ORIGIN | Our community. Their stories.
ORIGIN is our ongoing investment in telling the stories of the guides, conservationists, chefs, artists, entrepreneurs, and local partners who make the travel we design possible. Through film and portrait storytelling, we spotlight the people shaping the future of tourism across Latin America.
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.
In a world that celebrates“going,” sometimes the boldest move is to “remain” and build something that makes the world come to you.
In Colombia’s overlooked tobacco fields, Francis Gillis and Juan Camilo Rodriguez are redefining what a cigar experience can be.
Nicolás Kraliczek’s journey from beachside pizza maker to founder of María del Puerto is anything but ordinary. In this ORIGIN story, we explore how a former attorney-turned-diver is redefining nautical tourism in Cartagena: one salvaged boat, one mangrove, and one bottle of sea-cured rum at a time.
For our first ORIGIN story, we present Katja and Jorge, the duo behind Finca San Pedro in Barichara, Colombia. What they’ve built isn’t just a beautiful farm stay. It’s a deeply personal, hands-in-the-dirt, soul-fed experience where no menus are allowed.