Sunday, March 20, 2011
Dear Reader,
The forest surrounds me on all sides, enveloping me in its tranquil stillness. It's midday, and the sun's high in the sky, but it's cool in the shade of the trees. A soft breeze stirs the air, creating a magic show of light and shadow with the shafts of sunlight that break through the canopy. Liquid birdsong trickles from branch to branch overhead. Butterflies dance past, sky-blue and sunshine-yellow. It feels secluded here, a bolt hole away from the madness of modern living.
This special place is a community called Los Arboles de Tulum...close to award-winning beaches...and easy to get to from the US. It's affordable, and the huge lots give you privacy and comfort. Perhaps best of all, this community works hard to preserve its natural, beautiful setting.
A Setting Worth Saving...
It's a setting that dreams are made of...
On the southern end of Mexico's Riviera Maya, Tulum is picture-perfect. Ancient stone Mayan temples sit on craggy cliffs, gazing out over the limpid Caribbean Sea. Beneath the intensely cobalt sea, a wonderland awaits...the world's second-largest coral reef, and a shimmering display of tropical fish. The beach is one of the best I've seen, with white powder sand that curls around limestone outcrops, hugging the seashore.
Inland, deep forest and jungle conceal a richness of wildlife (including manatees, pink flamingos, ocelots and turtles), a network of caves and crystal-clear pools. More than two million acres of land is protected in biospheres and reserves.
Tulum's development plan calls for low-density, low-rise, low-impact projects. This is a unique place...and everyone wants to keep it that way. With the Caribbean Sea on one side, and those millions of acres of protected reserves, developable land is in short supply.
So you have desirable, gorgeous landscape...a lack of developable land...and the Mexican government's tourism plan, which aims to bring up to eleven million tourists here. That means buyers and renters chasing limited inventory. It's an investor's dream...
An Investor's Dream
Back in the 1970s, Mexico's Cancun was a deserted strip of scrubby beach, with a single caretaker. Land changed hands for less than four dollars a square foot. That's hard to imagine when you see Cancun today...crowded with tourists, and packed with wall-to-wall hotels, glitzy shopping malls, and luxury marina homes. The reason for this transformation? The Mexican government, and their ambitious tourism and development plans. They saw the potential in Cancun back in the 1970s...
They figured that Cancun's intrinsic beauty, with the turquoise Caribbean and gorgeous beaches, would appeal to North Americans. They built the infrastructure...an international airport, and good modern highways...to make it easy to get here. In 1974, Cancun's first hotel opened. By 2010, it had 170 hotels...
With Cancun developed, attention turned to the coast south of Cancun...and a little fishing village called Playa del Carmen. In the 1990s, you could buy a corner lot in Playa for $10,000. Today, the ground-floor retail unit on that lot would rent for up to $20,000 per month...and a condo on the beach can set you back up to $600,000.
South of Playa, Tulum today is like Cancun or Playa del Carmen pre-boom. But that's set to change. In 2010, the government announced a tourism plan that calls for up to eleven million tourists to come to this region. That's a lot of potential renters...and property buyers...
Your Own Five-Acre Oasis
Los Arboles is a green oasis of calm and tranquility
Just twelve minutes from Tulum's white-sand beaches, Los Arboles de Tulum is an oasis of calm tranquility. This off-the-grid development has 221 home sites spread over 1200 acres of pristine forest. Each lot covers five whole acres. You can create your own private sanctuary, hidden in the trees...knowing that you have neighbors at hand if you want company, but not close enough to see them.
You wouldn't know that this was an eco-friendly development. You'll have hot water, electricity, and even air conditioning. Tropical sunshine charges solar panels, the breeze that sweeps over the treetops drives wind turbines, and you have a generator for back up. You'll get piped water, but you'll collect rainwater, too. Everything works as you'd expect...and you're protecting this unique setting.
Your Los Arboles home will feel private and secluded
Your eco-friendly home will look fabulous, too. One owner's house used natural stone from the forest floor to cover the outside walls...blending the home with the dappled light and the trees around it. Inside, the hardwood cabinetry and doors, exposed stonework, and polished concrete countertops looked luxurious.
Your little oasis is affordable, too. Five-acre lot plus home packages in Los Arboles start from $314,000.
Experience Los Arboles for Yourself
Los Arboles gives you the best of both worlds: relaxed forest living, close to Mexico's best beaches, and the hip nightlife and shopping of Playa del Carmen. And the Los Arboles team wants you to try on this eco-chic lifestyle for size...and see if it fits...on a chill weekend.
Los Arboles hosts a chill weekend on May 12th-May 15th, 2011. The trip gives you a flavor of what Tulum has to offer. You'll spend time at Los Arboles...explore the world-famous Mayan ruins...swim in the cool clear waters of a natural limestone pool...and discover the beauty of the Sian Ka'an biosphere. You'll have time to relax on Tulum's perfect beaches, too. The trip is $199 per person. Spaces are limited, so reserve your spot today.
Margaret Summerfield
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