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Today, we're speaking with Katalina Mayorga, the founder of El Camino Travel, a travel community for women with a passion for culture.

Reminder: I'm running a 10-day group trip to Jordan this May. The trip runs from May 18th to 27th and you can get all the information by visiting here. The last day to join our trip is Friday, April 18th.

Original Air Date: Oct 7, 2020.

What you’ll learn in this episode:

• Growing up in a bilingual Colombian-American immigrant family
• What taught Katalina to be vocal from an early age
• The pressure of success as an immigrant in the US
• Katalina's human rights activism in Latin America and D.C.
• How Katalina disrupted a major coffee corporation during her college years
• The danger of the American Dream
• Happiness in Nicaragua versus the United States
• What it was like building El Camino Travel
• What being a global citizen means to Katalina

Featured on the show:

• Follow Katalina on Instagram | @theyoufinder
• Check out El Camino Travel
• Learn more about our upcoming trip to Jordan in May here

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Going Places with Yulia Denisyuk is a show that sparks a better understanding of people and places near and far by fostering a space for real conversations to occur. Each week, we sit down with travelers, journalists, creators, and people living and working in destinations around the world. Hosted by Yulia Denisyuk, an award-winning travel journalist, photographer, and writer who's worked with National Geographic, The New York Times, BBC Travel, and more. 

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