posted 3 hours ago
Hi All,
My friend is selling an incredible off-grid property in the heart of Yucatan. I live on the same road, about 4 miles further into the jungle. No one lives on the road except me but their place is not as isolated as mine as the Mayan villagers frequently use the road to access their milpas (traditional organic Mayan farms). Their property is very well maintained and has two incredible cenotes, one of them with stairwell access. The local Mayan people are very friendly and eagerly share their very detailed knowledge of their natural surroundings. It's super laid back and since I've moved here three years ago, have not regretted it one bit. I'm never going back to the city! There are other foreigners in the area and we help each other out with knowledge, tools and experience so we have a small community going even though we all live quite isolated from each other. I'm fluent in Spanish and have also integrated into the local Mayan community. I started my homestead from scratch and can help answer any questions you may have about living in Yucatan. Commercial opportunities could include growing vanilla, cacao, stingless bee honey (they currently have african bees), fruit trees and a great variety of crops. Their beautiful mayan-inspired house is livable but incomplete although the structure is in place and they have a lot of infrastructure and tools, like gravity fed irrigation, well maintained roads, a working F150 truck and warehouses. Their workers are two hard working Mayan brothers, honest to a fault and they take great care of the property, they also have lots of skills from building and maintenance to farming and bee keeping.
THE PROPERTY
A 950-acre (380-hectare) private landholding of native Yucatán forest three kilometers from the village of Tixcacalcupul, with five miles of maintained internal roads connecting the property's points of interest. The land is entirely off-grid, powered by solar, and includes two cenotes, a producing orchard, an active apiary, 50 acres of old agave fields, and a fully built-out living compound. Titled land, held privately and clear — not ejido (public land) — in an area outside Mexico's restricted zone, so no bank trust (fideicomiso) is required for a foreign buyer.
WATER & POWER
Primary water: Well with generator pump, feeding an elevated tank for gravity-fed distribution
Second source: Submersible solar pump drawing from one cenote to a rooftop storage tank
Power: Fully solar — panels, battery bank, and a solar hot water heater on site
ORCHARD & APIARY
Orchard: ~50 fruit trees: avocado, mango, mamey, lime, key lime, grapefruit, star fruit, guanábana, banana, coconut, cocoyol, zapote, tamarind, pineapple
Apiary: 30 hive boxes producing approximately 1,000 lbs of honey per year
Agave: 50 acres of established, older agave fields
IMPROVEMENTS
A four-level solar tower houses a toilet, sink, and showers on the first floor, a solar water heater on the second, a water storage tank on the third, and the solar array on top. Additional structures include a main living palapa with hanging bed, kitchen, and eating counter; a fire ring with seating; an original palapa usable for living or storage; a well house and tool room; a gasoline storage building; a second tool room; and a sheep birthing building. The property is fenced along the public road.
ACCESS
From Tixcacalcupul: 3 km to the property entrance gate
From Valladolid: 13 miles / ~45 minutes
From Mérida or Cancún airports: ~2.5 hours
From Tulum - 2 hours
If you would like further info please send me a message and I can give you the owner's contact details and send you photos.
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