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Onçafari Jaguar Project

The Onçafari Jaguar Project is one of the first of its kind in Latin America. It’s a non-profit organisation set up over a decade ago by Mario, a former professional racing driver who fell in love with African safaris as a young child. The aim is to promote nature conservation through tourism, rewilding and research to generate far-reaching associated benefits for Brazil’s Pantanal.

Journey Latin America supports Onçafari by arranging visits for travellers seeking to spot wild jaguars, on in depth excursions with the project’s passionate expert biologists; as well as making occasional donations to support their work (such as their recovery campaigns following the wildfires of 2019 and 2024).

Journey Latin America is delighted to be supporting Onçafari Jaguar Project and all clients visiting this region of Brazil are encouraged to book the Jaguar Experience at Caiman, which not only offers a unique insight into the world of the elusive jaguar, but also helps fund the project.

Find out more about Onçafari Jaguar Project from our Head of Product, Stuart Whittington who visited the region recently.

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  • Finn Clennett
    Finn Clennett - Travel Expert

  • Sophie
    Sophie Barber - Travel Expert

    Sophie lived in Chile before joining us and has travelled extensively across Latin America, from Mexico to the furthest tip of Patagonia and beyond to Antarctica.

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    Alex Walker - Travel Expert

    A globetrotter since her childhood, Alex spent a year studying abroad in Guadalajara and has returned to Latin America countless times since then.

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    Juliet Ellwood - Travel Expert

    After graduating with a degree in Anthropology and History and having been fascinated by Latin America since childhood by the book featuring photos of Nazca, Juliet first visited the region in 2003. Since then, Juliet has visited the majority of countries in Latin America but has particularly extensive experience with Peru, a country she loves for many reasons but not least, its incredible archaeological richness and delicious food!

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    Chris Rendell-Dunn - Travel Expert

    Anglo-Peruvian Chris grew up in Lima and spent much of his adult life in between London and Cusco as a tour leader, before settling permanently in our London-based Tailor-made and Group Tours sales team.

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    Maggie Wilson - Travel Expert

    Maggie visited Latin America on her first backpacking trip when she was 19. Since then, she has taken every opportunity to travel, and has managed to explore a lot of the region in subsequent trips.

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