Every day displays a different mood over the Farellones, the nearby Western Andes.
Our Olympic-sized pond is 10' deep at both ends! Ever swim in drinking water . . . .
These 2 rooms have the same view as the terrace on the left, San Nicolas in the middle.
This Croton is a favorite of the Yellow-eared Parrot and the Scarlet-fronted Parakeet; when flocks feed there is a chorus of cracking seeds.
Bromeliads have their own ecology around here.Many birds feed on either their seeds, the associated fauna or drink the water they store.
Looking up Quebrada La Bonita. The ProAves parrot reserve is on the ridge towards the right. Caldas borders behind the ridge.
La Esperanza has many moods, as many as those of Los Farellones de Citará. The Atrato River watershed is behind, often with large cumulus clouds overhead bursting with orange light from lightning storms.
Cabins #1 and #2 are hard to see from this angle, but both have spectacular views of the Farellones. In fact, there are dozens of places here where the views of Jardín and the Farellones are carefully opened and maintained.
Our forest isn't so large, but growing fast and chock-full of amazing diversity of all types. At iNaturalist we have registered 1350 spp overall, with 215 birds, several fascinating endemic mammals, 70 spp of trees, 50 spp of orchids and 100 spp each in each of 2 different moth families!
Our town is quite special. Once seated on the plaza, at a cafe or bar along the street it is pretty hard to tear yourself away! Watch a "pasofino" horse and rider going clippity-clop, clippity-clop, enjoy an empanada or chontadura cup, and turn off the damn cellular for awhile!
