Leaders from each of the three main communities we visit on these journeys have been the driving force behind our travel program. The “Corredores,” of Asunción, Corte and San Luis Grande have all worked closely with our Executive Director and the international impact travel leaders mentioned in the next section to prepare for visitors. They are motivated by a dream to find autonomy and empowerment through the income and international community these trips create. This will ultimately allow them to remain in and protect their ancestral home in the Rainforest.

These three men have immense combined knowledge and experience in culturally-affirming, ecologically safe, and personally-transformative eco journeys. Jose Peas is a leader from the Achuar People in Ecuador, a community who has built an incredibly successful Journeys program in partnership with the Pachamama Alliance. Steve has 10 years of experience partnering with the Achuar and Pachamama Alliance in leading these transformative experiences. Juan Fernando is a multilingual, internationally recognized nature guide who has been partnering with both Jose and Steve for many years now.

Their voices and knowledge have been indispensable in the creation of our journeys program. They have worked with our US-based team members on how to help hold these travel experiences as well as directly with Moseten and Tsimane community members on how to safely and effectively host foreign visitors.