Villanueva · Bolívar · Colombia
The place where
the parrots
come back.
A regenerative tourism project on 520 hectares of tropical dry forest — where you can visit, and where you can invest.
What is Los Loros?
Los Loros is a regenerative tourism project on 520 hectares around Cerro El Peligro, in Villanueva (Bolívar, Colombia). Today it can be visited — and it can be invested in: we are opening lots so that developers, hoteliers and families can build lodges, eco-villas and weekend houses that respect the forest that was already here. Active operation, in partnership with Fundación Loros.
Every year, thousands of parrots and macaws fall into the hands of illegal trafficking in Colombia. Almost none return to the wild.
Los Loros exists so they have somewhere to return to.
Restoring one of the most threatened ecosystems on the planet
520 hectares under active regeneration
How we protect the 520 hectares
From the untouchable core outward, the territory is organized into five concentric rings — each one with an ecological, productive, or visitor-facing role. See the full protection model on the reserve page.
Experiences
What you live here
Horseback rides with birdwatching, hiking in the forest, native tree planting, monitoring of released wildlife, and territory tours. Every visit leaves a regenerative footprint.
In detail
The 8 experiences we offer
Monitoring of released wildlife
Follow-up on birds and primates rescued by Fundación Loros that return to the forest.Native tree planting
Every visitor plants a tropical-dry-forest tree in the restoration ring.Birdwatching
Parrots, macaws and endemic species of the tropical dry forest, in their habitat.Horseback rides
Horse rides along the project's perimeter trails.Hiking
Low-impact trails crossing the restoration and agroforestry rings.Volunteering to protect parrots and monkeys
Programs with Fundación Loros to take part in hands-on conservation work.Yoga (coming soon)
Wellness practice in the forest, adding to the wellness tourism offer — available soon.Native fruit hunting
Guided harvest walks through the agroforestry rings — fruits of the tropical dry forest that also feed the wildlife.
Become an owner at Los Loros
Would you like your own eco-lodge at Los Loros?
Buy a lot to build your retreat, boutique eco-lodge or established eco-lodge. Three typologies within the reserve, all under Law 675 legal framework, with proven conservation operation and direct views of the tropical dry forest — one hour from Cartagena.
Three paths of ownership
Choose the scale of your project
Same territory, three scales. The choice sets the built footprint, the operation type, and the ticket. Full financial detail — investment ranges, reference ADR, projected ROI — lives in /invertir.
Retreat · 1 ha
An intimate house in the forest, 35 min from Cartagena. Second home or weekend retreat, with optional passive tourism income. 1 hectare · 80–150 m² · 1–2 rooms.Boutique eco-lodge · 2–3 ha
Established but intimate tourism operation. Up to 16 simultaneous guests, common areas, pool, dining. To build a life project with operational return. 350–750 m² · 3–8 rooms.Established eco-lodge · 3–5 ha
Professional tourism operation with restaurant, spa, generous common areas. Mashpi or Lapa Rios benchmark adapted to the Caribbean. 1,000–1,500 m² · 10–20 rooms.
This is the view that becomes yours
See the detail, or start with your profile
Each typology has its own investment range, operation model and financial projection. /invertir has the full detail — and the profiling wizard helps you identify which one fits before speaking with the team.
Architecture in service of nature
Here the forest leads — architecture responds. Single-story, local materials, cross ventilation, natural shade. No default air conditioning, no structures that block the landscape or break ecological corridors.
But architecture doesn't end at the houses. It includes the drinkers, feeders and monitoring towers we build for wildlife — and the native fruit trees we plant year after year.
The most important architecture is human: owners, operators and visitors who come as guardians and regenerators. Here, tourism is silent.
Voices of those who came
What they take home
Verified reviews on Tripadvisor and Airbnb. We leave them in their original language — the mix is part of the portrait.
Tuvimos unas vacaciones maravillosas en Cartagena, pero esta fue, por mucho, la MEJOR parte. La experiencia valió la pena el precio relativamente alto y saber que estábamos apoyando el rescate de animales fue la guinda del pastel.
Lisa· Denver, EE. UU.
Airbnb · Noviembre 2025
Best day trip from Cartagena, hands down. Real nature, real animals, real experience — nothing touristy or fake about it.
Maps51
Tripadvisor · 2025
Coming from West Africa, I was amazed by the diversity of species here. The foundation's work is truly inspiring.
berekum-ghana· Ghana
Tripadvisor · 2025
Es una experiencia que te hace reflexionar, que te conecta con lo esencial y que deja huella. Si buscas algo auténtico, inspirador y diferente, este lugar es para ti.
El_libax
Tripadvisor · Julio 2025
Plantar árboles: saber que estaba devolviendo algo al medio ambiente hizo que el día fuera aún más significativo. Nuestros anfitriones fueron amables, conocedores y claramente apasionados tanto por la naturaleza como por crear aventuras inolvidables.
Geoffrey· San Diego, EE. UU.
Airbnb · Agosto 2025
Espectacular! Un equipo entregado, con mucho conocimiento, involucrado y con un proyecto que además de ser interesante desde el punto de vista biológico lo es también desde el punto de vista altruista en cuanto a la voluntad de la recuperación de las especies en peligro de extinción.
Ignacio· Madrid, España
Airbnb · Julio 2025
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Three minutes set the path
The profiling wizard helps you clarify your own vision before speaking with the team: typology, budget, timing, preferred view, wildlife that excites you. Thirteen questions, three minutes. Then we schedule a technical visit.