Who are we?
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Who are they?
We are History Travelers, an initiative of community-based tourism, social tourism and immersive tourism born in La Guajira.
We believe that you do not get to know a territory only by traveling through its landscapes. You get to know it when you come close to its people, listen to their stories, understand their culture and allow yourself to look at the world from other perspectives.
That is why we create community-based experiences of nature, culture and adventure, which seek to connect travelers closely and respectfully with La Guajira, especially with Wayuu culture, its communities, its knowledge and its ways of understanding and inhabiting the territory.
Our essence is summed up in three words:
We are sky, soil and people. Because La Guajira is its sky, its landscapes and its nature; it is the soil where its roots grow; but, above all, it is its people, their stories, their cultures and the communities that keep this territory alive.
What do they offer?
We do community-based immersive tourism of nature, culture and adventure. We create experiences in which travelers can get close to Wayuu culture first-hand and learn about its traditions, gastronomy, handicrafts, stories, knowledge and ways of seeing the world, directly from the communities and people who keep these cultural expressions alive.
We do not want travelers to simply observe a culture from the outside.
We seek to create real encounters, where they can listen, talk, share and learn. Our routes connect travelers with the natural landscapes of La Guajira and with adventure experiences, but we go beyond showing them. We care about telling what story lies behind each landscape, who inhabits it, what it means to them and how we can help conserve it.
In addition, we develop and support initiatives that seek to generate a positive impact in the region: we accompany community entrepreneurs and make them visible, promote the preservation of cultural expressions and take part in actions related to the protection of natural heritage, such as sea turtle conservation.
For us, doing tourism also means caring for what makes the territory special.
For what kind of traveler?
For travelers who want to return to the origin.
People who are curious to get to know other cultures in depth, discover new ways of living and understand other ways of relating to nature, community and life.
For those looking for authentic experiences, encounters that do not stay on the surface and that allow them to truly get close to the people and stories that make a territory unique.
Also for those who find in travel a way to disconnect, rediscover themselves and heal, and who look for destinations that allow them to pause, change perspective and connect once again with themselves and with the world around them.
They are travelers who do not come only for the photographs. They come for the story behind the photograph. For the conversation. For the learning. For the encounter. For the adventure. For what a territory can leave them with when they return home.
They are people who want to get to know La Guajira not only with their eyes, but also with curiosity, respect and an open heart.
What sets them apart from other companies? We are not landscape tourism.
The landscape is only the beginning of the story.
Our offering combines nature, culture and adventure from a community perspective, allowing travelers to have close contact with the communities and get to know Wayuu culture through their own voices, knowledge and experiences.
Our work also seeks for tourism to generate value beyond the traveler.
That is why we support community entrepreneurs, local initiatives and cultural preservation processes, helping to make visible the knowledge, products, traditions and expressions that are part of the identity of La Guajira.
We also understand that culture and nature are connected. That is why we promote conservation and education actions that help protect the natural heritage of the territory, including initiatives related to sea turtles and their ecosystems.
In this way, the trip does not end when the traveler returns home.
We want their visit to also mean an opportunity for the communities, recognition for the culture and care for the territory.
How do they relate to the territory?
Our relationship with La Guajira starts from one word:
Respect. Before wanting to show a territory, we want to understand it. We respect its communities, its rhythms, its ecosystems, its traditions and its different ways of interpreting life.
We work so that tourism is a bridge between travelers and communities, creating spaces for encounter and opportunities for local players, while we help preserve what makes the territory unique.
We believe that knowing is the first step toward valuing.
And that valuing a territory also means taking on the responsibility of caring for it. That is why we understand tourism not only as an economic activity, but as a tool capable of connecting people, strengthening community initiatives, preserving culture and generating positive impacts in the region.
We are sky, soil and people.
Sky, for the landscapes that connect us with the immense.
Soil, for the land, the ecosystems and the roots that sustain this territory.
People, because it is the communities who keep its history, its culture and its identity alive.
History Travelers is a way of traveling through La Guajira by way of nature, culture and adventure; of getting to know it from the inside, understanding it through its stories and helping what makes it unique to stay alive.
Featured activities
- Birdwatching
- Rural tourism
- Beaches and water activities
- Scientific or educational tourism
Plan your trip with History Travelers
Find out more here (opens in a new tab)Or find us on @historytravelers (opens in a new tab)
Contact:
- History Travelers
- 3102771745
- historytravelersguajira@gmail.com
