Thursday, March 26, 2026
Nicolás and His Family Raise a New Home for the Ara
By Alejandro Rigatuso, Fundador y Director de Fundación Loros
On Friday, March 27th, the grounds of Fundación Loros rang out for the first time with the hammering and rattling that belongs to something being built from scratch. Nicolás arrived that day with his family, hands ready and sleeves rolled up — together, they set in motion the construction of an aviary designed to house macaws of the genus Ara, those birds of blazing plumage that need space, height, and structure to find their strength again before returning to the wild.
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.