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  • Stories about Colombia and Peru's leading DMC 's team - Chefs, guides, artists, entrepreneurs, and travelers.

    ORIGIN - Human Stories

    Honoring the people who make the travel we design possible. Chefs, guides, artists, entrepreneurs, and travelers.

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  • Operational insights, education, and insider realities from the world of luxury travel in Latin America.

    BACK OF HOUSE - Operational Intelligence

    Explore the decisions, systems, challenges, and operational realities behind building Latin America's most trusted modern luxury Destination Management Company.

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  • A curated list of Colombia and Peru's best hotels, private villas, and properties,

    STAY - Curated Properties

    Properties that bring our journeys to life. Villas, tented camps, and boutique hotels that shape how our guests experience the world.

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  • Colombia and Peru's best luxury travel experiences

    DO - Signature Experiences

    Experiences that unfold like a story, open doors to hidden worlds, and introduce guests to people, places, and ideas they wouldn’t find on their own.

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The Artist Preserving Her Family’s 300-Year Story in Peru’s Sacred Valley | ORIGIN
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The Artist Preserving Her Family’s 300-Year Story in Peru’s Sacred Valley | ORIGIN

Inside a private estate in Peru’s Sacred Valley, fourth-generation artist Lucia Lambarri is preserving a family world of pre-Inca art, white giant corn, mountain ecology, and Andean hospitality.

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Solving the WhatsApp Problem in Latin American Tourism
Colombia Luxury DMC, Peru Luxury DMC Gregg Bleakney 7/2/26 Colombia Luxury DMC, Peru Luxury DMC Gregg Bleakney 7/2/26

Solving the WhatsApp Problem in Latin American Tourism

For many international travel companies, the first challenge in Latin America isn't finding great suppliers. It's learning how business actually gets done.

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Informal Labor in Latin American Tourism
Peru Luxury DMC, Colombia Luxury DMC Gregg Bleakney 5/27/26 Peru Luxury DMC, Colombia Luxury DMC Gregg Bleakney 5/27/26

Informal Labor in Latin American Tourism

When rebuilding staffing at a boutique hotel in rural Colombia, Gregg Bleakney uncovered a tourism reality rarely discussed publicly: much of Latin America’s tourism labor infrastructure still operates informally behind the scenes.

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Stay Where It Happens
Peru Luxury DMC, Colombia Luxury DMC Gregg Bleakney 5/26/26 Peru Luxury DMC, Colombia Luxury DMC Gregg Bleakney 5/26/26

Stay Where It Happens

Why location matters more than five-star polish when designing luxury travel experiences in Latin America.

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DO - Meet the Women Preserving the Andes’ Living Textile Traditions | Chinchero, Peru
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DO - Meet the Women Preserving the Andes’ Living Textile Traditions | Chinchero, Peru

Developed through years of relationship building by WhereNext Travel Peru, the experience offers rare cultural access far beyond standard Sacred Valley tourism.

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How WhereNext Travel Helped Bring the 60 Minutes Story to Life in Colombia
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How WhereNext Travel Helped Bring the 60 Minutes Story to Life in Colombia

Nearly 10 million people watched Anderson Cooper’s 60 Minutes story on birdwatching in Colombia. Experience nature experiences with WhereNext Travel and The Birders Show, the same team, guides, and community partners who helped bring this story to life for 60 Minutes.

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STAY - Hotel B | Lima, Peru
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STAY - Hotel B | Lima, Peru

Why Hotel B is one of our favorite boutique luxury hotels in Lima, Peru, and why we regularly include it in custom Peru itineraries for travel advisors, operators, and partners.

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WhereNext Group Appoints Christina Tunnah as Strategic Advisor, Strengthening Its Position as a Leading Luxury DMC in Latin America
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WhereNext Group Appoints Christina Tunnah as Strategic Advisor, Strengthening Its Position as a Leading Luxury DMC in Latin America

A global marketing leader with a love for the Spanish-speaking world, Christina Tunnah brings a perspective that travel should be felt, not just planned.

