Virgin Land for Sale in Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador

More Than 1,200,000 M2 of Cloud Forest for Sale

*125,000 m2 flat land with 480m river frontage. (The river rises on the Guagua Pichincha volcano (4794m) bringing ice cold, crystal water to the land) and a lake. A further 125,000 m2 of flat ,cleared land. there is a small banana plantation, a small herd of beef cattle and a horse! The rest is natural cloud forest.

There is a 4 bedroom hardwood timber house (newly restored) and a mountain refuge. The property has water including mountain springs and waterfalls, electricity and a septic tank.

* The property is half an hour from the centre of Mindo, which is 2 hours from Quito on the western slopes of the Andes, just south of the equator, at about 1000m above sea level.

* The area is one of outstanding natural beauty. Mindo is one of the few areas worldwide where the forest area is actually increasing. Logging is forbidden, as is further forest clearance for grazing or crop growing. The area is famous for the variety of birds and butterfies. It is an orchid lovers paradise.

The property lends itself to the development of select holiday cabins on the river-facing flat land, while still preserving the integrity of the house and mountain forest. An ideal retreat with an income source combined. Or just a retreat.

Mindo village centre has shops, restaurants, bars and plenty of lodging places. It is a developing tourist centre.

Price:$500.000. that´s 41and1/2 cents per meter (about 21 pence!)