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

