The Team

With over 18 years experience in the travel industry, and valuable experience and research in over 60+ countries around the world, Andrea’s passion for hospitality and travel started in South America working for exclusive hoteliers. In 2000 she moved to the UK where she finished her studies in Travel & Tourism, Marketing and Web development and started working for a luxury tour operator. She held the position of Communications Manager, responsible for the sales and marketing teams, development and management of ground organizations in Central & South America, Asia and Africa. Andrea has also worked closely with Tourism Boards such as the Central American Tourism Board, Colombia(ProColombia) and Australia Tourism helping to grow awareness of these destinations in Europe & South America.

Andrea was born in Chile, raised in Venezuela and educated in Switzerland and England. She has lived all over the world including the U.S., Asia (Cambodia & Indonesia), New Zealand and Australia. She has family in Venezuela, Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Mexico, U.S. & England and is fluent in Spanish, English, and German (Swiss German) with a good understanding of Portuguese, Italian and French.

Andrea has a deep rooted passion for travel; exploring new cultures, meeting new people, learning languages and religions. She has walked remote paths and taken far journeys. With this diverse background and upbringing, all these ingredients set the inspiration for Sariri Terra; to be the bridge that brings worlds closer together, to help our partners make their clients’ journeys unforgettable ones. Contact Andrea

 “Travelling…. leaves you speechless” Discovering new places, people and cultures expand our minds and record through our eyes thousands of images we enjoy when we look back and relive those moments. We share these life experiences with other people via story-telling and showing photographs, reliving each day over and over again. What I love the most is learning about cultures & people, hearing what they talk about, how they dress, what they eat, learning about their dreams, their surroundings and spending hours just watching the world go by and how life is lived in other parts of the world… and when you can make a connection with those people, that connection will stay with you forever!

Maria studied psychopedagogy at Universidad Austral de Chile before moving to Switzerland where she studied Arts and Chinese Calligraphy.  Her passion for travel also started in Switzerland where she travelled Europe and Northern Africa extensively. Back in Venezuela she worked for a Tour Operator in the UK and was in charge of VIP clients travelling to South America. Through her work she has travelled Central and South America, where she also gained great understanding of the different countries, people, cultures, travel and tourism. But her passion for travel did not stop there, some of her great adventures have taken her to visit Indochina and China including Tibet, New Zealand and Southern Africa in the past few years. Maria speaks fluent Spanish and French, with a good understanding of English.

Maria is also the founder of SUYAI MUNDO, a charity for helping children in rural and poor parts of the world READ MORE about the Charity Suyai we support Contact Maria

Nathalia Hein Stern has a degree in Journal​ism ​and has worked for some of the top​ Luxury​ Travel Magazines in Brazil​. S​he was also responsible for creating the Luxury Guides series, a small collection of travel guides with exclusive tips on various cities around the world.As a travel journalist, Nathalia has collaborated writing articles for magazines such as Forbes, Istoé Platinum, VIP, among other publications which gave her also the opportunity of meeting some of the most important journalists, influencers & Media platforms in Brazil. Nathalia is Sariri Terra’s Public Relationships Manager & Events Coordinator. Contact Nathalia

“Travelling is so much more than going abroad photographing famous sites and international icons. It is a privilege which allows us to witness and experience our many differences, and to learn to understand, tolerate and respect other cultures, traditions and ultimately our precious earth.”

Esther ​Rapoport is ​a passionate traveller​,​ ​Travel & Tourism teacher and ​has lead groups to some of the most remote places ​around the world​. She ​has worked for Tour Operators based in Brazil & Italy, International Airline companies as well as ​being the representative for One&Only​ Hotels​ for several years.
​W​ith a degree in History, ​Esther is a ​charismatic, ​peoples person ​with a remarkable ability to captivate the public with her amazing story telling​ and capability to transport people to a destination! Contact Esther

“With a degree in Journalism, Claudia has been in charge of developing marketing communications campaigns for several renowned companies in the tourism industry; from airline groups such as Star Alliance, Lufthansa & Air Canada as well as hospitality groups such as Hotelga (Association of Hoteliers of Chile) and Achiga (Chilean Association of Gastronomy). Claudia has also worked as a reporter for radio stations and as news producer and co-host in television programs. Claudia is part of our communications development team based in Chile.