CURRENT MISSION

I work with water both as a passion as for a living. My work is building and designing swimming ponds (natural pools), ecological sanitation systems, rainwater harvesting, drinking water treatment, sustainable architecture.

But when I get money and time I travel back to Colombia, where I'm from, and try to continue with La Gota con Botas, the project I have to work in water and sanitation with peasant communities that have been displaced from their territories and are either trying to make a living in the peripheries of a city or trying to go back to their homes.

ABOUT ME

We are living now with my wife in Salobreña, a small city in the coast of Granada (south of Spain). She is working as a Montessori guide for 2 - 6 years old kids in a parent's association.
I have a project of sustainable living focused in building and designing sustainable water systems and architecture. I started the project in Colombia and now we have started working also in Spain.

I practice underwater sports like freediving and underwater rugby.

We live with two lovely Schnauzers, a medium sized male called Otto and a mini female called Bruja.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

For years I have been using CouchSurfing as a tool to travel the world. Initially it has been a cheap way of travelling, but eventually it becomes a great way of meeting really interesting travelers and hosts.
CS becomes a habit, it opens the doors of your house to the world, and it opens doors to feel at home all over the world.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

It has been great being part of this platform, and surely I will keep using it for long.

Interests

Water can summarize pretty much what I do. I work with it, I spent my free time in it...

• architecture
• dining
• wine
• beer
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• rugby
• sustainability
• landscape architecture

Music, Movies, and Books

Salsa, reggae, rock n roll, cumbia, adventure films, nature documentaries, history of science books...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

There's nothing that makes me feel more alive than free-diving the Caribbean waters or the Mediterranean.

Teach, Learn, Share

If there's anything you want to know about water, we can talk for hours...
I also like cooking and have learned quite a lot travelling. And I also have a few A's under my sleeve in terms of music.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Peru, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, Spain