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Listing #5102770
Cerro Grande
67.47 hectares +/-

Size (area):
67.47 hectares +/-. The property consists of two ridges, three large forested quebradas and a large stand alone hill. All three pieces are connected by a common area that gives a central access point to them all.
The internal roads all arrive in this area. The two ridges and the hill contain the areas of interest for the potential segregation of 35 to 50 lots with various view perspectives including; ocean- beach, 5 Volcanoes and other mountains, forested valleys and several excellent long and short range composite views.

The preliminary views breakdown is approximately 30% ocean and panoramic composite views and 25 % with other combined views including all the view groups. Total area with various views is thus approximately 50-55%. A more detailed and accurate view synopsis will be available when the final topographical work is completed in the next few weeks. The topographical survey is being prepared in one meter contour increments so as to render the most accurate picture of the property. The original plano described the property as 74ha +/-. A subsequent survey (not yet registered) puts the area at +/- 67ha.

Access:
Property has frontage on its East side on a public road leading from the Village of Playa Panama. A servidumbre de paso of approximately 200mts in length has been purchased but not yet constructed from the public road to intersect the property at its Southwest corner. A further option is available to be exercised for a servidumbre de aceso to connect with the "Las Trancas" road at the Northeast corner of the property. A third road access for service vehicles a
nd utilities is available in the Northern part of the East boundary of the property. The property has about 2-3km. of existing internal farm type roads that are presently being improved to form the basis of the road network that will become the legalized access to the lots for the subdivision and lotification plan currently being prepared under the "Ley Agricola".

Water availability:
A preliminary water study was done in August 2006 (copy available) and a seismic study to locate and drill three wells is scheduled for completion this month. According to the water survey, a portion of the property overlays the existing proven Playa Panama aquifer. Permits for three wells have already been filed with the required government agencies by "Perforaciones Pura Vida" a company that locates water sources and drills wells. The wells will be drilled and tested for capacity and then inventoried until the final registrations are approved under the new law currently in the "Asemblea Nacional" scheduled to be approved later this year. Finally there is an existing artisan (hand dug) well on the property with water clearly visible at around 3-4 meters below the ground. Plans are underway to test the capacity and rehabilitate this well.

Permitting:
An environmental evaluation and an application for the lotification plan etc. by a qualified agent from the "Ministerio de Ambiente y Energia Secretaria Tecnica Nacional Ambiental" (Setena) is currently underway. All municipal permits related to the lot plan are awaiting the topographical data they require. This topographical study will be completed in the next few weeks. A further study by a biologist will make recommendations for the partial re-forestation of areas around the hilltop lots to restore many of the original tree species to this property that have been removed or destroyed by cutting, grazing and fires.

The property is priced to sell at $6 million

A Google Earth Fly Over of Cerro Grande

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