Mathilde is passionate about travel and Latin America in particular. Mathilde has been living in Colombia and has lived a few months in Argentina. She travelled a lot of times to Latin America to a lot of countries, from North to South! Her passion leads her to work in tourism as guide, travel specialist and now manager of the team. She is always looking for the typical food or new flavors, as well as the best dance floor to dance on the rhythms of each country she visits.

Michaël has always been passionate about traveling and discovering new cultures. After studying tourism in Paris, he decided to settle in Santiago de Chile where he worked in a travel agency. He took the opportunity to discover the richness of Latin America. Upon his return, he chose to live in Berlin where he works as a tour guide. In December 2014, he joined the Ventura team in the Berlin office. He now knows South America like the back of his hand, with a preference for Brazil and Patagonia. Passionate about creating new itineraries and finding unique experiences, he will be able to give you all the details you need for your travel plans.

From hotels, to tour guides, to the "empanada" vendor on the corner, as a member of the Ground Operations Team, Pablo Calla connects each client to the excitement and joy he experiences from his daily interactions with our partners. Above all, Pablo ensures that every moment of your trip is enjoyable - an experience you will remember for the rest of your life.

For Soledad, designing trips is a joyful expression of her passion: traveling, discovering cultures, flavors, and landscapes, and celebrating the unique beauty of each destination. Guided by curiosity, creativity, and a keen eye for detail, she creates warm, authentic experiences deeply connected to the spirit of every place.

Andre founded Viventura - the first Ventura TRAVEL brand - while still a student out of a desire to make trips more fun and show travelers the real South America. On the ground there, he set up different offices that took care of travel organization, trip development and customer service. He moved back to Berlin in 2012 and, three years later, he founded Ventura TRAVEL. Since then, he has been supporting tourism professionals who have a passion for a specific tourism niche to build their brands within Ventura. Through this construct, these "intrapreneurs" develop their vision for their destinations, while having an experienced team with professional infrastructure on the background for areas such as finance, marketing, IT, and HR. Privately, Andre enjoys spending time with his wife and son and tries to eat good ceviche as often as possible.

Originally from Wisconsin, he has spent over half of his life living abroad, having lived and worked in Central America, Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Europe. Travel has long been a passion of his, as he views it to be a key to breaking down barriers, building empathy and enriching lives. At Ventura, he operates as the Market Entry Director, responsible for expanding Ventura's reach into new consumer markets.

Erick works from our Berlin office as Integrator and oversees our company's business operations. From a very early age, he's been fascinated by new languages and cultures, and he especially enjoys getting to know countries' politics and history. Erick's family is from Ecuador and Peru, and he previously worked on economic development issues across different Latin American countries. He joined Ventura TRAVEL after working in Washington D.C., Germany, Belgium, and Costa Rica.

Ever since she can remember, Kim was driven by a natural curiosity that brought her to new places and cultures. Always searching for the unknown, she has lived and worked in Germany, Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama and the Canary Islands, before she finally settled down in France. Despite her adventurous heart, Kim loves when things are in order. As part of the Ventura team she can live out her two sides: organization geek and passionate adventurer.

Ericka works from our La Paz office as a Flight Operations Manager and is in charge of providing flights for all Ventura brands by negotiating with airlines in order to provide our customers with an exceptional flight experience to start an amazing trip.

I love tech things, and use this passion every day in my work with our IT team to deliver great value for Ventura Travel. I like to travel and enjoy riding my bike along unknown roads. However, above all things, I really enjoy spending my free time with my family and my daughter.

Hannes, is a passionate designer. His love of data and design is reflected in his work. But above all, he is a team player who puts his heart and soul into the growth of his team and Ventura. His goal in life? To make every trip an unforgettable experience and leave the world a little bit better in the process.

Kathleen originally hails from Oregon, USA but has been living in Japan for over 17 years, where she has found her second home. She previously worked as an English language instructor and currently holds a master's degree in applied linguistics. She will be working with Japaventura in ground operations and is thrilled to share everything she loves about Japan with the world.

Born and raised in La Paz, Bolivia she is mad in love with the cultural diversity of her country. She loves working with people and found her passion working in Human Resources. In her spare time, she loves to read historical novels, travel and feels the happiest when she can get to know a new country, a new culture and new people.

Patricio joins our Ventura Team as Head of Finance, bringing a vast experience with him. Not only in pure finance topics, but also in its relation across different areas of an organization. Passionate traveler, but the slow travel. Spending time and living in different countries and cultures has always given him good experiences. He is open to new challenges and willing to share with others.

My finance team and I manage all the financial aspects of ventura Travel. Our mission is to deliver accurate, prompt and useful financial information to the different stakeholders.