Monday, April 20, 2026
Two Baskets of Joy for El Paraíso
By Alejandro Rigatuso, Fundador y Director de Fundación Loros
This morning, two baskets brimming with ripe mangoes set out from Vista Hermosa — yellow-orange, heavy with that sweet, dense fragrance that only freshly cut fruit carries under a tropical sun. Some bore the dark spots of perfect ripeness; others, still firm, held the quiet promise of days yet to come.
The cargo rode in the bed of the pickup, bound for El Paraíso. The parrots were waiting — they know that flavor well, and they never need convincing: the moment they catch sight of the mangoes arriving, the uproar of feathers and beaks says everything.
About the author
Alejandro Rigatuso · Fundador y Director de Fundación Loros
Alejandro Rigatuso arrived at Fundación Loros after years as Vice President of Growth Marketing at Toptal, bringing with him an unconventional perspective: he knows an animal is well by its eyes, "bright, wide open." Lorenzo, the first parrot released, recaptured several times and always set free to fly again, marked him forever. At dusk, around five-thirty, you'll find him at the Mirador de las Ciénagas or wandering around Cerro El Peligro, envisioning observation towers and hundreds of native parrots soaring over a reserve that an entire community calls their own.