Ranchitos Ecológicos | 1,000 m² Lot on the Ruta de los Cenotes, Puerto Morelos

A lot of 1,000 square metres at Ranchitos Ecológicos, a gated jungle development on the Ruta de los Cenotes between Puerto Morelos and Leona Vicario. $673,222 MXN, about $39,601 USD.

The lot

19.20 metres wide by 52 deep, one thousand square metres in all, flat and wooded, at kilometre 23.5 of the Carretera de los Cenotes. Up to 200 square metres may be built on it, with setbacks of 8 metres at the front and 3 metres each side, and the rules allow a single family house of up to two storeys or several bungalows. Handover is immediate.

What you need to know before you build

There is a water well on the plot at a depth of between 6 and 10 metres. There is no mains drainage, and electricity has to come from solar, which is normal for this road and is part of how the development is planned rather than an oversight. Budget for both when you cost a build. The land is fully deedable.

The development

Ranchitos Ecológicos is laid out with asphalt roads and private security, and owners share a swimming pool, a cenote, a river, a tennis court, a basketball court, barbecues, a multipurpose palapa and bathrooms, with walking trails, cycling and kayaks through the grounds. The facilities can be used from the moment you take possession of the lot, whether or not you have built on it.

The Ruta de los Cenotes

The road runs inland from Puerto Morelos to Leona Vicario through dry jungle, and is named for the cenotes strung along it, several of which are open as ecotourism parks. Puerto Morelos and the coast are about half an hour east. Maintenance is 6,700 pesos a year, rising 7 percent at the start of each year.