The Contours Collection

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Our Guides

Tim R. Pierik

Tim R. Pierik
After graduating in the Netherlands Tim decided to travel through South America for a while before starting to work. That was 8 years ago. Ever since he decided to live in Argentina, he wanted to show people why he had chosen to live there. He wants people to share and understand his passion for this wonderfully varied continent he had come to call ‘home’. What better way to explain this through wonderfull firsthand experiences in different countries?

Jorge Cockburn

Jorge Cockburn
He was born and raised in Peru. He has been a guide since 2005 and travelled widely around South America as a Tour Escort for big and small groups. He speaks fluent English and enjoys outdoor sports, soccer, hiking and surfing. His favourite places are Cusco, Machu Picchu and La Paz

George Fletcher

George Fletcher
His adventurous spirit made him escape the city in the mid 1970s to live true to his own style in Cusco, and after one year he decided to move with his family to the Sacred Valley. Managing a charming 3 star hotel he also began guiding the first small groups to the Inca Trail. This led to George becoming a river guide in Peru and later Ecuador, where he opened adventure company “Explorandes Ecuador” which he still manages to this day. And now he is excited to be making a return to his guiding roots!

Alan Huaman

Alan Huaman
Alan Huaman was born and raised in Bolivia and travelled within South America as a professional guide since 1998. He is very much into archaeology of the region; he has a Bachelor of archaeology science on the Tiwanaku civilization. He speaks fluent English. He was a teacher and participated on TV programs for the National Geographic. His favourite places in South America are the Salt lake of Uyuni, Iguazu Falls and the Inti watana in Machucpichu Ruins.

Ben Price

Ben Price
Ben was born and raised in Australia. He is an enthusiastic explorer of Latin America with an unquenchable thirst for its cultures, peoples and languages. He has lived, worked and extensively travelled throughout Latin America collectively for 8 years since 1989 as an EFL Teacher, a tour leader and a driver-guide. He speaks fluent Spanish and has experienced most of what this fabulously diverse continent has to offer.

Roeland Van Lede

Roeland Van Lede
Roeland Van Lede was born and raised in Belgium. Travelled the world and 7 seas. Living en Ecuador since 2001.
Love some action, getting new experiences, new cultures, landscapes… for that South America a dream to live and work in. He speaks fluent Spanish. Favourite place, Antisana Ecologic reserve Ecuador…

Jane Bell


Jane Bell was born and raised in Australia. Over the past twelve years she travelled extensively through Europe, Africa, Asia & Latin America.
She spent nine of these years in Latin America and had been living in Brazil for the past 3 years. She speaks fluent Spanish and Portugues. My preferred place in South America is Rio de Janeiro of course! Closely followed by Buenos Aries.