Juan Acero

Ty-smith

Guide/Trip leader

Juan is from Columbia and resides in British Columbia. He has been guiding for 23 years and had guided in; Colombia, Costa Rica, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Italy, Canada, U.S. and Chile. He has guided the Futaleufu with Earth River for 8 seasons.  When not guiding, Juan is a volunteer fire fighter in Vancouver and coordinates safety for movie productions.  He also managed a rafting company in Columbia for 4 seasons. Beside rafting, Juan has extensive guiding experience in caving, rappelling, climbing and mountain biking.

 

 

 

 

 

“Earth River made an expeditionary first descent of the Futaleufu in 1991 and figured out how to safely navigate it."
"Earth River is the premier river runner in the world. Their staff includes the finest guides to be found."
“Earth River is more than a great whitewater outfitter. Their contributions have made a real difference in our efforts to preserve some of the world's most beautiful rivers in Chile and Canada."
"I want to personally thank Earth River for helping us stop the hydro-electric projects on our land preventing the destruction of one of North America's last great wildernesses.
“I’ve rafted with Eric Hertz down some tough rivers—the Futaleufu in Chile, the Colca in Peru. He's one of the best in the business—obsessed with safety."