conservative investment in fertile farmland and grandeur

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Historic estate for sale : picture book 1880s stately estancia
Departamento Forida, Uruguay

167 hectare - 412 acre

US$ 2,100,000 commission free

gravel road at farm gate
small town at 20 km distance
Montevideo and airport at 130 km distance
Atlántida (atlantic ocean) at 100 km, Punta del Este at 150 km

farmland of above average fertility,
dark brown sedimentary soils of medium depth, 70% of land potential crop land (soya, wheat, corn), 100% of land apt for extensive or intensive cattle grazing,
gently ondulated.

2x natural lakes, 25 x 300 m each, small streams.
Coneat : 113

Stately casco (mansion) built from 1885 to 1890, recently renovated by european owner, 7x rooms, 2x bathrooms with all the features of a picture book Rio de la Plata Region Estancia of that era : gallery, terraces, heavy iron applyances, inner courtyard, mirador (tower room) high ceilings, high windows, stately palmtrees. Barn, garage, 2x bedroom home for caretaker couple, 5x large + 5x small fenced subdivisions, modest lifstock instalations.
public electricity, water from own well, mobile phone coverage, mobile internet coverage

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San Eugenio was one of the first major estancias founded in Casupá / Arroyo de Milan Region, Department of Florida, Uruguay in the 1880s by Don Eugenio Barragan, at that time exceeding 5000 hectare. It changed hands not too many times since then, belonging to the Caravia family after the 1920s, the Sacco in the 1950-80s, later on the Bartesaghis until 2004.
San Eugenio has allwas mainly been a cattle ranch, with some grain farming being done in the 1960-90s.
It now consists of a small fraction of its original size

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more about Uruguay : Uruguay guest Estancias
more about : Estancia architecture
Some thoughts about Estancias as alternatives to: Masseria Storica in Puglia, Sicilia or Cortijo antiguo historico in Andalucia
and living at some other type of historical mediteranian estate
here some Uruguay photos ,and some impressions of summer and winter
uruguay movie set locations

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below some pictures about what the region looks like within a 30 minutes drive's distance
and further below within a 1,5 to 2,5 hour drive's distance :

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photos of the countryside of our area, Florida Department

top left : Atlantida at 1,5h drive's distance
top right : Punta del Este at 2,5h drive's distance
bottom : Montevideo at 2h drive's distance