Terra Andina Peru is a receptive travel agency based in Lima and Cuzco, in Peru.
It belongs to the tour operator Terra Group. Bringing together the collective adventures of several friends and associates since 1998, Terra Group is a network of travel agencies operating throughout Latin America (and South America).
• Terra Andina Bolivia covers Bolivia (since1999)
• Terra Andina Peru, Peru (since 2001)
• Terra Brazil, the whole of Brazil (since 2003)
• Terra Maya, Mexico and Guatemala (since 2006)
• Terra Patagonia, Argentina and Antarctic (since 2006)
• Terra Caribea, Panama and Costa Rica (since 2007)
• Terra Patagonia Chile, Chile and Easter Island (since 2008)
• Terra Andina Ecuador, Ecuador (since 2009)
• Terra Antarctica,cruises in Antarctica (since 2009)
These entities share common values, modern work methods and experiences gathered from similar backgrounds. We consider ourselves “dream merchants”, but “travel specialist to Latin America” best defines our activity. Over the years, we have become recognized as specialists in tourism and professionals in the area of individual and a la carte (tailor-made) trips, group trips, incentive travel and seminars organization. This versatility also allows us to use our knowledge in other areas connected to travel: reports, editing of travel guides, photography, events, adventure travel, extraordinary trips (like crossing the continent), and actions in the area of responsible tourism. We are committed to a diverse range of activity built around the same theme – travel in Latin America, both stimulating us personally as much as creating a synergy between our different activities. To “root out” information for these reports, we are driven to explore unknown regions, generating new contacts and giving birth to innovative ideas … which are developed to produce tourist programs (and vice versa).
To know better Terra Explora and its agencies network around Latin America, go to the website Terra Explora
Quality, at the best price with complete security.
Our marketing strategy is centered on quality of service. In our different agencies, the managers, the operations director and the salespersons, are all working from ground level. They are professional, tri-lingual and experienced in modern methods of work. This is one of the strongest points of our structure, and our contacts appreciate our willingness to recognize and advocate quality. This is expressed as much in the construction of programs (quick precise response, in the language of our operators) as in our operations (emphasis placed on security). Our offices take care of their own logistics (equipment / materials / necessities) and to the wide network of correspondents for particular areas of operation (Amazon / Pantanal / the Andes).
This requirement for quality does not limit itself solely to a capacity to operate a successful tourist program; it is accompanied by competitive prices according to the level of comfort desired.This competition takes place partly during negotiations that happen with local operators (hotels, transport, guides, flights etc.) and is partly due to our aim to operate services ourselves as often as possible, without intermediaries. We wish to avoid increasing the number of intermediaries :
• to limit accumulation of extra commissions being charged;
• to shorten the chain of communication and thus improve direct control of our operations;
• to conserve our strength in proposals and innovations.
Tourism as a Positive Act.
One speaks today of ecotourism, or of “ethical tourism”. Both aim to show common sense and respect, a consciousness that traveling is at the same time borrowing from and imprinting on the places we encouter. To act with good sense by respecting the fragile environment by respecting our teams on site or in offices by paying fair salaries.Our hope is to show great consideration for the people who receive us, as well as to our clients and to ourselves, seeking to ever enrich the contents of our programs to give meaning to traveling.
Associates:
Nicolas Blanquet, Pierre Boyer, Fabrice Pawlak, Eric Quillevere, Jérôme Sans, Olivier Tibi, Thibault Jeannin, Agathe Guy.
The team group:
Orlando Calatayud, Anne Kervarrec, Jerome Benassi, Sandrine Gallo, Luis Garrido, Coraline Gachignat, Johana Matta, Mathieu Mejecasse, Camila Castello, Gustavo Cruz, Vania Sandoval, Axelle Kiers, Samuel Jouault, Evelyne Chambon, Karine Boyer, Cyrill Miniot, Francois Jaupitre, Michaël Teyssier, Laurence Sans, Thomas Loubert, Manon Laloge, Francisco Sandoval, Julie Pawlak, Cathy Beloeil, Julie Ligny.
KNOWLEDGE Every agency, yearly, realizes several scouting trips in new areas. Those trips, together with our media operations (TV reports, editing, printing press, writing of tourist guides) lead to a renewed knowledge of the countries in which we operate, as well as an increase and a renewal of itineraries offered.
TECHNOLOGY Terra Group is equipped with a technological structure, TERRASOFT, developing software dedicated to help the work of the receptive agency. The software package “Imagine” has enabled us to optimize qualitatively our daily work. It will be available for our customers in 2009, free of charge.
GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE We are physically established continuously from Mexico to the Tierra de Fuego. We have chosen to organize ourselves in a vast geographical area to be able to offer competitive trans-national trips as well as continent crossing trips. Our offices (9 operational offices in 2008 - Rio, Bariloche, Puerto Mont, La Paz, Uyuni, Cuzco, Lima, Mérida, Panama City - have their own logistic and a network of partners to operate in difficult areas (Amazonia / Pantanal / isolated cordilleras / Antarctica).
RESPONSIBLE TOURISM Our concrete policies regarding responsible tourism ensure the motivation of the field teams and local communities we work with. (See paragraphs below).
COMMUNICATION Professional queries, except during week-ends, are, with the occasional exception, replied to within 24 hours by a trilingual representative, knowing perfectly the costs, the sites and the operations. Our respective websites are regularly updated and contain most of the programs we offer. They enable our tour operator’s clients to choose programs ideas, texts and pictures to build their own programs. Our agencies are constantly linked to each other as well as to our partners (via phone, email, MSN Messenger and Skype).
MOTIVATION Our economic model is based both on the progressive opening of the company capital (8 associates in 2008) as well as on a bonus system. In addition to this, Terra regularly invests in field staff training programs. These incentive programs directly affect our team’s motivation.
CUSTOM TRIPS For a program focused on the visits of the renowned sites or off-the-beaten-track, for a 6000 meters roped party or just for a cultural stay, our team is at your disposal to build your ideal program, according to your logistics (dates, seasons, particular wishes, budget, physical condition…). Customized trips are made possible by the attention given to each individual customer via an open communication and the sharing of ideas. Note: every office has a special phone number, at the price of a local call.
GROUPS The experience and the knowledge accumulated since the company started enables us to offer group trips while maintaining competitive prices and logistic achievements. Whether you are looking for a package with fixed departure dates, a classical program or an original itinerary for an agency or company committee; we put our professional skills at your service to make your stay successful.
THEME TOURS Theme tours form a strong trend in the custom trip demand. More and more travelers tend to be interested in the details of the trip and want to favor one aspect of their destination, a mean of transportation, a particular activity… We have made up a range of theme tours in order to satisfy those targeted queries: wild lands, telluric phenomenon, history, outdoor, gastronomy, adventure, 4x4, religion, mountain-biking, trains of the Andes….
TERRA GROUP - Pierre Boyer- pierre@terra-explora.com - www.travels-latin-america.com – cel. SouthAm. (+0054) 9 2944 641661 - Skype : pierre_boyer
ANTARCTICA - Bariloche - TERRA ANTARCTICA – Karine Boyer -
contact@voyage-antarctique.com - www.voyage-antarctique.com
(+54) 2944 430 820
ARGENTINA - Bariloche - TERRA PATAGONIA – Michael Tessier -
michael@terra-patagonia.com - www.voyages-patagonie.com – (+54) 2944 430 820 - Skype : terra.patagonia
BOLIVIA - La Paz - TERRA ANDINA BOLIVIA – Thibault Jeannin - thibault@terra-andina.com - www.bolivia-travels.com – (+591) 22 42 29 95
BRASIL - Rio de Janeiro - TERRA BRAZIL - Nicolas Blanquet - contact@terra-brazil.com - www.terra-brazil.com - Tel (+55 21) 25 43 31 85
CHILE - Pucon - TERRA PATAGONIA CHILE - Eric Quillevere - eric@terra-patagonia.com - www.tourisme-chili.com - Tel (+56) 45 44 45 58
ECUADOR - Quito - TERRA ANDINA ECUADOR– Christophe Napierai-
contact@voyages-equateur.com - www.voyages-equateur.com –
(+ 00 593) 85 774 957 - Skype : terra.ecuador
MEXICO - TERRA MAYA - Mérida - Olivier Tibi - olivier@terra-maya.com - www.terra-maya.com – (+52) 999 944 53 59
PANAMA/COSTA RICA- Panama City - TERRA CARIBEA - Jerome Sans -
contact@terra-caribea.com - www.terra-caribea.com – (+507) 315 0234 / 09 70 44 59 82
PERU - Cuzco & Lima - TERRA ANDINA PERU - Agathe Guy - agathe@terra-andina.com - www.peru-travels.com - (+51 84) 25.21.32 / 09 70 46 66 20