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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![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.
Alfania Coffee Farm | Barichara, Colombia: DO
A half-day coffee experience near Barichara, hosted by the family and farm team behind a small working finca in Santander.
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.
Dirt Under Fingernails | Huatata, Peru: DO
A private farm tasting with Manuel Choqque that moves from his remarkable super potatoes to Oxalis, a fermented oca drink that tastes enough like wine to confuse the room.
Fancy Ant Tasting | Barichara, Colombia: DO
Discover the Fancy Ant Tasting with Margarita Higuera in Barichara, Colombia. This hands-on culinary experience explores Santander's famous hormigas culonas through storytelling, cooking, and guided tastings.
Meet the Women Preserving the Andes’ Living Textile Traditions | Chinchero, Peru: DO
Developed through years of relationship building by WhereNext Travel Peru, the experience offers rare cultural access far beyond standard Sacred Valley tourism.
Angie’s Salsa Flash Mob | Bogotá, Colombia: DO
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.
The Drift | Cartagena, Colombia: DO
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.