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Sacred Valley Super Potatoes by Manuel Choqque | Peru: ORIGIN
Peru Luxury DMC Gregg Bleakney 4/14/26 Peru Luxury DMC Gregg Bleakney 4/14/26

Sacred Valley Super Potatoes by Manuel Choqque | Peru: ORIGIN

In a world that celebrates“going,” sometimes the boldest move is to “remain” and build something that makes the world come to you.

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DO - Salsa Flash Mob | Bogotá, Colombia
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DO - Salsa Flash Mob | Bogotá, Colombia

A spontaneous salsa flash mob unfolds in the heart of Bogotá, led by a world championship dance club. Designed through the personal story of WhereNext’s co-founder, this experience offers rare access to a real dance community that most travelers never see.

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STAY - TERRAZUL | Barichara, Colombia
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STAY - TERRAZUL | Barichara, Colombia

Terrazul boutique hotel sits just outside Barichara, Colombia, right where the colonial town gives way to the dry forest above the Chicamocha Canyon.

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STAY - El Nido del Cóndor | Caldas, Colombia
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STAY - El Nido del Cóndor | Caldas, Colombia

A remote lodge in Colombia’s Central Andes where safari-style tents overlook cloud forest canyons and Andean condors soar at eye level above the mountains.

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EASTER STAYS
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EASTER STAYS

Easter in Latin America: discover curated Semana Santa stays and experiences across Colombia and Peru, from Cartagena’s historic walled city to the Sacred Valley and the Andes by rail.

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Peru: Building Travel Experiences Like a Documentary Film Crew
Peru Luxury DMC Gregg Bleakney 2/22/26 Peru Luxury DMC Gregg Bleakney 2/22/26

Peru: Building Travel Experiences Like a Documentary Film Crew

Nearly twenty years after first riding into Peru by bicycle, Gregg Bleakney returned to produce experiences inspired by the same people, culture, and mountains that changed his life during that first journey.

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STAY - Casa de Alba Hotel Boutique | Cartagena, Colombia
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STAY - Casa de Alba Hotel Boutique | Cartagena, Colombia

Casa de Alba is for guests who value location and historical properties. It’s one of our favorite spots in Old Town Cartagena, just off Plaza de Bolivar.

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DO - The Drift | Cartagena, Colombia
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DO - The Drift | Cartagena, Colombia

A slow Caribbean sail from Cartagena leads to mangrove planting, rum bottles cured beneath the sea, and a sunset tasting aboard a restored boat in this signature WhereNext Travel Colombia experience.

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The Men Behind Colombia's Finest Cigar: ORIGIN
Colombia Luxury DMC Gregg Bleakney 12/3/25 Colombia Luxury DMC Gregg Bleakney 12/3/25

The Men Behind Colombia's Finest Cigar: ORIGIN

In Colombia’s overlooked tobacco fields, Francis Gillis and Juan Camilo Rodriguez are redefining what a cigar experience can be.

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We Travel to Feel Something: ORIGIN
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We Travel to Feel Something: ORIGIN

Every destination has a story. Every story begins with people. We asked the people who make the travel we design possible: chefs, guides, artists, entrepreneurs, and travelers. What kind of travel do they want?

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Nicholas Gill Joins WhereNext Group as Strategic Advisor to Curate Gastronomy Experiences Across Latin America
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Nicholas Gill Joins WhereNext Group as Strategic Advisor to Curate Gastronomy Experiences Across Latin America

James Beard–nominated writer Nicholas Gill partners with WhereNext Travel to curate exclusive culinary experiences across Colombia and Peru.

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Colombia, Take One: Building the Country’s First Luxury Travel Content Library
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Colombia, Take One: Building the Country’s First Luxury Travel Content Library

In October, WhereNext Travel launched Colombia’s first luxury content library produced and owned in-house to align with the premium experiences we deliver.

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