/into-the-wild_pagen_4.html">www.inc.com</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/urbanlife/512/97B7770B-60D6-4A10-AC01-03E70A7158B6.jpg" alt="Into the Wild" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">For more than two years Kimball and Viola camped out on a raised platform dubbed “the rancho.”</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">inside tents, which were attached to a roof</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">No toilets. No electricity. Lots of snakes and bugs.</div></div><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://www.inc.com/multimedia/slideshows/content/into-the-wild_pagen_5.html" title="http://www.inc.com/multimedia/slideshows/content/into-the-wild_pagen_5.html">www.inc.com</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/urbanlife/512/D803AAA5-2EED-453D-8A65-94EB787EC8F4.jpg" alt="Into the Wild" /><br /></div><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://www.inc.com/multimedia/slideshows/content/into-the-wild_pagen_8.html" title="http://www.inc.com/multimedia/slideshows/content/into-the-wild_pagen_8.html">www.inc.com</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/urbanlife/512/DE4F5126-7B08-4812-81E5-C978528E53BB.jpg" alt="Into the Wild" /><br /></div><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://www.inc.com/multimedia/slideshows/content/into-the-wild_pagen_10.html" title="http://www.inc.com/multimedia/slideshows/content/into-the-wild_pagen_10.html">www.inc.com</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/urbanlife/512/23591CFA-C0C7-429B-952E-9A6AF09BB6C3.jpg" alt="Into the Wild" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">The entrepreneurs built the cabanas</div></div><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span 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