Operations Director and community tourism coordinator
- Logistical genius. Marleny has been working for Vamos Expeditions from almost the beginning, she is like a mother to us and our visitors. Marleny’s purpose in life is to help others find happiness and make their dreams come true. Words for Marleny are Kindness (taking care of others, good deeds, helping), Love (valuing close relationships with others, sharing and caring, being close to people), Fairness, humor, honesty, teamwork. Marleny does a lot of coordination work and is often in touch with our partner communities in Cusco and her home city Puno, at the Lake Titicaca. Marleny makes sure all our visitors are followed up and well. Marleny was a single mother when she started working for us. Now she is happily married and mother of 2 girls.
Marleny is a superb fixer, problem solver, and all-round paper chaser with a professional and acute attention to detail, making her a perfect match for managing the day-to-day logistics, the local procurement of equipment and supplies that trekkings require, ensuring equipment gets maintained, and ensuring local service providers are on the ball. She is a qualified tourism administration professional
Languages spoken: Spanish (native), Quechua (advanced), English (advanced), Aymara (basic)