LATIN AMERICA’S
GREATEST EXPLORERS
MEET HERE
Connecting and promoting exploration by all means possible.
our crew
“BORDERS I HAVE NEVER SEEN ONE, BUT I HAVE HEARD THEY EXIST IN THE MINDS OF SOME PEOPLE” – T. Heyerdahl
Chapter Committee 2021-2024
CRISTIÁN PÉREZ-NAVARRO
CHAIRMAN
Cristián leads the Latin America Chapter as sitting Chairman. He was originally elected member national…
LAURA K.O. SMITH
MEMBERSHIP OFFICER
Laura joined The Explorers Club in 2020. She explores the Southern Ocean by boat, with her first trip to…
YURI I. SANADA
PROGRAM OFFICER
Yuri has been a member of The Explorers Club since 2019…
LISANDRO M. MARTINEZ
SECRETARY / TREASURER
Lisandro has been a member of The Explorers Club since 2020…
geography
AN INCREDIBLE CATALOG OF ECOREGIONS AND MISSIONS UNDERTAKEN BY OUR CHAPTER MEMBERS.
The physical extent of our Chapter is vast, covering a geographic area of 19.2 million square kilometers and a distance of 9,000 kilometers between the northernmost and the southernmost points of Latin America. Our playground, then, spans from parallel 32.5°N, at the northern border of Mexico, to the world’s end in Ushuaia, Argentina, at latitude 54.5°S.
our members
TWENTY-THREE EXPLORERS SPANNING FROM MEXICO TO CHILE, FROM EASTER ISLAND TO ARGENTINA AND BRAZIL.
Overall, our members belong to diverse professional realms, including Archaeology, Speleology, Sustainable Development, Design, Polar research, Citizen Science, Archaestronomy, Filmmaking, Biology.
More specifically they are scientists, Antarctic sailors, entrepreneurs, designers, space engineers, conservationists, aviators, cinema/IMAX producers, diving instructors, and cave divers, pushing the limits of human potential in their fields. with a yet unknown potential for collaboration, that we cannot wait to unfold.
Full Roster as of May 2022 below
video
STORIES WORTH SHARING, FROM THE FIELD LOGS AND THE VOICES OF LATIN AMERICA’S GREATEST EXPLORERS.
news
“IT IS HARD TO FAIL. BUT IT IS WORSE NEVER TO HAVE TRIED TO SUCCEED” – Theodore Roosevelt
The latest news on our members’ missions live here.
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