Our Story

Colombia changed his life.
Now it can change yours.

Colombia Trips Co. exists because of one American who fell for a country the world got wrong — and spent a decade building the network to share it.

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How it all started

A college algebra class.
A wedding invitation. A country that never let go.

In 2002, Chris was retaking college algebra when he befriended Sebastian, a student from Medellín. Years later, in 2013, Sebastian sent him a message that would change everything — an invitation to his wedding in Colombia.

Sebastian picked Chris up from the airport, handed him the keys to his apartment and his car, and left for his honeymoon the next morning. “Just leave the keys on the table and take a taxi to the airport,” he said. At that wedding, Chris met a woman. They danced all night. Colombia got under his skin — and he never stopped going back.

“I went for a wedding and stayed for a country. Colombia got under my skin from day one — and I’ve been going back ever since.”Chris Yepez · Co-Founder

What Chris found wasn’t what the movies had promised. Organic food at prices that made no sense, fruit he’d never seen, birds everywhere, and people genuinely happy living beautifully on very little — a country unfairly misrepresented his entire life.

The journey

A decade in the making

2002
Where it began
A chance meeting in a college algebra class introduced Chris to Colombia.
2013
The first trip
A wedding brought him to Colombia. He left having fallen for the country.
4–5×
Every year
For over a decade — building relationships and learning the country from the inside.
Today
Colombia Trips Co.
Everything he learned, now open to every American who wants the real Colombia.
Meet Chris

The man who knows Colombia like a local

Chris speaks Spanish fluently and knows the streets, the restaurants, the doctors, the hotels, and the hidden places most tourists never find. But what sets him apart isn’t how often he goes — it’s what he did while he was there.

He didn’t just visit. He built relationships. Hotel staff who save the best rooms. Restaurant owners who hold tables. Doctors who see his people ahead of the queue. Contacts who know every road.

“I went to San Andrés for the first time after a difficult breakup. The island made me realize how much I love Colombia — it helps you forget everything stressful about life back home. That’s what I want every member to feel.”Chris Yepez
The network is real

He didn’t just find these people. He built relationships with them.

$25
Chris paid to see an ENT specialist — booked within a week. In the US: 2–3 months out.
#1
Colombia’s healthcare is ranked #1 in Latin America — at a fraction of US cost.
Real
Every provider in our network is someone Chris has personally met and vetted.
Photos from Chris’s personal Colombia visits — real relationships, built in person.

Ready to experience Colombia through Chris’s eyes?

One membership opens the whole country — the people, the places, and the relationships Chris spent a decade building.

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