Estancia Punta del Agua v5:Estancia Punta del Agua 618111 10:29 Page 1 ESTANCIA PUNTA DEL AGUA SAN JUAN ° ARGENTINA to Estancia Punta del Agua v5:Estancia Punta del Agua 618111 10:29 Page 2 Estancia Punta del Agua v5:Estancia Punta del Agua 618111 10:29 Page 3 ESTANCIA PUNTA DEL AGUA SAN JUAN ° ARGENTINA Buenos Aires – 1,300 km San Juan – 200 km Huaco – 38 km Ken Jones A MILLION ACRES OF OPPORTUNITIES Farms and Estates 3.5 TIMES SIZE OF HONG KONG Savills (L&P) Ltd Lansdowne House, 57 Berkeley Square 1.5 TIMES SIZE OF RHODE ISLAND, USA London W1J 6ER EQUIVALENT SIZE OF KENT, UK +44 (0) 207 016 37112 / 07967 555543 [email protected] TOTALLING APPROXIMATELY 989,186 ACRES (400,318 HECTARES) Stephen Hall Farms and Estates Savills (L&P) Ltd Olympic House Doddington Road Lincoln LN6 3SE +44 (0) 1522 508933 / 07807 999089 [email protected] to Geoffrey McRae Located on the National Route 150, connecting major ports on the Pacific and Atlantic coasts Gateway to South America - Argentina Soon to benefit from significant improvement to the 132 kv electricity grid network Quartier Basavilbaso Edifico Crossed by 3 main rivers and situated on one of the largest aquifers in Domingo de Basavilbaso 1350 (entre Av. Libertador y Juncal) Argentina providing excellent water potential Capital Federal C1006AAD Human settlement until post World War 2 Argentina (0054) 11 52543415 Your attention is drawn to the Important Notice on the last page of the text. [email protected] Estancia Punta del Agua v5:Estancia Punta del Agua 618111 10:30 Page 4 INTRODUCTION Estancia Punta del Agua (EPDA) is located in the Caucete and Jachal departments of San Juan Province, Argentina. San Juan is a largely agricultural province located in the north west of Argentina. The Estancia is situated in an Andean valley known as Valle del Rio Bermejo, a river valley fed by Rio Bermejo and the Rio Huaco. Located to the north of the property is the National Route 150, a significant trans-continental road linking major Pacific ports in Chile and Atlantic ports in Brazil. The Estancia will also The photo left is benefit from significant 132 kv electricity grid of a neighbouring improvements. property, although The central region of Argentina in which the Estancia is it represents the located provides more than 25% of the national GDP, 30% potential of the of the national agricultural export, 45% of its cattle stocks Estancia, being of and 80% of agricultural machinery production. In comparable soil Argentina in terms of wine production the province of San type and with Juan is second only to Mendoza. It is believed that a major similar irrigation scheme to bring the Estancia into full agricultural potential. production would be supported by the provincial Government. PROPERTY HISTORY AND OWNERSHIP BACKGROUND At its peak in the mid 20th century Estancia Punta del Agua supported about 400 people farming a large area with rudimentary irrigation techniques and cattle grazing supported by the Huaco River. At the time, the San Juan area lacked sufficient infrastructure to enable it to compete against large agro-industrial operations in the regions of Buenos Aires, Santa Fe and Cordoba and the Estancia ceased to be a viable enterprise. These past barriers to agricultural development in the region have potentially been relieved by extensive investment in a network of international roads and a proposed high power grid network. The current owners are an internationally based family having had ownership since 1983 and who intend to sell the Estancia to concentrate on other projects. Estancia Punta del Agua v5:Estancia Punta del Agua 618111 10:30 Page 5 NOTE: This plan is based upon the Ordnance Survey Map with the sanction of the Controller of H. M. Stationery Office. Crown Copyright reserved. This Plan is published for convenience of Purchasers only. Their accuracy is not guaranteed and is expressly excluded from any contract. © Crown Copyright 759198. NOT TO SCALE Estancia Punta del Agua v5:Estancia Punta del Agua 618111 10:30 Page 6 TOURISM owns the Estancia, however it is recommended The increased security and development that the purchaser takes professional advice in potential that the improved infrastructure relation to this. networks provides will also facilitate access to Payable by the purchaser in addition to the major World Heritage sites of Ischigualasto final bid price is a buyer’s premium at a Provincial Park and Talampaya National Park, percentage of 3%. This will be payable at the along with the Estancias Jesuitas, a World point of completion unless agreed otherwise. Cultural Heritage site. All sit within the area near to the Estancia, and are increasingly VIEWING ARRANGEMENTS important and popular tourist destinations. Viewings to be arranged via Gateway to South America on a cost plus basis. FORESTRY The Estancia’s forest resources include IMPORTANT NOTICE Retamo Forest used for the extraction of wax, Savills and Gateway to South America and along with Carob trees, often used for biomass their clients give notice that: purposes. 1. They have no authority to make or give any ALTERNATIVE ENERGIES representations or warranties in relation to POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT the property. These particulars do not form Argentina, a leading exporter of grain, is OPPORTUNITIES part of any offer or contract and must not uniquely positioned to become one of the be relied upon as statements or world’s largest producers of bio fuels. It AGRICULTURE Roads: representations of fact. Mercosur, a political agreement between benefits from the necessary agro-economic The Estancia is situated in a semi arid area 2. Any areas, measurements or distances are Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, conditions for the development of basic raw characterised by mountain ranges and fertile approximate. The text, photographs and promotes free trade and fluid movement of materials utilised in the production of biomass valleys. The soils on the Estancia range from plans are for guidance only and are not goods between its members. So as to in addition to large extensions of low cost naturally fertile silt soils in the north and necessarily comprehensive. Where Savills facilitate this agreement, a Bioceanic Corridor land, and a readily available labour source. centre to more sandy soils in the south. and Gateway to South America have relied concept was created with a transcontinental The large extensions of land at the Estancia In recent history similar properties in the area on third party reports, these reports can be network of roads stretching the 2,500 km offer the potential for farming appropriate have been brought back into production using made available on request. No warranty can from major ports in Brazil and Chile. Part of energy crop. Pilot tests for jatropha, castor rudimentary irrigation techniques and the be given by Savills or Gateway to South this network of roads is Route 150 which beans and sugar beet, amongst others, have Estancia offers tremendous potential for America as to the accuracy of these reports. crosses the entire Estancia east to west towards presented excellent results. Alongside this the modern agricultural production and high It should not be assumed that the property its northern end. high percentage of days of sunshine per year value irrigated crops including sugar beet, has all necessary planning, building (average 300), the installation of solar panels alfalfa, olives, vines and sunflowers. regulation or other consents and Savills and could become an attractive alternative land use Electricity: Gateway to South America have not tested to farming. INFRASTRUCTURE Running parallel to Route 150 will be a new any services, equipment or facilities. network of 132 kv electricity lines. This Purchasers must satisfy themselves by Key to the success of the Estancia’s future METHOD OF SALE development will be local and national significant improvement in the local grid inspection or otherwise. The Estancia del Punta Agua is offered government investment in a viable offers potential for both a major power offtake freehold for sale as a whole by Private Treaty. Particulars dated: May 2011 infrastructure network. Of these, notable onto the Estancia, but also the potential It may be possible to structure the purchase so improvements are as follows:- facility to export any power produced on the Photographs dated: 2010/2011 property. that the purchaser purchases the company that Estancia Punta del Agua v5:Estancia Punta del Agua 618111 10:30 Page 8 Mark Riley Design - 07747 037222 Mark Riley to.