Miguel G. Guevara
Conservation · Costa Rica · Since 2019

Grow Jungles

Preserving rainforest in Costa Rica, one acre at a time, one film at a time. This is the long game.

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5,000+
Acres conserved
3
Film festivals
2019
Year founded
∞
Year horizon
01Mission

"We are not saving the rainforest for future generations. We are saving it because it is here, it is alive, and it deserves to stay that way."

Grow Jungles started with a simple belief: the fastest way to protect a rainforest is to own it. Not lease it. Not lobby for it. Own it, and build corridors that let wildlife actually move through it.

We focus on the Osa Peninsula in Costa Rica — one of the most biodiverse places on Earth, and one of the most threatened. Every acre we acquire is a permanent removal from the development market.

The Documentary

Waterfall Hunters

A documentary about conservation through land acquisition, wildlife corridors, and the communities that make long-term preservation possible.

"Film is a tool. We use it to change what people believe is possible, and then ask them to act on that belief."

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02Timeline
2019

Founded Grow Jungles in Costa Rica with a single land acquisition goal.

2021

First 1,000 acres secured in the Osa Peninsula, one of the most biodiverse places on Earth.

2022

Waterfall Hunters documentary enters production, following corridor-building efforts.

2023

Official selection at Tribeca Film Festival, Banff Mountain Film Festival, and Outside Festival.

2024

Surpassed 5,000 acres conserved. Wildlife corridor established between protected zones.

2025

Launched the La Danta Salvaje Project.

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2026

Launched Patterns, our wildlife-intelligence software.

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Now

Expanding the model — land, film, and community as instruments of long-term conservation.

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Help protect the next acre.

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