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Who We Are...Our company has been in business for over 25 years bringing passengers to South America's most remote destinations, enabling travelers to explore this southernmost continent ‘s rich cultural heritage and traits and unlocking its vibrant wilderness upon your eyes. We are leaders in the Amazon Regions and thrive in all of South America's untouched treasure destinations for the wildlife lover and cultural embracer.
We have been featured in International Travel News, National Geographic Adventures, Brandt Guides, Fodors, USA Today and Frommers, among others. Recommended by Simonseeks - travel guides and holiday reviews. |
Though we offer the typical, well-known tours in each area, we also try to offer you exciting options that you just won't find from your local travel agent - exciting, "different" tours that you will truly remember for the rest of your life. We are always trying to introduce new options to exciting off-the-beaten path places that haven't become mainstream destinations yet and we're trying to offer more chances to meet with the locals and experience their culture firsthand, instead of through the window of a tour bus. Instead of quoting with big international hotel chains (though we can do that if you prefer) that big tour groups use, we prefer to quote with smaller hotels that have more local character.
Though we do work with some American tour operators, we often try to work directly with local tour operators in each country so that we can offer you the best prices and more frequent services. We try to attend the annual conferences in each region to meet with the local operators to see what is new and exciting. When you contact most agencies, you talk to someone who is new or has only worked their for a few years - there is a big turnover in the business. But when you contact us, you deal with someone who has specialized in these countries for over 18 years. In fact, when people contact some of our operators directly, they refer them to us.
Speaking of prices.........people often ask us why some of our prices are so much less than those of other tours that they see. There are several reasons for this. One is that we don't believe in gouging people, so we don't mark up our prices extravagantly. Another is that our local operators have to price their products according to the world market and not just for the "rich" Americans, who are used to paying a lot. Sometimes people think they will get a better price if they deal directly with a lodge or cruise company, but that is usually not true. And some companies will charge an extra fee for credit card payments or won't accept credit card payments for deposits or final payments - we know because clients have told us that and ended up booking through us.
Born in Puerto Rico, Jorge Rodriguez lived in a bi-cultural environment from his early childhood. He earned an undergraduate degree in Physics from Mercer University, an MBA from the University of Connecticut and a MA at Florida International University´s Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program specializing in Social-Ecosystems in the Amazon Basin.
After working with Otis Elevator where he managed licensees in over 15 countries in Latin America, he landed a marketing opportunity at United Airlines Latin American Headquarters in Miami, starting his Travel and Tourism career. After attending rigorous Account Executive Training, he excelled in managing Latin American accounts nationwide. He speaks Spanish, Portuguese and French, as well as English.
In 1999, Jorge opened his own Travel Marketing consulting firm, Adventure Latin America. Jorge's company has been featured in major media outlets such as Time Magazine and National Geographic books where he is regularly quoted on Adventure Travel topics. In 2023, Jorge was interviewed for an article in the Italian Agoravox to talk about his latest article "Environmental protection in the Amazonian communities of western Peru". One of Jorge´s projects, www.deepinpatagonia.com was featured and won Best Adventure Travel film of the year at ATTA’s ( www.adventuretravel.biz) summit in Salta Argentina in October 2017. We are currently developing various experiences in Tierra del Fuego and other destinations in Patagonia.
He is a multilingual experienced adventure traveler with special interests in self-sustaining businesses and communities, ethnic groups and wildlife conservation. He is also a "foodie". Watch him demonstrate some recipes on this Spanish-language cooking show :
After working with Otis Elevator where he managed licensees in over 15 countries in Latin America, he landed a marketing opportunity at United Airlines Latin American Headquarters in Miami, starting his Travel and Tourism career. After attending rigorous Account Executive Training, he excelled in managing Latin American accounts nationwide. He speaks Spanish, Portuguese and French, as well as English.
In 1999, Jorge opened his own Travel Marketing consulting firm, Adventure Latin America. Jorge's company has been featured in major media outlets such as Time Magazine and National Geographic books where he is regularly quoted on Adventure Travel topics. In 2023, Jorge was interviewed for an article in the Italian Agoravox to talk about his latest article "Environmental protection in the Amazonian communities of western Peru". One of Jorge´s projects, www.deepinpatagonia.com was featured and won Best Adventure Travel film of the year at ATTA’s ( www.adventuretravel.biz) summit in Salta Argentina in October 2017. We are currently developing various experiences in Tierra del Fuego and other destinations in Patagonia.
He is a multilingual experienced adventure traveler with special interests in self-sustaining businesses and communities, ethnic groups and wildlife conservation. He is also a "foodie". Watch him demonstrate some recipes on this Spanish-language cooking show :
So, when you deal with us, you are dealing with a knowledgeable, reliable person who charges fair prices. You don't have to worry about dealing with some stranger over the internet who might not deliver what is promoted on the website
People feel comfortable booking with us because they value our A+ Rating with the Better Business Bureau
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