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Where our staff have been (2024)

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At Journey Latin America, we ensure your holiday is as authentic and memorable as possible because it’s designed by people in the know. We pride ourselves on keeping our Travel Experts’ first-hand knowledge fresh with regular educational travel and site inspections. Every year we send our Travel Experts, as well as product and marketing staff, on educational trips throughout Latin America, in which they stay at the hotels, savour the food and test out experiences you can enjoy on your own holiday.  

Keep reading to find out where our staff have been and read their ‘Just Back From’ articles, in which they share some top tips and discoveries from their travels. 

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Belize: Chris Rendell-Dunn

Cuba: MaryAnne Nelson 

El Salvador: Kathryn Rhodes 

Guatemala: Kathryn Rhodes

Mexico: Hannah Donaldson 

Travel experts Hannah Waterhouse and Alex Walker on Sugarloaf Mountain in Rio de Janeiro

Antarctica: Kathryn Rhodes

Argentina: Charlotte Daubeney, Juliet Ellwood & Maggie Wilson, Kathryn Rhodes

Brazil: Lina Fuller, Alex Walker & Hannah Waterhouse 

Chile: Charlotte Daubeney, Juliet Ellwood & Maggie Wilson 

Ecuador: Carrie Gallagher, Heloise Buxton & Sally, Maggie Wilson

Peru: Paul Winrow-Giffin

Uruguay: Sophie Barber

Gary in Manchu Pichu, Peru

Argentina & Brazil: Laura Rendell-Dunn, PR & Business Development Manager

Brazil: David Nichols, Product Manager

Cuba: Gary Tombs, Product Manager

Guatemala and Belize: Ben Westwood, Copywriter

Mexico: David Nichols, Product Manager

Peru: Jim Ashworth, Group Tours Manager

 

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  • Juliet
    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!

  • Hannah
    Hannah Waterhouse - Travel Expert

    Hannah had an early introduction to Latin America when her family moved to Ecuador and she returned to study in Buenos Aires for a year before backpacking across the continent.

  • Maggie
    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.

  • Kathryn
    Kathryn Rhodes - Travel Expert

    Kathryn backpacked across Argentina, Chile, Bolivia and Peru before joining us. She has a degree in Philosophy and French and is a keen netball player.

  • Carrie
    Carrie Gallagher - Travel Expert

    A former JLA tour leader, Carrie brings a wealth of on-the-ground experience to our London-based Tailor-made and Group Tours department.

  • Charlotte
    Charlotte Daubeney - Travel Expert

    Charlotte's fascination with Latin America began with a family holiday to Belize. She went on to study Spanish in school and at university before spending a year living in Santiago, Chile.

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