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| Land for Sale | Scroll down for more information and photos! | ||||
This land is for sale by owner, Anita Rodriguez, Phone (from US): 011-52-473-73-4-17-99 Skype: Anita O. Rodriguez (by appointment)
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3,724.42 Square meters. ZONE CLASSIFICATION: Urban, located on the outer southeast city limits above the city. Arrow points toward city. UTILITIES: City water, phone, hi-speed Internet and drainage are just across the highway (which borders north property line), electric lines are on the property. Potable water is available by individual house from the city.
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| RESTRICTIONS: This is an ecological zone. Building is permitted on only 20% of the surface, not counting patios, gardens, parking, driveways, gazebos and unroofed walkways. This permits approximately 8,000 square feet of roofed construction on the property. Lots are restricted to a minimum area of 3,000 square meters, but I am told there is the possibility for subdivision in the future. SATURATION, NEIGHBORHOOD AND CONTAMINATION: Surrounding area is at about 50% saturation, which is to say half is still open land. It is a middle to upper class residential neighborhood, with houses of one to four stories, in “modern” style, painted in bright colors with abundant jacaranda, bougainvillea and other flowering trees and shrubs everywhere. The air is clean, as contamination from busses and downtown traffic does not reach this high. It is quiet, the church bells and urban noise are barely and only occasionally audible. The very worst is some traffic on the highway below during rush hours. HIGHWAY ACESS: Because the north property line borders the Panoramica, there is ideal access to state and national highways, with connections to Silao, Leon, Irapuato, San Miguel de Allende, Aguascalientes, Guadalajara, Dolores Hildago, Patzcuaro, Queretero, San Luis de La Paz, Mexico City - and the airport, all without getting intodowntown traffic. |
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| Location in Relation to the City | |||||
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The property is 3 km from the center of Guanajuato, it is 4 km to auto service, 600 meters to the hospital and about a 45 minute drive to the airport. A 20-minute walk, downhill, will get you to the heart of Guanajuato. The picturesque street of San Juan de Dios (left) will take you to the busy and elegant street of Pozuelos, past some of Guanajuatos most elegant hotels and restaurants. |
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There are precious few protected urban landscapes as beautiful as Guanajuato left anywhere in the world. There are even fewer urban landscapes that are safe. The streets between this property and the centro are filled with local people on foot patronizing the many business until late at night. This offers a degree and quality of security in a urban property that is rare, to say the least | ||
| Some of the services conveniently available along this route are newspapers and magazines, a shampoo and haircut, a pedicure, tortillas, a chicken, a steak or pastry, Spanish classes at the Instituto Falcon, you can eat a great tostada, or an exotic flavor of helado (ice cream), shop at one of the abarrotes (little stores that carry the basics), go to an excellent book store (if you read Spanish) or you can just sit in the lovely park all within a 20 minute walk. | |||||
| The opposite, southern boundary of the property could not be less urban. The land to the south rises steeply to the feet of La Bufa, the frog-shaped mountain that dominates the landscape and which is an ecological preserve protected by law. In a few minutes one can be in nature, and hike one of the many trails . Legend has it there is a miniature city made of gems, crystals, silver, and gold hidden in a cave somewhere in La Bufa. |  |
The photograph on the right was taken looking
north from the approximate center of the land on a cloudy day in July.
Imagine sitting on your terrace while sipping your morning Cappuccino
and looking at this! Evening view ->>>>>>> |
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| Topography and Vegetation | |||||
| The left image gives an idea of the composition
and incline of ground grade. Guanajuato was built in a steep bowl because
this is where the silver was. The eccentric topography is one of the things
that makes this remarkable city so architecturally unique. This land slants
steeply toward the north, northwest. Only parts of the downtown area are level, everything else rises toward the edge of the bowl. There is no flat land in Guanajuato, and local architects and stone masons are expert in building on the steep hillsides and manipulating levels with great effect. However, due to the shape and topography of this particular property, one could build a one-level house with a long northeast-southwest axis. |
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| About the City | |||||
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Guanajuato is located in the exact center of the country, about
5 hours drive north of Mexico City. The population is about 80,000,
the altitude is 7,000 feet above sea level, and the climate is most like
San Diego, California - which is to say - just about perfect. Guanajuato is the ideal home base from which to explore Mexico, as all the best colonial cities are within short trip distance, many only a day's drive away. |
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The beauty of this city cannot be overstated.
The incredible abundance that poured from her mines was so tremendous
that it changed world history and helped engender the
industrial revolution in Europe. Guanjuatenses lavished their wealth on architecture, and created one of the world's most unique cities. |
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This carved limestone window a detail from La Basilica, the main templo of the city. Declared a national monument in 1973, and made one of 611 World Heritage sites by the UN in 1988, the architecture of the city is named priceless and irreplaceable. Guanajuato is protected by some of the tightest regulations in the world meaning the city will always remain beautiful. There are wonderful surprises around every corner, even underfoot where another city lies buried. There are medieval underground tunnels that carry traffic across the city and transport your imagination into the past. |
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Eighty percent of the streets, called callejones, are too narrow to admit cars. They wind up and down the steep hillsides, past quirkily charming houses, cascades of bougainvillea, tiers of lacy wrought-iron balconies, intricately carved doors, arrangements of wildly abundant flowers and Talavera tile. |  |
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Some of Guanajuato's churches, called templos, are among the most beautiful in the world. Such as La Valenciana, with her gold-leaf Churregueresco altar screens, or La Cata, or La Compania, with their carved limestone facades, to mention only a few. This is the facade of San Diego, located in the charming Plaza Union. |  |
Perhaps one of the most charming things about Guanajuato are her plazas. A plaza is an architectural space dedicated to gracious living for which there is no real equivalent in the US. A truly living plaza satisfies a wide range of human needs. It has private and public space at the same time, it is beautiful and relaxing, safe, entertaining, there are always things to eat, flowers, newspapers, usually a ountain, Mariachis for hire, trinkets to buy, people of all ages to watch, pigeons for the kids to chase, and you can stay as long as you want. This is the Plaza de San Fernando. | ||
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A recent grant from the UN has made the downtown comfortable and accessible to persons of all ages and abilities, and there is a special police force trained to assist tourists and excellently prepared, bilingual guides. Taxis are cheap, and the city is one of the safest in not only Mexico but north America - precisely because the streets and plazas are filled with family life until late at night. This is the Plaza de la Reforma | ||||
| Things to Do in Guanajuato The still-thriving flavor of the 17th century offers a delightful environment for those who enjoy classic arts and culture. The symphony has regular concerts. There has been a university here for 300 years, fostering a rich intellectual climate. CINAT is one of the most respected schools of mathematics in Latin America, and there is an equally famous annual film festival. A tightly packed local calendar of events includes a weekly symphony, an international book fair and frequent lectures and art exhibits. |
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Of particular note is the month long Cervantino Festival in October, one of the most important cultural events in the Republic. Performing artists from around the world come to share their dance, visual art, music and opera, filling the streets and many theatres with tourists from all countries and walks of life. The entire year is thickly peppered with local traditional holidays, fiestas, religious processions, ceremonies and celebrations. Nightly minstrels stroll through the streets in medieval costume, singing and offering wine to passers by and leading romantic tours into the callejones by the light of antique street lamps. Even government offices participate in Guanajuatense traditions and every individual barrio has it own saints day and fiesta. |
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