Latventure – Ecuador & Galapagos
Your direct contact in Ecuador and the Galapagos
Contact
Office in Quito
Av. Colón E8-57 and José Urbina
Ed. El Cisne, 8th Floor, Office 8A-B
Quito – Ecuador
Phone: +593 2 2 905 737
Fax: +593 2 2 901 207
www.latventure.com
Sales (general)
sales@latventure.com
Sales contact
Carolina Bustos (DE & EN)
carolina.bustos@latventure.com
as well as Mónica Aguas (EN)
monica.aguas@latventure.com
Product contact
Naylan Zurita (DE & EN)
naylan.zurita@latventure.com
Finance contact
Karla Romero
karla.romero@latventure.com
Innovative, professional, authentic – Latventure is your South America specialist with local expertise and German-speaking service. We think in partnerships, act proactively and remain accessible to you at all times – with clear communication, high flexibility and personal commitment.
Since 2007, Latventure has been active as an incoming agency with its own country office in Quito for Ecuador and the Galapagos. Under European management and with multicultural teams on site, we realise high-quality individual and group travel, incentives and special projects – flexible, creative and reliable. Our destination experts know the regions not only from catalogues, but by living in and with them.
With detailed knowledge of logistics, infrastructure and client needs, we develop tailor-made programmes that authentically convey culture, nature and encounters. Whether a classic round trip, self-drive route, adventure journey or themed special programme – our travel components can be flexibly combined and are digitally accessible via Latinconnect.
Latventure – your reliable DMC partner for South America.
Our Destination
Ecuador fascinates with colonial cities, snow-capped Andean peaks, jungle adventures in the Amazon and remarkable cultural diversity within a compact area. An absolute highlight: the Galapagos Islands – a unique natural paradise with endemic wildlife and a strong commitment to sustainable tourism. Here you will find the most important travel information and top highlights for Ecuador & Galapagos at a glance.
Sustainable Tourism – Latventure Ecuador & Galapagos
As the first incoming agency in South America, Latventure received the renowned TourCert seal in 2014 for sustainability and corporate responsibility in tourism. Since then, it has been recertified several times and is currently certified until 2025 with the label “TourCert Latina”.
Our sustainability management is based on ecological, social and economic criteria. We promote fair working conditions, resource-efficient offers and transparent partnerships. In product design, we focus on short flight distances, sensitised tour guides and responsible service providers.
News from our DMC Alliance
Where is the music coming from? In Tortuguero, Costa Rica, music can be heard in a very special place: the Casa de la Cultura. Here, a small ensemble of dedicated students rehearses with great passion, keeping traditional Costa Rican Calypso alive while giving it fresh energy. But music is only one part of the rich cultural heritage of our Caribbean coast. To help preserve these treasures and make them more visible, the AKP Foundation of the Abercrombie & Kent Travel Group will now take the lead in supporting this inspiring cultural project. ARA Tours is, of course, delighted to join the initiative. Following initial improvements to the infrastructure, a small museum is scheduled to open at the beginning of next year. It will be possible to visit the museum as part of guided village walks. Initially, the experience will be aimed at small groups and guests travelling with a guide, and later also at independent travellers. We warmly invite you to support this musical project together with us and to include a visit in your travel programmes. In this way, we create meaningful and sustainable encounters, strengthen the local village community and give Tortuguero’s culture the stage it deserves.
The Latinconnect DMCs are using the current low season to further advance sustainability within their offices, contracts, products and customer communications. Local suppliers play a particularly important role in this process. How can they be successfully brought on board, and how can their commitment to sustainability be measured and encouraged so that suitable products can be recommended? To find out, we spoke with Lena Bartelt, Sustainability Manager at Neptuno Colombia Travel.
About a month ago, we launched the redesigned Latinconnect website. We would like to sincerely thank you for the many positive, as well as critical, comments we have received. As is often the case when introducing such a complex system, not everything ran smoothly at the beginning. Over the past few weeks, our team has been working intensively to resolve the reported issues and will continue to treat the correction of any remaining errors as a top priority.