This stunning, 600m2 colonial house is for sale for 280 million pesos (+/-us$500,000). The price includes 8 hectares of prime farmland, suitable for almost any crop including, but not limited to, plums, cherries, pears, apples, peaches, oranges, lemons and blueberries (and annual crops such as corn and pumpkin as well). There are beautiful views of the Andes from the property on clear days. The house itself dates from around 1880 and is in excellent structural condition, with one metre thick adobe walls and 4 metre high ceilings, and would be perfect for a private home or to be converted into a boutique hotel or bed and breakfast. It would need some interior renovations for this purpose but is perfectly habitable in its current state. The house has undergone some interior renovations already. The house is set in one hectare of land with the other 7 hectares behind. There are numerous orange and lemon trees in the mature garden. Access to the house is by newly-paved road and the property is located just 15 minutes from the centre of Santa Cruz. Santa Cruz is a beautiful, quiet agricultural town with a nascent tourism industry with massive potential. It is similar to Sonoma in Napa Valley, California, just with a little less glitz. The landscape around is also strikingly similar to Napa Valley. New restaurants are opening and boutique country hotels are also being established by both Chilean and foreign investors. Over the next few years, it is highly likely that Santa Cruz will boom and land values will increase dramatically. Santa Cruz is just 2 and a quarter hours from Santiago by perfectly maintained motorways and country roads. The town has a new hospital, a large Lider supermarket and is considered one of the safest places to live in the region. Many of Chile’s finest red wines come from the area, including Wine Spectator’s wine of the year for 2008, the Clos Apalta.

PRICE: 280 MILLION PESOS (US$550,000)

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