Sale Price: US$ 198,000 (US$ = R$ 1.69), subject to increase due to current investments by owner

An idyllic, beautiful property (sitio) of 12 hectares, very well located on the tourist route "Estrada Real", between the cities of Caxambu (4km) and Baependi (5km), a few footsteps off the fabulous and preserved mountain of Mantiqueira (2787m at peak). 280km from Rio de Janeiro, 320km from Sao Paulo, and 370km from Belo Horizonte.

Caxambu is known to possess one of the world's highest concentrations of hydro minerals - 10 spring water sources known for their medicinal properties. Baependi (www.baependi.mg.gov.br) is visited for its religious tourism (Nha Chica), but above all for its eco-tourism (over 50 waterfalls), which offers fantastic landscapes for fans of trekking, mountain biking, canoeing, rappelling, climbing, paragliding, and more. These two cities offer tranquility, safety, an excellent medical and hospital system, and many transportation links.

The region has rich, traditional gastronomy.   In the area are handicrafts of bamboo and café.  Horse livestock (mangalarga marchador) is abound.

The property includes a comfortable house with large fireplace verandas, spacious kitchen, swimming pool, BBQ, henhouse, small lake with fish and ducks, and more than 40 fruit trees: orange, mandarin, mango, leechee, avocado, olive, eucalyptus, pines...

Birds are abound: parrots and toucans are the exotic ones, and many more!

This Sitio offers endless possibilities!

CONTACT:
Jean-Louis Bonis
CP 31
37443-000 Baependi
MG
Brazil
Tel: +55-35-9113-2856
Email: janloubon@hotmail.com