El Roble - The Eco Farm

I have worked hard for the last 12 years at El Roble to produce an environment that encourages nature to prosper. Native Paraguayan trees have been planted, and natural lakes created - which encourage frogs and insects. At night it is truly extraordinary the noise that the thousands of frogs make in the tropical heat.
I have left corners of the farm untouched and wild. At the moment we have a family of foxes and guinea pigs in these areas. We also take dead wood from the forests and leave it in rotting piles – this is a hot spot for all types of reptiles. We have planted many indigenous fruit trees which have encouraged the Tucans, Tucanettes and Tanagars to return. I do not use insecticides or inorganic fertilizer and this has meant many insects have returned. And for the first time last year we had a Morpho butterfly family.

I wish to increase the size of all my wildlife projects but unfortunately I do not have too much space and I do have to live off the land. However land in Paraguay is relatively cheap, and anyone who is interested in expanding the nature projects of El Roble with me further can contact me to discuss ideas. A rough price is 1000 US dollars for one hectare of land, although there are many different types of opportunities for those interested in nature expansion.