Looking for Wild Sloths, Birds and Butterflies in San Jose!

Me enseñaron de alguna manera a buscar, observar y encontrar lo que la naturaleza nos pone frente a los ojos. el guia marcelo, muy ameno, con gran expertise, haciendo un recorrido ágil, fácil y con muchas explicaciones ed la reserva de la universidad.. lástima que esta cerrada al publico actualmente, pero me voy muy satisfecho con lo que nos mostró, inclusive, localicé un cachorro perezoso y nos permitíó tomar fotos de gran calidad y video. impresionante los abejorros negros que hacen hoyos como si fueran pajaros carpinteros, los pajaros oropendolas y sus nidos tejidos y la gama de pájaros.. volveré seguramente y elegiré a Oropopo como guía. hay que impulsar estos esfuerzos de profesionales capaces, que se vuelven valiosos consejeros y amigos al final ... GRACIAS

My guide, Diwö, is a Genetics/Physics major at Costa Rica University and I was so honored to have him share his campus’ flora and fauna with me. Due to the holiday weekend he improvised a bit and I was so happy with the whole experience! He showed me beautiful mural artwork near his campus and told me all about the various plants and their evolutionary adaptations. He was prepared with a spotting scope so we could try to identify a variety of birds (I needed his help….Lesson’s Mot Mot and clay colored thrushes and blue-gray tanagers to name a few). We got to geek out on our scientific knowledge and backgrounds, and my favorite part was spotting the sloths. I never would have found them without Diwö. He was friendly, intelligent, incredibly knowledgeable and his English was superb (not to mention his French and German

Uber took longer than I expected and I arrived late but Rodrigo waited for me even though I was the only one scheduled for that time slot. It was raining a bit, which I should have expected but was unprepared. No problem, Rodrigo lent me an umbrella. We did the tour even in the drizzly rain because nature doesn’t stop just because it rains. We saw sloths! Live in the wild sloths! And one of them looked at me! Well I like to think that’s what she was doing when she moved her head. He shared with me his past experiences working in a sloth rescue rehabilitation center where they would care for sloths that had fallen out of trees or been mangled by a dog. Rodrigo is knowledgeable and passionate about the natural world. He clearly delights in sharing this joy with others. The sloths were my biggest curiosity but we saw much more than just sloths. I kept laughing at myself because there are so many beautiful gigantic plants growing here that I can’t keep alive as houseplants back home. I learned so much and it was so much fun learning about natural Costa Rica. I give Oropopo Experience 5 stars!