Tropical Estate Home/Orchard

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Listing title: Exotic Tropical Estate Sale
Asking Price: $290,000
Location: Casi La Cuerva
City: Nueva Colombia
State/Province: Cordillera
Country: Paraguay
Type: Farm

RETIRE IN PARADISE WITH INCOME. Beautiful modern architecturally designed home with macadamia nut orchard on 46 acres all for $290,000.00. http://macadamiahome.com

The property is located in the rolling hills of the Paraguayan cordillera 30 kilometers north of the capital city of Asuncion on a paved highway. only 40 minutes drive to the international airport and an hour drive to the city center of Asuncion.

The recently (2001) built to American standards home is of all brick walls measuring 30 centimeters in thickness and tile (with beams and ceilings of tropical hardwood) measuring 658 sq. meters under roof. The style is Territorial/Colonial. It is grand! There are only two bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, a 'mirador' which overlooks all (to be reached by spiral staircase of hardwood)... 2 car carport, workroom the large utility and open kitchen have countertops of black marble. The kitchen has a glass top stove in the cooking and snack island. The entry and living rooms boast large and open arches. In a corner of the living room is the beehive fireplace.. The office is joined by an arch to the gymnasium. This opens onto a large bathroom with bidet, Jacuzzi, and shower stall. This wing of the house is private, the other bedroom is located on the other side of an inside garden. In this interior garden grow palm trees and tropical plants. There are two gallerias (porches) one at the entrance and the other huge one in the rear for dancing, parties, lounging in the hammock, etc. All cabinetry (cupboards, desks, sewing cabinet, etc) and doors are solid tropical hardwood. There are many overhead fans and the house is heated/cooled by 6 heat pump air conditioners so that it is always comfortable All of the large windows have double panes with screens. Domestic water comes from a 70 meters deep well that flows about 70 gallons per minute. It is the purest and sweetest water in the world. Electrical power comes through the privately owned three phase power transformer, and the average cost per month (for both the main house and the caretaker's cottage plus pumping the water) is less than $100. The property tax for this over 21 acre parcel, which includes also the caretaker cottage, is unbelievablely only $5.annually!PropertyiIncludes about one hectare of an eighty year old variety of coffee trees growing beneath the shade of ancient and huge Timbo trees. This coffee is considered to be the best in the world. The property also has large plantings of producing tropical fruit trees, mangoes, guavas, avocados, all varieties of citrus, litchi, bananas, plus producing coconut palms. There is TV, phone, and internet service as well as intercom from the house to the large galleria. The hidden and park like setting of the home is surrounded by palms, flowering trees from all over the world. All the property is completely fenced. There are walk in aviaries for toucans, macaws, and parrots. Wild howler monkeys live in the trees around the house. They are quite tame, often howling, and always begging for a handout. A real paradise for nature lovers. The young Macadamia orchard is located 1/2 kilometer from the main house, on a good cobblestone street located on the crest of a gently sloping hill where one can view Asuncion and the Rio Paraguay in the distance. These 10 hectares are planted to 2,100 well established five year old macadamia trees. They have been pruned and fertilized regularly. There is a full-time orchardist to cut the grass, spray, etc. This man is paid $150. Monthly for his services and additional help is available for $4. Per day. There are a number of large and flowering native trees. This property also has a native style tenant house for the help to use. It is basic but does have running water and bathroom. This property is also served with electricity and community water service. The cost of power is usually about $5. or $10. per month and the cost of the water is usually about $4. per month. We are members of The Macadamia Society of Paraguay, where members collaborate with other growers. Statistics about this crop are readily available over the internet. The value of the orchard will rise each year as the trees increase production.

The property could be sold to include some basic furniture. All of the furniture is hand made of tropical hardwoods, including the white leather sofas. A small Massey Ferguson (model 210) with bucket, mower, and auger will be included in the sales price.