[Diggers350] Ecovillage for sale in Colombia

Tue Jul 25 00:59:49 BST 2023

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ECO-VILLAGE FOR SALE

Unique opportunity to buy an Eco-Village/Community Farm
SELF-SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY FARM / ECO-VILLAGE in 
the foothills of the Mazico Colombiano a 
highland area in the south of the country where 
the source of Colombias major rivers (Magdalena & Cauca) is found.
Price:  80,000 Euros/CHF
- Aprox 5 hectares
- 1/2-hour drive from the towns of San Agustin & Pitalito, Huila.
- 10 minute drive to the farm from the main Pitalito to San Agustin road.
- 1400 MAMSL, climate is agreeable, generally 
warm but pleasantly fresh in the evenings.
- Ecological constructions:  3 houses and 1 
cabin, garage with 3 guest rooms and   living 
room above, 1 large meeting house (with 
underground cellar) suitable for gatherings, seminars & other social events.
- Terraced cultivation areas to conserve fertility of soil.

Emacs!

https://maracristian373.wixsite.com/ecovillageforsale

- Large botanical collection;
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Garage with visitors accomadation.

View from farm towards Pitalito

House #1

African Palm

House #3

House #3 upstairs bedroom

Compost Toilet

Communal House

House #3

ECO-VILLAGE FOR SALE

What we are offering...

Description:

A unique opportunity to acquire a ready-made 
Eco-Village / Community farm established over 20 
years ago and planted with a variety of fruit 
trees, medicinal plants of all types; bushes, vines, trees etc.

This farm has been built as a 
community/Eco-village making it ideal for an 
eco-community project or as an eco-tourism investment.

It is situated on the edge of the famed Mazico 
Colombiano a scenic highland area where the 
River Magdalena has its source. This area is home 
to the internationally recognized World Heritage 
site of the Statues of San Agustin; hundreds of 
stone sculptures remains of a pre-Colombian 
indigenous civilization, on a par with places 
like Machu Pichu, Peru or Tiwanako in Bolivia, in 
terms of archeological significance.

The scenery is spectacular in this area with 
canyons, fast flowing rivers, mountain cloud 
forests and many more sites of interest for nature lovers.

Despite Colombias history of conflict and social 
unrest, which officially ended in 2015 with the 
signing of a peace deal between the government 
and the left-wing guerrillas, the area of San 
Agustin, Pitalito is peaceful with a vibrant 
rural economy. It is a center for Sugar Cane and 
Coffee production, with the coffee beans produced 
in the area highly recognized for their flavor and aroma.

Furthermore, San Agustin has one of the best 
local markets for a huge variety of agricultural 
products of all types from exotic tropical fruits 
to all kinds of vegetables, beans and grains. 
There is also a large variety of locally made arts & crafts.

Know the area...

<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdAudl-TQLI>San Agustin - Ancestral Center

Photo Gallery

<https://maracristian373.wixsite.com/ecovillageforsale>Eco-Village Photos

FURTHER DETAILS...

Access and Transport

The farm itself is situated on a pleasant 
hillside overlooking abundant coffee plantations. 
Access is via a secondary road about 2km from the 
main Pitalito  San Agustin road. The access road 
is not fully paved but is in a good state of 
repair and is being constantly improved due to 
the gestation of the local community.

The main Pitalito  San Agustin road is well 
serviced by public transport. From Pitalito it is 
a 10 hour bus journey to Bogota and 4 hours to Neiva the departmental capital.

Climate

Our farm is located at 1400 meters above sea 
level, in the foothills leading up to the Macizo 
Colombiano.  The climate is warm and tropical 
usually with a refreshing breeze thanks to its 
height.  The dry season is December to February, 
the wet season is May to July but in reality most 
of the time there is a good mix or rain and sun. 
Temperatures are on average between 18 and 22 °C 
in the day except when there is more rain when it 
gets cooler. Night-time temperatures rarely drop 
below 10 °C and often can be pleasantly warm 
without it ever being uncomfortable.

Housing

The community houses have all been self-built in 
a variety of styles and using a variety of 
materials including adobe, timber and brick.

There are three main houses each with their own 
kitchen, shower and compost toilet. In addition, 
there is a garage and parking area with guest 
rooms and a living room above the garage.

The first building you find upon arriving is the 
garage/undercover parking area with two further 
storeys above. There are 3 bedrooms and, in the 
attic, an ample sala/living room with a series of 
drying racks to one side for drying medicinal 
plants. The building has cement columns and the 
rest is timber frame with adobe.

House #1; Visible from the garage is the main 
house which has five bedrooms, kitchen, washing 
room, dining area, living room. Featuring a hand 
painted mural in the dining area. This is a cool 
and sheltered house with a nice aspect. Ground 
floor built with bricks with cement floors, 
second floor in timber with zinc roofing. Fitted 
both for 110v and 220v electricity.

