A relentless explorer, Javier Echecopar fell for Panama across its remote tropical islands, Casco Viejo’s exciting food scene, and the people who define what it means to be Panamanian. He brings decades of designing high-touch trips, led on the ground by Mayra Torrente, our Casco Viejo-based country manager, and a team that knows Panama intimately through regular scouting trips and residencies.
Read our blog: Javier Announced as Condé Nast Top Travel Specialist
Journey Panama is a certified B Corporation, proud to be part of a global movement using business as a force for good. This rigorous, ongoing process examines every aspect of a company’s operations, measuring its social and environmental impact. It gives us a framework to track progress and keep raising the bar, while delivering the high-touch, immersive experiences our guests expect.
Javier and Zach co-founded Journey Costa Rica in 2022. As guests began asking to experience more of Central America the Journey way, Javier set out to explore Panama more deeply. What he found inspired him: extraordinary places, people and experiences he wanted to share. And so, Journey Panama began.
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