Here are some excerpts from Oro Verde's visitor's guestbook, written in December 2003 and January 2004, many by children. We never publish the names of our guests without their express permission, and never share that information with anyone else. Thanks to everyone who took the time to share their impressions and recommendations with us—and please come back to visit Oro Verde very soon!

"Thank you so much for a wonderful visit to your property! For those who come after us, we saw today: toucans, fiery-billed aracaris, violeceous trogon, crested guan, rufous motmot, chachalacas, white-fronted parrot, orange-collared manakin, long-tail hermit hummingbird, red-crowned woodpecker, various tanagers, butterflies including blue morphos and owl, green poison dart frog, and a host of beautiful plants and trees. Muchísimas gracias for a lovely visit." D. & A., Chicago, Illinois, USA

"A wonderful experience for my family. Everyone wants to return." — H.C., La Florida, Santarosa de Venesia, Italy

"Best rare bird viewing! Best baños [bathrooms] in Costa Rica! Ronny is an excellent guide! " A. & W., California, USA

"A nice early morning walk through rainforest hills." U., B. & G. G., Germany

"It was a nice walk in the forest. We have seen some birds and a lot of trees. Thank you. I tried to make some photographs and hope to add them to the previous ones at www.phys.ualberta.ca/~gortel (click at Costa Rica 2002 and 2003)." A. & Z. C., Edmonton, Canada

"Thank you for a lovely trip down the road via horse to the river. The toucans, hawks and other birds were very memorable. You have a beautiful reserve and country. Wishing you the best. Warmest regards." S.C. and C.P., San Francisco, California, USA

"Very friendly guide. Outstanding views. Magnificient country. We recommend it to everyone. We enjoyed it a great deal. Thank you very much." J-F, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

"The best thing I did since we arrived in Costa Rica! Thank you so much for this wonderful time!" N.L., Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Other guest comments were written in Dutch, French, Spanish and German. We can understood the Spanish notes, but couldn't translate the rest of them for you.

All we can say for sure is that everyone left Oro Verde with a smile—and that requires no translation. Thank you all very much for visiting and sharing with us!