Founder – Director and Trip leader at DMC & Adventure Travel Co. Patagonia SouthernLand Expeditions in Lake & Volcanoes district, North Patagonia.  Born as a “Country Boy,” Andres was born surrounded by the great Andes mountain range, volcanoes, evergreen forest, lakes, rivers, farmers, and “Gauchos,” who gave him their knowledge and wisdom about our roots and why we must respect their love. 

He specialized and got training in New Zealand for two years. With two years of Bachelor’s studies in Tourism Business & Administration, Wildlife courses, knowledge of Local traditions, and Wilderness First Responder certification, Andres is a professional in his field.

Andres has been working in Adventure Travel Companies, Hotels, Restaurants, Lodges for more than 30 years, from the mystic Atacama Desert in the North of Chile until the desolate South Patagonia in Torres del Paine and Tierra del Fuego. He was also a Teacher at local Universities in his region and a Business Consultant on Rural Tourism Programs in the Lake District. 

Andres, when he is not in the office, loves to do hiking, rafting, horseback riding, fishing, kayaking, and spend time learning with Local people.  He is WRF (Wilderness First Response) and WAFA certified.

Born in the Puerto Montt Lake District, studied English Teacher at the Concepcion University.  She is traveling regularly through Chile, looking for new landscapes and meeting local people.  She arrived at the team in 2015 as a tour guide, especially for Cruise travelers.  Today, Carolina is part of the Booking department, and also she is a tour guide and tour leader from Atacama to Torres del Paine.  She has been working as a volunteer in environmentalism Organizations here. 

Carolina also developed her second passion, “farming”, cultivating and selling her natural products in local markets here in the South. 

Carolina is a Professional with over 10 years of experience, and she loves to do hiking, rafting, kayaking, and spending time with Locals.  She has Pre-Hospital care certifications and does cooking classes for overseas travelers. 

Lake district – born Valentina especially loves Patagonia when its colors transform from greens forest, blue skies to red dark colors when sunset comedown over the south face of the Andes Mountain. She is a fan of her land and the explorers who visit Chile every year. 

She studies at the University, and she is in charge of the social media.  If she weren’t in Chile, Valentina would be happy to travel around the world, living the experiences and gaining knowledge of different cultures around the globe.   She loves to go hiking, canoeing, rafting, and spend time with her dog.

Lake District – born Max´s especially loves the Mountain and Ralun valley,  which saw him to grew up. He is a fan of his land and loves the explorers who visit Chile every year and give him a great bone! 

He loves to go hiking and swimming around lakes or rivers near our Home.  

Our staff guides and friends are passionate about showing you the ‘real’ Chile—the land and the people. They specialize in providing safe, friendly, and professional service to individuals or groups for a day’s shore excursion (for cruise ship travelers) or complete, multi-day programs (for land travelers), in all parts of Chile (and beyond).  

We promise you, we’ll do our utmost to make yours the best life experience ever!

Our Staff Guides from Atacama to Tierra del Fuego are WRF (Wilderness First Response) certified or Pre-Hospital care certified.