Members

Team

Partners Professional Association Tourist Guides AG - Santiago de Chile

Our members must

The APGT members must behave with dignity in the internal actions of the Association and in their professional performance, committing themselves on word of honor when entering the Association, to work for their aggrandizement and prestige, to cooperate in the union of the associates and to comply of what is established in the Statutes, regulations and agreements of the governing bodies.

Abelardo Fuentes - Member Professional Association of Tourist Guides of the Metropolitan Region.

Abelardo Roberto Fuentes Robledo

Languages: Spanish, English, German, Italian and French

Experience as a Tourist Guide since 1976

Bilingual teacher. Guide in America and Europe. Expert in Conventional Tourism and Adventures.

Alejandro Cabezas - Member of the Professional Association of Tourist Guides of the Metropolitan Region.

Carlos Alejandro Cabezas Maturana

Languages: English and Italian.

Experience as a Tourist Guide since 1995

General Tourism Guide in the Metropolitan, Valparaíso and O’Higgins Regions. Tour Leader in Chile, South America, Central America, USA and Western Europe.

Specialties: architecture, art, pre-Columbian history and nature.

Bernardo Naschelski - Member of the Professional Association of Tourist Guides of the Metropolitan Region.

Bernard Naschelski, Wollheim

Languages: Spanish, English and German.

Experience as a guide for more than 50 years
Certified local Tourism Guide.

Specialty: Macro and Micro Economics of Chile, Educational System and Public and Private Health, Chilean Political History, Art and Culture, etc.

Carolina Neut - Member of the Professional Association of Tourist Guides of the Metropolitan Region.

Carolina Neut

Languages: Spanish, Portuguese and French

Experience as a Tourist Guide since 1998

Local guide of Santiago and surroundings

Christian Vera- Partner of the Professional Association of Tourist Guides of the Metropolitan Region.

Christian Omar Vera Vicuña

Languages: Spanish, English and Portuguese

Experience as a Tourist Guide since 1995

I work as a guide for urban areas, ecotourism, vineyards, politics and controversial issues, I also coach and coordinate national and international tourism trips (Tour Leader)

Claudia Espoz- Member of the Professional Association of Tourist Guides of the Metropolitan Region.

Claudia Espoz Babul

Languages: English, Portuguese and Spanish.

Experience as a Tourist Guide since 2004.

Local guide in the central area of Chile, specializing in wine tourism (sommelier studies at the School of Sommeliers of Chile) and I also have a diploma in archeology with a specialty in American History.

Edmundo Boudon - Member of the Professional Association of Tourist Guides of the Metropolitan Region.

Edmundo Ernesto Boudon Mendoza

Languages: English, Russian, French, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish.

Experience as a Tourism Guide since 1979.
Tourism Guide in Santiago and Valparaíso,

Specialized in the fields of culture, history, economy of Chile, wine tourism, social tourism and folklore. Tour leader and translator in Chile, Latin America, Easter Island and Antarctica.
He organizes folkloric shows of Chilean-Latin American music.

Ervands Valdebenito- Member of the Professional Association of Tourist Guides of the Metropolitan Region.

Ervands David Valdebenito Marín

Languages: English and Spanish

Experience as a Tourist Guide since 1983.

Local guide for both groups and individuals, in Santiago and its surroundings. Trip leader in the largest cities in South America. My specialties are history / geography / fauna / flora / climatology. I have the “Tourism Quality Seal” awarded by the government in 2010.

Francisco Márquez - Member of the Professional Association of Tourist Guides of the Metropolitan Region.

Francisco Antonio Márquez Gómez 

Spanish Language

Experience as a Tourist Driver-Guide since 1992.

I have worked in diplomatic committees for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as well as for travel agencies, making trips to different areas of the central area of Chile.

Gabriel Oyanedel - Member of the Professional Association of Tourist Guides of the Metropolitan Region.

Gabriel Oyanedel Acosta

Languages: Spanish and English

Experience as a Driver – Guide in Tourism since 1996

Tourism Guide in Santiago and surroundings with specialization in agricultural issues. Agricultural Administration Technician, with 34 years of experience, working for national and foreign exporting companies in the United States.

Heriberto Chávez - Member of the Professional Association of Tourism Guides of the Metropolitan Region.

Heriberto Eleodoro Chávez Albornoz

Languages: Spanish, English and basic Portuguese

Experience as a Tourist Guide since 1988.

I work as a local tour guide in the central area of Chile. Specializing in mountain visits, wine tourism and attention to cruise ship passengers on land.

Isabel Duk - Member of the Professional Association of Tourist Guides of the Metropolitan Region.

Isabel Duk Beyer

Languages: German and Spanish

Experience as a Tourist Guide since 2002.

I work as a local guide in Santiago and surroundings. Trip leader in Chile. I specialize in General Oenology, Wilderness Hiking, General History, and Architecture.

Jaime Sánchez - Member of the Professional Association of Tourist Guides of the Metropolitan Region.

Jaime Enrique Sánchez Vergara

Languages: Spanish and English

Certified General Tourism Guide. Experience since 1991.

Central zone of Chile. Geography Studies. Pedagogy in English, Linguistics. Graduated as a Bilingual English-Spanish Translator. Topics of interest: History, Anthropology, Aesthetics and Architecture in heritage and in the city. Modern History of Chile. Landscaping, urban and native flora. Nature as a means of healing: medicinal herbs, sea baths, hot springs. Green Agriculture. Permaculture.

Jean Albert Rauld - Member of the Professional Association of Tourist Guides of the Metropolitan Region.

