Sabrina Bini was born in Florence, Italy and is currently working as an International Consultant in Sustainable Tourism. Sabrina has a post-grad in International Law and began her career working for Conservation International in Washington D.C. in the Eco-Tourism Department. Her professional credentials are supported by years of hands-on work with indigenous communities in Central and South America. Sabrina’s passion for her work has led her to fully embrace the concept of tourism as a tool to encourage awareness and respect for local culture and heritage, as well as an economic alternative to environmentally destructive practices. She created 360° Responsible Tourism to reveal sustainable tourism potentials and develop local communities in Argentina.

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Débora González Ramello recently graduated from the Moron University in the Province of Buenos Aires where she received a degree in Tourism and Guiding. With her father, she co-founded the travel agency “Asesoramiento Turistico Misiones” (Asetur), which initially focused on the northeast of the country but now extends all over Argentina. It specializes in eco-tourism, rural tourism, cultural tourism and also adventure trips. Asetur is the inbound legally registered agency to operate the reservations and services for the trips designed by 360° Responsible Tourism. Debora is a very attentive and helpful professional who officially coordinates and manages our contacts.

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Ricardo Aguilar is a History teacher at the secondary school N° 11 in Moron, located in the suburbs of Buenos Aires. This is a poor area that has been stricken with poverty and economic downturn. Ricardo created a course on Human Rights unique to Argentina that has been approved as a regular graduation course. The idea is that history and memory are the basis for people within a country and in different countries to understand and respect each other. Ricardo is an active supporter of Human Rights movements in Argentina and he particularly sympathizes with the “Madres de plaza de Mayo”.

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Martín Hardoy was born in Buenos Aires but was lucky enough to spend his summers at his families “estancia”, where he was able to share different rural tasks with the workers. A spine injury forced him to stop breaking in horses in the traditional gaucho style. For this reason, he began investigating, observing and experiencing non-violent horse-breaking techniques. Through years of experimentation he was able to develop his own man-horse relating method know as “doma racional” or rational horse breaking. At present, Martin is considered an international expert and offers training sessions at his farm in Solis and also in other regions of Argentina and abroad. He has been summoned to participate in a project to shear guanacos in Patagonia due to his ability to relate to wild animals.

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luis Horacio Aguilar is an expert of the Andes who has made ascents to several important peaks of the mountain range. He has been leading groups into the mountains of the Northwest for many years. He has been a leader of the “Friends of the Mountain Club” and also the “Argentine Mountaineering Federation”. Luis is a master of rescue techniques in both rock and ice environments. He organizes tours in the area of Iruya, a small town inhabited by an indigenous group, the “Kollas”, located in the high plain or “Puna” of the northwest. He owns “Puna Expediciones”, an eco-travel organization, and a mountain hostel called the Condor that is located on a strategic ravine complete with awe-inspiring views.

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Fabián Defazio is a very experienced mountain guide and an instructor of a number of mountaineering specialties. He teaches ice and rock climbing, first aid, rescue and survival. Fabian has the ability to convey his interest and passion for climbing while setting up a warm relationship with the locals. He is currently working in Calafate as an ice trekking guide on the Perito Moreno glacier.

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José Cantaleano grew up in close contact with the indigenous Guarani communities who live near the Iguazu National Park, where his father was working as a ranger. He has spent his lifetime living in the forest and now works as a professional tourist guide and ornithologist. He helped to organize and promote a special tourism program with the Guarani community of “Fortin Mborore”, supported by the travel agency Cuenca. The revenue derived from this project helps the community to meet medical and other needs.

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Raul Jose Perez was born in Puerto Deseado, Province of Santa Cruz, and has been working for more than ten years in the tourism sector. He lives in the city of Trelew, where he operates a van for tourist transportation around Peninsula Valdes, Punta Tombo, Calafate and El Chalten. The van, regularly insured and authorized, is a comfortable and roomy 19 seat Mercedes brand. Raul is a native and expert of the places where he drives: he reinsures us with his professionalism and calmness typical of one who knows how to make the trip enjoyable and manage unforeseen situations.

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