OUR STAFF consists of a group of professionals (Certified Tour Guides, Certified Interpretive Guides, Certified Interpreters for the Hearing
Impaired, Wildlife Biologists, Naturalists, and community groups) that will make your dream vacation a real and unforgettable experience.
Impaired, Wildlife Biologists, Naturalists, and community groups) that will make your dream vacation a real and unforgettable experience.
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| "A great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do." Walter Gagehot |
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Our Partners
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Not only she is the owner of AdvenTours, but one of the few Certified Interpretive Tour Guide and Trainer in Puerto Rico.
She has been working as a Tour Guide since 1992, and opened the first receptive ecotour company endorsed by the
Puerto Rico Tourism Company in the west of Puerto Rico, now known as Porta del Sol.
She has been working as a Tour Guide since 1992, and opened the first receptive ecotour company endorsed by the
Puerto Rico Tourism Company in the west of Puerto Rico, now known as Porta del Sol.
- Certified Tour Guide by the Puerto Rico Tourism Company, 1992.
- Author of Manual of Best Practices in Sustainable Tourism, 2006; Outdoor Recreation, 2007; Certification on
Heritage Interpretation Techniques for Outdoor Adventure Kayak Guides, Student´s Manual, 2008. - Trainer - Certification for Occupational Standard for Outdoor Adventure Kayak Guides, 2007.
- Trainer - Certification on Heritage Interpretive Techniques for Outdoor Adventure Kayak Guides, 2008.
- Nominee for the 2006 CTO Ecotourism Award.
- Interpretive Tour Guide Trainer since 1999 through a collaborative agreement with the University of Puerto Rico
in Mayagüez. - Certified Interpretive Guide (NAI), 2003.
- Green Globe Certificate of Proficiency, 2005 (Ecotourism Standards).
- Green Globe Company Standards Training, 2006.
- President/Founder of APIE (Puerto Rican Association of Interpretation and Education) since 2002.
- President of the Tourism Educator Committee (APIE) since 2004.
- Founder of ORO (Receptive Tour Operators of the West), 2002.
- Member of the Municipality of Mayagüez Community Board, since 1997
- Member of the Transportation Committee of the Puerto Rico Tourism Board,since 2004.
- Member/Secretary of the Hotel School of Guaynabo Assesor Board, 2005 - 2007.
- Member of Porta del Sol Board - Education and Promotion Committee, 2006 - 2007.
- Member of USDA Forest Southern Region´s Recreation Resource Advisory Committee, 2007 - 2011.
- Member of the Puerto Rico Tourism Board Council of Tour Guides since July, 2008.
- Member of the Society for the Conservation and Study of Caribbean Birds, 2009.
- Coordinator of the Endemic Bird of Puerto Rico Festival, Christmas Bird Census (Maricao-Susúa, Vieques), and
National Trails Day in Maricao, since 2002. - Volunteer of El Yunque CBC since 2000.
- Consultant/volunteer of the Museum of Natural History of Puerto Rico Foundation, 2003 - 2004.
- Coordinator of the National Congress of Tour Guides of Puerto Rico, 2006 - 2011.
- Member El Toro Wilderness Area Citizen Task Force, 2011.
- Active participation in the development of laws related to the tour guide profession, ecotourism, sustainable
tourism, and touristic transportation. - Hobbies: photography, Yoga, reading.
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Martín Veguilla is the Director of Concilio Taíno Guatú-Ma-Cu a Borikén, he is our consultant in Taíno culture and is in
charge of Taíno Ceremonies, re-enactments, and talks.
The results of his test for Mitochondrial DNA with Dr. Juan Carlos Martínez Cruzado study revealed Martin´s native
origins belonging to Type C (haplogroup). This Type C covers 35.7% of all Mitochondrial DNA of native origin in Borikén
(Puerto Rico).
Taíno women are the ones that elect the Cacike. Due to the results of this DNA test, the women of the Concilio elected
Martín as their Cacike, Ca Ciba Opil, Chief Sacred Rock of the Spirit.
Martín is also an artisan and was recognized as the Artisan of the Year by the Puerto Rico Tourism Board in 2005.
We are honored to have Martín as part of our staff.
charge of Taíno Ceremonies, re-enactments, and talks.
The results of his test for Mitochondrial DNA with Dr. Juan Carlos Martínez Cruzado study revealed Martin´s native
origins belonging to Type C (haplogroup). This Type C covers 35.7% of all Mitochondrial DNA of native origin in Borikén
(Puerto Rico).
Taíno women are the ones that elect the Cacike. Due to the results of this DNA test, the women of the Concilio elected
Martín as their Cacike, Ca Ciba Opil, Chief Sacred Rock of the Spirit.
Martín is also an artisan and was recognized as the Artisan of the Year by the Puerto Rico Tourism Board in 2005.
We are honored to have Martín as part of our staff.
| MARTÍN VEGUILLA Taíno Consultant |