House #2; This house is smaller but still with 6 
bedrooms. Ground floor timber framed with adobe. 
Second floor timber and zinc. Kitchen, separate 
but linked by roofing through a dining area to 
the house. Partially open air, fresh, agreeable and typically Colombian.

House # 3; A hexagonal house with kitchen, dining 
and two small bedrooms downstairs. One master 
bedroom upstairs with panoramic views and shady 
balcony giving it a summer house feel. Built in 
timber and adobe with ceramic flooring in the downstairs area.

The meeting house is found slightly apart from 
the rest of the farm. The main Sala is spacious 
and can easily fit 30 people making it ideal as a 
community space, school room or for holding 
gatherings/seminars. The first floor is 
unfinished and could be adapted for a variety of 
purposes. All this without mentioning the 
secret underground chamber carved out of the 
rocky sub-soil and fortified with thick columns.

Just below the communal meeting house partially 
dug into a terrace on the hillside there is a one 
room meditation cabin artistically constructed with local timber.

Economy

As mentioned in the intro above, the farm is 
found within easy access, practically at the 
entrance to the Colombian Macizo. This Highland 
area is famed throughout Colombia and is visited 
at key holiday times by many Colombian holiday 
makers. In addition it is an area that most 
foreign visitors pass through due to its 
spectacular natural scenery, making it a must for 
people interested in hiking in the mountains, 
visiting the archeological sites and 
participating sports such as white water rafting and paragliding.

This fact makes this farm perfectly situated for 
self - catering holidays, meditation type retreats or as a rural hostal.

The farm itself was originally a coffee 
plantation and we have conserved approx. 500 
bushes whose quantity could easily be added to.

The large variety of medicinal plants make the 
farm viable for people interested in making a living from natural medicine.

Privacy

The entrance drive to the farm passes next to the 
house of an elderly lady who has her own coffee 
toasting business. None of the houses are visible 
from public roads and the level of privacy is 
high. The local population is not dense but there 
are neighbouring farms. Neighbours are friendly and respectful of privacy.

Cultivated areas

We manage the cultivated areas of our farm with 
planting techniques that create a balance between 
different food and medicine bearing trees and 
plant species that can be cultivated in different 
zones according to their characteristics.  In 
cultivation areas that are not flat, we have 
built terraces, to prevent erosion and conserve the fertility of the soil.

Forest, Soil & Water

The farm is in an area that has been largely 
deforested in favour of coffee plantations but 
over the 20 + years we have owned the farm we 
have conserved the wooded areas that remained and 
reforested the farm whilst also making works to 
stop erosion and conserve the soil. The soil 
itself is fertile and supports many kinds of 
plants. Where we have found it inadequate we have 
made terraces and increased the composting.

The farm is part of a local water supply 
collective. Water is piped from a mountain stream 
5 km away and distributed between around 100 
families. There is also a spring on the land and 
an underground holding tank where the water is 
collected and from where it is distributed to 
various parts of the farm. There are various 
stand pipes for irrigation in dry periods.

There are two small streams that flow through the 
farm and we have conserved tree cover so that they are not lost.

Biodiversity - Cultivated plants:

Its varied botanical collection is what makes the 
farm unique and of special interest for people 
with ecological leanings. The farm was 
established with the objective of conservation 
making it a haven for local flora and fauna.

    * Organically grown fruit trees including 
oranges, lemons, mandarins, guanabana, mango, 
mamey, chontaduro palm, coffee, prickly pear 
cactus, apples, pineapple, chorozo palm, 
jackfruit, borojo, guava, achote, uva agraz   and more

    * Many kinds of medicinal plants from 
different parts of Colombia and 
South          America, from Andean to Amazonian 
including;  Lemongrass, mugwort, coca, neem, 
Guayusa, rosemary, elder flower, sarsaparilla, 
carare, plantain, dandelion, dragon's blood, 
moringa, magave, aloe vera, chóndur, mint of 
various kinds, lemon balm, Floripondio, mano de Dios, citronella,

       -    Sugar Cane.

    * 2 fish ponds suitable for cultivation of 
edible species such as cachama and mojarra.

Connectivity (signal-internet);

On the farm cell phone signal can be received and 
fibre optic internet can be installed in the different houses.

Energy -  Electricity;

The whole farm has an electricity supply and the 
possibility to connect with both 110v (local standard) and 220v.

Why Are we selling:

We are an ecological organization that is focused 
in a path of practical and experiential learning. 
We have two farms in the San Agustin area and due 
to other projects we have decided to sell one of these farms.

Any potential buyer would be able to have contect 
with us on an ongoing basis as we hope to sell to 
people interested in conserving and developing 
this farm along ecological lines.

Additional Information:

The San Agustin area has a well established and 
vibrant ex-pat community of Europeans (French, 
Germans, English, North Americans etc.) that have 
relocated in order to live a more peaceful and 
rural based life as well as establishing their 
own projects and schools (Waldorf/Steiner).
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