Lorena Gómez

I develop intercultural methodologies that enable inclusive dialogue among tourism stakeholders, strengthening cultural dignity and diversity, meaningful participation, for sustainable development policy and planning.

For a decade, I have also supported Indigenous people, Afro-descendent communities, farmers and former guerrilla combatants to express themselves, tell their stories, and connect authentically with visitors — opening space genuine conversations, mutual understanding, and collective healing through travel.Latin American anthropologist, tour guide, and sustainable tourism destinations consultant whose work has taken her from the Amazon rainforest to the Andes, Sierra Nevada to the Himalaya, FARC guerrilla reincorporation basecamps to the Dalai Lama Temple’s private visiting room.

Recognized storyteller, winner of Best Radio Story at UNDP and Semana Magazine’s 2019 Journalism Award for a podcast on Mocoa town's 2017 natural disaster learnt lessons.Over the last 10 years, Lorena has immersed herself in the biocultural depths of Colombia to directly learn from indigenous elders, connect to sacred sites and work in natural areas shifting from illegal economies to community-owned entrepreneurship. As she develops IN-Spire, a transformational travel initiative partnering with 20 community projects (10 indigenous-owned), she has also grown as facilitator helping local nature guides and communities craft their storytelling and intercultural communication to express what remains untold

MSc. Sustainability Science, United Nations University, Tokyo, Japan (2024)

Global Competitiveness Leadership Program, Georgetown University, Washington DC, US (2019)

BSc. Anthropology, Universidad de los Andes, Bogota, Colombia (2015)

Fellow of the U.S. Institute of Peace’s Generation Change, Georgetown University’s Global Competitiveness Leadership for Latin America, Yunus Environment Hub, Pope Francis’ Fratelli Tutti Political School and German Ifa Cross-Cultural Program.