JUAN SEBASTIAN HERNANDEZ COBOS
COUNTRY : Colombia
CITY : Cartagena de Indias
STRUCTURE TYPE : NGO
STRUCTURE : Corpoturismo
FUNCTION: Destination Management Coordinator

Main tasks

– Managing tourist activity in the historic center
– Institutional coordination with the public and private sectors to promote sustainable tourism
– Designing and implementing strategies to develop tourism in the historic center while respecting the heritage of the area
– Advice to tourism businesses on developing sustainable tourism.

About us

My vision focuses on heritage enhancement and conservation education. I want to work on projects that preserve our heritage and enhance its social value, revitalizing our cultural heritage and sharing it with future generations.
Business administration professional with a master’s degree in sustainability and social responsibility, training in public administration, project formulation, human rights and sustainable tourism.
– Destination management coordinator at Corpoturismo, where I worked on tourism management in the historic center.
– Project Manager at the Tucultura Foundation, where we manage the development of projects for the promotion of intangible heritage and the conservation of tangible heritage in Cartagena and the Caribbean.
– Lecturer and researcher in sustainability and sustainable tourism.

Current projects

– Sustainable cultural tourism in Cartagena
– Promoting responsible, heritage-friendly tourism
– Enhancement and social appropriation of heritage.

HERITAGE IN 3 WORDS

Richesse, valeur inestimable, opportunité.

TOPICS I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT

Among the subjects that interest me, I’d like to work on projects focusing on heritage and sustainable tourism, heritage enhancement and social appropriation for its conservation.