Real Estate Vilcabamba - Rio Uchima - Quintas details
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As
of December 2011, we, the owners of this 70 hectare property,
Anita Evans and Pierre Wauters, have
decided not to pursue with this project in its current form described
on this and the following web pages. A number of unsold quintas (e.g. Q3, Q3B, Q13, Q8, Q9, Q12, Q16, Q5) are
to be joined (with all the space between them except the road) into a
large and independent property for sale. This property, of a size to be
determined around 25 hectares, is for sale with unsealed road access
(private road shared with the owners of the 7 sold quintas), water right
(spring and/or river to
be discussed), power (independent)
and broadband internet. There are different ways to group the quintas
and instead of making a rigid proposition, we prefer to leave it open
for discussion. Please come and see it. It will be a unique and
exciting opportunity for a family or
a business to acquire a stunning piece of real
estate in one of the best parts of
Vilcabamba. There is simply no such piece of
property available anymore. Contact
us through the contact page of this web site
for expressions of interest.
A
special note regarding Q17 listed as "under contract". This quinta was
"sold" (i.e. in exchange for a letter of debt) to an Ecuadorian local
resident for a community project which unfortunately had to be shelved.
It is now for sale. The new owner has made great vegetable gardens and
orchard (mango, avocado, citrus, banana). The land offers an elevated
building site away from the river (similar to Q1 building site), easy
road access, power and river water supply. This info supersedes whatever
is written on the Q17 page. Contact us for expressions of interest and
we will pass the requests to its owner.
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Above is a site plan. The top boundary on
the chart (north) is the Uchima river and the bottom boundary (south) is the "Camino
a Toronche" a trail used to connect the village of Sacapo with surrounding farms.
Each square is 100m by 100m which is 1 hectare or 2.5 acre. The units on the axis
are meters (U.T.M. coordinates, GPS system Datum PSAD 56 zone 56).
The black dotted line is the main road starting at the bridge by the river and going
all the way up to Quinta 4 where the tapia house is located. From Q4 the road branches
off into 2 directions: to the west to give access to Q10 and Q11 and to the east
to give access to Q6 and Q7. The lighter color dotted lines are trails. For clarity,
not all trails are shown on this map.
There is ample space on the property to accommodate 17 quintas in a way that guarantees
great privacy. With the exception of Q1 and Q2, Q3 and Q3b (if purchased separately)
and Q4 and 5, no quinta has a boundary with another quinta. In other words, there
is always a buffer zone between the quintas to improve privacy and allow the free
flow of people (and grazing animals if desired) between the parcels.
If you count up the quintas on the map, you will see more than 17. That is
to provide a greater range of choices for prospective purchasers. We may add
more as the need arises, and as possible, without compromising the privacy of any
of the others. However, only 17 will be sold; when the 17th is purchased,
the remaining unsold ones will all become part of the common land. From then
on, quintas may change hands, but no more will be added.
All quintas have road access. The road is
unsealed (most roads are in Ecuador) and of good quality using surface material
available locally in San Pedro and on the property itself (in Spanish called "lastre").
This material is better than gravel as it does not wash away and with rain and time
turns into a very hard surface, almost like a sealed road. The road from San Pedro
to Sacapo for example is of similar construction whereas roads to other areas around
Vilcabamba are not and the difference in comfort is striking (e.g. the road to San
Jose or the road to Chaupi which are both terrible).
The entrance to the property is via a newly built concrete bridge on the river ("Bridge"
on the top of the picture, the river is the northern boundary). From the bridge,
a private road (marked "main road") goes to the top of the property. The elevation
of the river is approximately 1630 m above sea level whereas the top of the property
is at approximately 1970 m of elevation.
From the main road, a secondary private road goes to to Q17, another one to Q14
and another one to Q3C. For more information on the roads see our
infrastructure section.
For a price list, please email us through
the contact us page.
For more details on each quinta select the "Quintas" tab above
or click