This 33 hectare farm is on Santa Cruz Island. Santa Cruz is the second-largest island in the Galápagos Archipelago. It has panoramic views overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Although Santa Cruz is the most populous of the Galápagos islands, 95% of this spectacular island is Galápagos National Park land.
Located in Santa Cruz’s Salasaca Highlands, this finca has a cozy cottage home, with a kitchen, bedroom, sitting room and veranda, with a workshop and storage on the ground level. It has grid electricity, well water, septic system, cellular service and good internet with line-of-sight broadband. Solar power can easily be set up. Its 33 hectares (81-1/2 acres) are legally subdivided into 6 titled sections. This property makes a perfect second home, away from it all ~ or as an Airbnb rental when you are away.
This well-tended farm raises vegetables, bananas, mango, coffee, many varieties of coconut, and cattle. Giant Tortoises wander the property. It is on the paved Salasaca Carretara, about 2 km from a picturesque village with a tiendá, restaurant, and great coffee shop. Many activities and places of interest are close by, including a giant tortoise sanctuary, Charles Darwin Research Station, lava tunnels, and much more.
For the protection of wildlife, Santa Cruz does not an allow airstrips on the island. So the small airport is on another island which is a very short ferry ride (1/2 km) north of Santa Cruz island. This farm is only about 15 minutes from the airport ferry by taxi. A taxi costs $5. One can bus anywhere on the island for $1. This island is a bicycler’s paradise!
This is a generational investment property. This island ~ and all of the Galápogos ~ is an IUCN World Heritage Site. You can live here, grow your own food, and bicycle to good restaurants, epic resorts, world-class national parks, turtle sanctuaries, and giant lava tubes. Activities include kayaking, bicycling, whale-watching, white-sand beaches, quiet bays, island sailing, snorkeling, and excellent scuba diving.
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Asking price is $530,000
