By Alejandro Rigatuso, Fundador y Director de Fundación Loros
At the Vista Hermosa farm, Nilson doesn't need many words. He knows when the land is speaking and when it's time to listen. This time he approached with the calm of someone who knows every inch of the terrain and delivered his news: the apple bananas were ready to harvest.
Those small, sweet guineos that grow with a particular generosity in Vista Hermosa had reached their perfect moment. Nilson knows them well — he reads the color they take on, feels the weight they leave in his hands when he holds them. No need to wait any longer, he said, and the team trusted him on that.
This is how many days unfold at the reserve: not always with grand gestures, but guided by the accumulated wisdom of those who work the land up close. Nilson's word was enough for the harvest of these small bananos to follow its natural course.
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.
