 Dionisio “Nito” Paniagua 
Since he was a child Nito knew that his passion is the nature around him in his hometown San Vito. Very early he developed an interest in studying ants. After high school he graduated with a Bachelor degree in Tourism specialised in Group Tours. After finishing university he started studying birds and later became an experienced bird watcher.
For many years he worked as a guide at Lapa Rios, an upscale eco lodge on the Osa Peninsula with a focus on eco tourism and sustainable tourism. Today Nito runs a tour operator company together with his family in San Vito as well as on the Osa Peninsula and works as a freelance guide mainly in Corcovado National Park. He constantly intensifies his knowledge about birds and gets more and more specialised and passionate about them. Several bird watching trips to other countries amplified his general knowledge about birds.
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 Roger Muñoz Vega - guide in Corcovado National Park
Roger is a local guide and comes from the Osa Peninsula. He speaks good English and is a licensed guide from the Costa Rican Chamber of Tourism (ICT). Roger is 28 years old and was born in Dos Brazos de Rio Tigre close to Puerto Jimenez. He is married and has an eight year old son.
Roger has three years of experience as a guide on the Osa Peninsula. He guides tourists mainly in Corcovado National Park as well as other areas on the Osa Peninsula. He loves nature and develops a special interest in birds. He has his favorite places for spotting birds which he loves  to share with you. He is a close friend of guide Nito and in their free time they explore the flora and fauna of Corcovado National Park together.
Please see the following recommendation for Roger at Tripadvisor:
“3 days in heaven”Corcovado National Park
Clownf1sh, Oxford, 14 feb 2010
We spent a fantastic 3 days in Corcovado National Park. Our guide was Roger from Puerto Jimenez. He was incredibly knowledgeable and knew pretty much everything there was to know about the birds of Corcovado (a real bird enthusiast). In fact Roger knew about all aspects of the park and with his eagle eyes, we saw an amazing amount of wildlife - crocs, tapir, 4 species of monkey, snakes, frogs and more bird species than I can remember - the highlights being a peregrine falcon and osprey. Roger was very laid back, friendly and had good English - we definitely recommend him as a guide - fabulous!
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 Jeisson Figueroa Sandi
Jeisson grew up in San Vito in southern Costa Rica. His family lives close to the famous Wilson Botanical Garden & Las Cruces Biological Station. Already as a young boy Jeisson was very much interested in nature and was always around in the botanical gardens. There he developed an amazing knowledge about nature.
At the age of 17 Jeisson cooperated in his first research project from Cornell University at Las Cruces Biological Station. Two years later, in 2000, followed an ornithology project with Cornell University where he realized his passion for birds. Since the same year he became a main researcher in on a long-term and still ongoing research project with Stanford University. This project involves studies on insects, plants, bats and climate change, but the main focus is on bird monitoring using mist nets and radio-telemetry. Jeisson cooperates with several other US Universities, University of Costa Rica as well as The Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS).
Since several years Jeisson works as a nature tour guide in his home town San Vito and in Corcovado National Park. He is a freelance guide, speaks good English and loves to share his fascination for nature and birds with you.
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