HOJARASCA - The Hidden Hope

Described by Charles Darwin, but discovered long before. Darwin's Frog is emblematic because it sings like a bird, looks like a leaf, and males are in charge of growing the tadpoles inside their buccal cavity. This species is endemic to the temperate humid forest of Chile and Argentina. It is currently in danger of extinction due to threats to the environment where it lives. However, Verónica Toledo is a Chilean biologist who has spent 15 years of her life studying the frog to understand its biology in scope of its protection. The reality of a mother, who leaves her home for long periods of time to search for this species and save it from extinction, becomes a family effort. Julieta, her eldest daughter, asked her as a birthday present to travel with her to meet the famous Darwin's Frog. Together they understand that within a forest there is a whole story, that each living being has a function in the ecosystem, that human beings are also part of nature, and that is up to us that the Darwin's Frog continues to exist.