La Paz Group™ co-founder Crist Inman was invited in 1995 to direct the Tourism Cluster Project at the Center for Latin American Competitiveness and Sustainable Development, an initiative of the Presidents of the Central American countries, BCIE and Avina Foundation. He worked with public and private sector leaders in the region facilitating tourism strategy and implementation in the context of wilderness and cultural conservation for six years.

The  Destinations  advisory   services  we  offer

grew out of the success of the Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Galapagos initiatives. After several years offering advisory services we were requested to form a team to manage the innovative conservation lodge Lapa Rios, and our Resorts & Spas management services grew out of this.

Ludovic Lainé joined as President in 2004 with the mandate to lead La Paz Group’s international cross-disciplinary projects with one common objective: entrepreneurial and innovative conservation.