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River,Valley,and Farm Land For Sale in Lanquin, Alta Verapaz Guatemala Breathtaking Riverland ,Ideal For Eco Hotel,Tourist Hotspot. Asking Price: $600,000 USD (Negotiable) LANQUIN "TOURIST HOTSPOT"
58 ACRES/23 HECTARES/231000 M2
PRIME COMMERCIAL PROPERTY, 5 Minutes drive from Lanquin town.
10 km from SEMUC CHAMPEY.
SPECTACULAR RIVER,VALLEY,FARM LAND.
The land is legally registered with all stamps and taxes paid.
DESCRIPTION
Note in Lanquin;1 Manzana is equal to 16 cuerdas;
A cuerda measures 21m2 x 21m2;therefore a Manzana equals over 7000m2.
58 ACRES/33 MANZANAS TOTAL LAND.
1 manzana(7000m2) of riverland with approx 300m road access.
The river land is flat and prime land for a business in tourism or an idyllic location for a private house.
32 manzanas (224000m2)land with approx 300m road access.
There are 3 streams running through the land ,one stream"s source is a spring situated on the land.
This section of the land is made up of 3 Valleys,all dropping from the highest point of the property at an altitude of approx. 450m to approx 370m at the road.
All valleys have established forest, with the middle valley having old growth trees,including hard woods ,a 35 year old cocoa plantation and over 50 copal trees(a tree that produces a local sacred Maya incense).
The views from the land are spectacular ; Resulting in the potential for an ideal tourist commercial property as well as prime farm land and a possible fantastic Residential Development.
HIGHLIGHTS
The Lanquin River source starts at the Lanquin caves which is approximately 3km from the riverland for sale.
The Lanquin Cave is a National Park of Guatemala inhabitated by thousands of bats which keep the population of mosquitoes in Lanquin to a neglible minimum.
The caves are as yet not completely explored due to an estimated 23 km length.
A clean fresh river is created by the filtering effects of the cave,which also ensures the river doesnt flood due to a slow release of storm water.
The Lanquin River constantly flows.
A favourite pass time of Tourists is tubing down the river to there hotel,or until the rapids begin.
In recent years various companies have been operating White Water Rafting trips on 1-3 day trips.
FARM LAND
The land is ideally situated for the cultivation of; cocoa,cardomon,copal
pineapples,bananas,corn and many other tropical crops.
The land is ideal for cattle both meat and dairy.
Rain falls all year,so the area remains green.
Rainy season is from June until December,often sunny mornings and some rain in the afternoon.
Dry season is from December to June with rain from time to time.
The local language is Qeqchi although many people speak spanish, especially in the urban areas.
The town is safe and crime free.
SEMUC CHAMPEY
The most beautiful spot in Guatemala ,Semuc Champey or "hidden river in the stone " is an amazing natural limestone structure in the jungle with crystal clear spring water floating above caves where the Cahabon River passes beneath. A "must see" in Guatemala .
A recently built new road to Lanquin has resulted in Semuc Champey being a tourist focal point for this area.
This area is firmly on the "Gringo Trail". but still in the early stages of tourism,lacking many services in this industry, especially the mid/high range hotels/amenities.
The potential for eco tourism grows yearly.
Tour operators at present are unable to meet the demand for mid/high range accomodation,resulting in day tours due to lack of mid/high range facilities
Transport to all major tourist area is regularly available to and from Lanquin in the form of minibuses;
Guatemala City,Antiqua,Rio Dulce,Tikal,Flores are half a days travel away.
The land has a high tension electricity post on it.
Town water easily available;Town water pipes run along the road near the land
Labour is readily availble from the nearby village,the people are hard and honest workers,Also foreigners for example, backpackers are a good source of labour.
The owners of this land are British,one of whom has lived in Lanquin for 10 years, having been the main developer of the near by highly sucessful El Retiro Lodge.
He has worked in tourism and traveled in Central America for over 15 years,
He would be happy to help out with any related questions from potential buyers
The land was originally bought with an Eco tourism project in the pipeline.
He is now living at Lake Atitlan with his wife and child and unable to dedicate sufficient time to such projects.
He has a house next door to the land where he and his family enjoy their vacations and regularly visits to check on business ar the El Retiro Lodge.
He can make himself available to show the land and help explain how Lanquin and its tourism functions.
This land is also a; FANTASTIC Real Estate Investment as land prices are rising.
River land sells for $3000 to $4000 per cuerda (438m2).
Land with road access for $1500 to $3000 Per cuerda
We are selling these BREATHTAKING 58 ACRES/528 cuerdas of land for only $1,136 per cuerda
PRICE $600,000
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