WhereNext Travel Journal
Original reporting, destination guides, operational insights, and stories from our local teams living and working across Latin America.
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DO | Signature Experiences
Original or curated by WhereNext Travel, each DO experience opens a door to people, places, and ideas guests would be unlikely to find on their own.
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ORIGIN | Human Stories
Honoring the people who make the travel we design possible. Chefs, guides, artists, entrepreneurs, and travelers.
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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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STAY | Our Favorite Properties
Accommodations our team knows firsthand and recommends for the distinctive way they deepen a guest’s experience of a place and strengthen the broader itinerary.
Casa Barichara. At the Top of the Most Beautiful Street I Know in Colombia | Barichara: STAY
At this seven-room house in the heart of Barichara, the owner’s presence, shared living spaces, and one of the best locations in town make it feel more like a private home than a conventional boutique hotel.
Alfanía Coffee Farm | Barichara, Colombia: DO
A morning with the family and farm team behind a small working finca, following coffee through the stage of the growing, harvesting, or processing cycle unfolding that day.
Tobacco Road | Colombia: DO
A first tasting in Bogotá leads to the rolling tables of Barichara and, when the season allows, into the Santander fields where the cigar begins.
Fancy Ant Tasting | Barichara, Colombia: DO
Margarita Higuera takes Santander’s hormigas culonas beyond the roadside snack, bringing guests into the kitchen to cook, taste, and understand why generations here have eaten them.
Award-Winning Architectural Gem Hidden in Barichara, Colombia | STAY
Terrazul boutique hotel sits just outside Barichara, Colombia, right where the colonial town gives way to the dry forest above the Chicamocha Canyon.
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.
Finca San Pedro. No Menu, One Table, Three Rooms | Barichara, Colombia: STAY
At this small farm stay outside Barichara, Katja and Jorge cook, host, share stories, and bring guests together around a communal table.
A Boutique Hotel Owner Who Puts Soul Before Ego: ORIGIN
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.
A Scouting Road Trip Through Colombia’s Colonial Heartland in the Silver Fox
The plan: drive 1,500 kilometers from my apartment in Bogotá, through Colombia’s colonial heartland, up and over the Eastern Andes, chasing #FeelSomething experiences for WhereNext Travel guests, then wind back to my agroturismo, Finca Gualiva, to finish the trip.