PhD in tourism from the University of the Balearic Islands, Mg in Urban Studies from the National University of Colombia and Tourism Business Administrator from the Colegio Mayor de Antioquia. She has 12 years of experience in the tourism sector as a consultant in planning, tourism development and tourism training, undergraduate and postgraduate lecturer in Colombia and Ecuador and active researcher in MinCiencias. Currently Undersecretary of Tourism of the Mayor’s Office of Medellín.