OUR HISTORY
IT ALL STARTS HERE
In the summer of 1992, I found myself riding in a flatbed truck atop a hill, surrounded by rafts, paddles, and life jackets, after having just descended the FiloBobos River in Veracruz. With me was Alfonso de la Parra, who had recently returned from the summit of Everest, becoming the third Mexican to do so. There, on that winding dirt road that would take us to the town of Tlapacoyan, Veracruz, we talked for hours, and the idea was born to create Mexico's first and most prestigious adventure travel and experience company, which we would call Rio y Montaña (River and Mountain). In our minds, we would never settle for less; we were aiming high. No business plan, no financial projections, just the dream of exploring and discovering the most remote and beautiful places in Mexico, and sharing them with those who had the desire and openness to join us.
We embarked on expeditions to many corners of the world, taking with us guests whose lives were transformed by these journeys, just as ours were. And so this dream was born, which became RODAVENTO HOTELS, taking us from being explorers, cooks, waiters, adventure guides, and entertainers, to hoteliers with a philosophy that has remained unchanged and has set us apart. Sadly, my partner and friend Alfonso lost his life in a mountaineering accident in Northern India, but the philosophy we forged together remains as vibrant today as ever. I've always said that we ended up being hoteliers, but we started the other way around. We've always specialized in developing innovative activities for our clients, but we needed rooms. We set about designing them to be an experience in themselves. That's why, in our hotels, the EXPERIENCE is what truly matters. We don't sell rooms, we sell experiences, just like we did twenty years ago camping by a river, but now with a whole new level of comfort, sophistication, and quality. Welcome to the world of RODAVENTO HOTELS.
