In June 2010, María took the stage at Cipriani in New York—dressed in a yellow dress—to accept a Webby Award, the “Oscar of the Internet.” She had won it for an idea of hers: “I wanna go there.” At that moment, she thought about a few things. She recalled a trip to India (the seed of “I wanna go there”), when she realized there was a lack of unique travel guides where travelers could share information and insider tips.
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María proposed a way of traveling that was unconventional and read between the lines, based on discovery. Her career, spanning more than 10 years of experience in digital products, has led her to work at companies such as Teknoland, McCann Erikson, and Banco Santander. She also worked for several years as a consultant at The Cocktail.