Rancho La Sombra de los Cerros

Full Description:

Acreage in the shadow of the mountains

Looking for an opportunity to purchase a fully serviced ranch where the present owner has done all the work for you? Located only 12 miles east of Bucerias, and just north of Puerto Vallarta, this property has plenty of fresh water, ample electricity, and high speed internet, in addition to quality fencing and other improvements. This over 2 hectare (5+ acre) property includes a recently constructed 2 bedroom, 1.5 bath 1033 sq ft home and large attached shop. Listed for $350,000 US dollars, this property is sub-dividable and could be used for many purposes – developing a seed nursery, growing tropical or exotic plants or flowers, such as poinsettias, raising horses or other livestock, and so forth. Designed and built by an Engineer this property has an excellent proven well as well as access to an irrigation canal adjacent to the property, ample power and satellite communications (phone and internet) are included, all at standards comparable to those in Canada and the United States. For crops or tropical plants or live stock there are plenty of grazing grasses and two natural watering holes that can be replenished in the dry season from the irrigation canal.

Technical Descriptions

Property Lines and dimensions:

1. Approximately 22,000 square meters total.

2. Approximately 560 meters of new 2 meter high cyclone fence which encloses around 15,000 square meters of slightly sloped property.

3. 5700 square meters fenced with pre-existing barbed wire.

4. Boundaries:

a) North boundary identified by fence and row of mature trees. There is a 4000 ft mountain approximately 1 kilometer to the north.

b) Bounded on east property line with arroyo (creek).

c) Bounded on south by irrigation canal with water rights available.

d) Bounded on west with small pasture.

West property line 102 meters

East property line 139 meters diagonal,
43 meters on north-south alignment

South property line 145 meters

North property line 245 meters

Note: Northeast corner contains small parcel of land measuring approximately 16 meters east-west on its southern edge, 24 meters north- south, 27 meters east west at north boundary.

5. The circular boundary road is entirely within cyclone fence area.

6. Ownership document is ejidal with full rights to present owner.

7. Electrical service: Private Service at 25 Kva, 220 volts at 100 amperes.

a) Transformer is property of owner. No one can connect without permission of owner.

b) Buried service between power post and points of use (water services building and ranch house).

c) Abundant electrical outlets within both buildings.

d) Master circuit breakers located at service mast.

e) Load center located in ranch house.

f) Outside outlets on all four sides of ranch house.

Water service: The Well is located in a Water Services Building, and is contained entirely within this small building to protect the water from airborne contaminants. The well has a 2 meter inside diameter and depth of 12 meters. The building contains all filters and pressure augmenting facilities.

a) The water is filtered with dual 20 micron filters with high pressure case.

b) Pump is an 117v, 9 amp multi-stage submersible pump providing 60 liters per minute to users.

c) Water pressure stays between 30 to 50 psi.

d) Water tank has 80 gallon pull down.

e) High water level 8 meters (25,120 liters), low water level during dry season 2 meters (6,280 liters).

f) Water analysis available certifying potability of water.

g) Water delivery pipes have a 1 inch diameter up to points of usage.

h) A 6 channel computer controlled irrigation system is plumbed and ready for usage.

i) Outside water faucets are available at all four corners of ranch house.

j) Unfiltered water faucet is available at water services building.

k) An irrigation canal is located on south boundary with full water rights available for irrigation of property or water for livestock.

Sewage: A new anaerobic septic tank with 8,000 gallon surge capacity. Delivery lines are 4 inch PVC with 2 percent gradient for excellent drainage characteristics.

Note! Well and septic tank are separated by more than 180 feet with zero chance of cross contamination.

Communication and internet:

Private satellite service is Hughes Net with internet access and voip telephone service ready to go. Satellite dish is located on Northeast corner of Ranch house. Monthly service charges do apply and are less than $100 usd. Dish, gateway, and all support equipment are property of owner (included with property). Technical services such as repairs and recalibration established with local company.

Miscellaneous:

Property contains two existing buildings.

1. The Water Services building is 4 meters by 4 meters and contains all water filtering and pressure maintaining equipment. Floor system is tiled.

2. The ranch house is 16 meters by 8 meters. 4 meters by 8 meters of it is a storage facility.

Rooms: Living room, kitchen, eating area, bedroom

with large private bathroom, half-bath off

kitchen/living room area for guests, guest

bedroom/computer room, and storage room (4m x

8m) with metal rollup door.

House is fully wired with more than 50 dual receptacles throughout the building. All outside faces of house have receptacles.

Roof is reflective with 2 inches of Styrofoam insulation to minimize heating by sun.

There are four tons of air conditioning for living areas and 1 ton additional in integrally located storage facility for cooling or dehumidification.

All water usage points are connected to 1 inch pipes for minimum reduction of water pressure during times of high water usage.

There is also a large capacity hot water heater (200 liters) and a propane tank with capacity enough for 3 months or more usage between fillings.

Pasturage for livestock: Two areas are available with existing fencing.

On the south side is a 5700 square meter area fenced on the east and west and south sides with barbed wire. The barbed wire will have to be kept in maintenance because it is not new. The north side is fenced with new 7 foot cyclone fence. This area is roughly bowl shaped with a natural pond in its center during the rainy season. The natural pond can be supplemented with water from the irrigation canal if desirable. Non-developed natural grasses surround the pond.

The cyclone fenced area is approximately 16,000 square meters with developed grass sufficient for a small numbers of cattle. The irrigation canal can provide additional water during the dry season to keep grass abundant. The cyclone fenced area is basically flat with a gentle slope from north to south.

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