Jean Albert Rauld Souyris – Director

Languages: English and Portuguese.

Experience as a Tourist Guide since 1993.

Tourism Guide and Journalist with specialties in wine tourism, gastronomy and culture of Chile. Planning and coordination of tourist services.

Jelenia Osses - Member of the Professional Association of Tourist Guides of the Metropolitan Region.

Jelenia Inés Osses Marchant – Vice-President

Languages: French, Spanish and English

Experience as a Tourist Guide since 1996

Professor of Physical Ed, Graduate in Education. Environmental Educator since 2001. Professor at the Andrés Bello University since 2006, at the Ecotourism School. Specialist Guide in Nature Tourism and Heritage Interpreter in central, northern and southern Chile. Tour Leader in Chile (including Rapa Nui), Patagonia Argentina and the Bolivian Altiplano.

Jorge Durán - Member of the Professional Association of Tourist Guides of the Metropolitan Region.

Jorge Alejandro Durán Frez

Languages: Spanish and English.

Experience as a Tourist Guide since 1987.

Local Guide in Santiago and surroundings, Trip Leader in Chile and Argentina and I have coached trip leaders in Latin America and Europe.

Juan Figueroa - Partner of the Professional Association of Tourism Guides of the Metropolitan Region.

Juan Figueroa Gómez

Languages: Spanish and Portuguese.

Experience as a Tourist Guide since 1991

Local guide in Santiago and surroundings, dedicated to wine tourism and local urban and heritage rescue tourism. I have also done Trip leader work in South America and study tour groups.

Judith Gómez - Member of the Professional Association of Tourist Guides of the Metropolitan Region

Judith Rosa Gómez Roblero

Languages: French, English and Spanish

Experience as a Tourist Guide since 2001

Local guide in Santiago and its surroundings. Work preferably with an older adult.

Marcelo Boudon - Member of the Professional Association of Tourist Guides of the Metropolitan Region.

Marcelo Omer Boudon Carrasco

Languages: English, French, Portuguese and Spanish

Performance as guide 1994-2001 in the IX and X Regions 2002-2020 Santiago, Valparaíso, Colchagua.

State Professor in History and Geography, Universidad de La Frontera de Temuco.
English and Communication – Universidad Católica de Temuco.

Guiding work oriented to heritage, city tours Santiago and Valparaíso, museums, Neruda’s houses.

Marco Barrales - Partner of the Professional Association of Tourist Guides of the Metropolitan Region.

Marco Andrés Barrales Wolff

Languages: Spanish and English

Experience as a Tourist Guide since 1994

General Tourism Guide in the city of Santiago, Valparaíso and Viña Del Mar, wine valleys of the central zone of Chile. Guide and host in the Aysén region, Chilean Patagonia. Coordinator and tour leader in the conosur and Antarctic peninsula.

María Angélica Reichert - Member of the Professional Association of Tourist Guides of the Metropolitan Region.

María Angélica Reichart – Secretary

Languages: German and English

Experience as a Tourist Guide since 1986.

I started as a local guide in southern Chile doing the Andean Lake Crossing in the Los Lagos Region. Since 1996 I live and work in Santiago as a local guide. Since 2004 I have been a Trip Leader in German throughout Chile and Argentina.
I have perfected myself in topics related to history, architecture, flora and fauna.
My favorite topics are related to Agriculture including Enology.

Myriam Carrasco - Member of the Professional Association of Tourism Guides of the Metropolitan Region.

Myriam Carrasco Hidalgo – APGT AG President

Languages: Spanish and English

Experience as a Tourist Guide since 2007.

I have worked as a local Guide in Santiago and its surroundings and also as a Trip leader in Chile and Argentina. Group and individual management. I have specialized in wine tourism, with national and international certified studies (WSET level 1, 2 and 3). Certified Guide and registered in the SERNATUR Guide Registry (National Tourism Service). My favorite subjects are history, traditions, politics and current affairs.

Nicol Flores - Member of the Professional Association of Tourist Guides of the Metropolitan Region.

Nicole Alexandra Flores Jara

Languages: French, English and Spanish

Experience as a Tourist Guide since 1998.

Local guide in Santiago and its surroundings.
Tour manager in South America since 2006.

Patricia Garabito - Member of the Professional Association of Tourism Guides of the Metropolitan Region.

Patricia Garabito Valdés – Treasurer

Languages: Spanish and English

Experience as a Tourist Guide since 1987

Tourism Guide with group and individual management. Expert in Wine tourism and design of new routes and custom routes. In my tours you will have a wide range of information about the history of Chile, pre-Columbian cultures, history of wine. Wine & Spirits Professional, Translator, Certified Tourist Guide with the Q quality seal.

Rafael De La Puente - Member of the Professional Association of Tourist Guides of the Metropolitan Region.

Rafael de la Puente

Language: Spanish and Italian

Experience as a Tourist Guide since 2017

Graduated in Engineering in Tourism and Hospitality at the Andrés Bello University, to later specialize as a Tourism Guide, with a main focus on services to Italian tourists visiting Chile. I create excursions tailored to your interests and desires in our country, thus providing knowledge on various topics, in a playful, pleasant and attractive way, from beginning to end.

Valentina Pérez - Member of the Professional Association of Tourist Guides of the Metropolitan Region.

Valentina Nancy Pérez Díaz

Language: Spanish and English

Experience as a Tourist Guide since 2002

Local Guide and Trip Leader for British groups throughout Chile. Various trainings, such as: History, Architecture, Art, Pre-Columbian Culture, Native Flora and Fauna, First Aid, Wine Tourism, Geography, National Parks, Basic Accounting.