Investment
Buying rural land in Coahuila, a guide to getting it right
What to check before you sign, from title status to water rights. The points that separate a solid investment from an inherited problem.
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Journal
The desert, the wine and the land
Notes on investing in the Coahuila semi-desert, life around the vineyard, and what we have learned caring for a place with 275 years of history.
Wine
Why the Coahuila desert makes good wine
Altitude, temperature swing and poor soils. The conditions that make the Coahuila semi-desert a wine region with four centuries of history.
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History
Ex-Hacienda Amargos, 275 years in the Coahuila desert
From the founding of the Hacienda de San Juan de Amargos in 1750 to the Bodegas Capellanías vineyard. The history of the place told through its three decisive moments.
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Nature
The pecan tree, what makes the desert livable
Mexico is one of the world's largest pecan producers and the north is its center. Why the pecan defines the landscape of Coahuila's haciendas.
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Investment
Rural land or an apartment, how they differ as investments
Two real estate assets that behave differently. Holding costs, time to sell, and what happens to each when the market cools.
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Nature
The Coahuila desert is not empty
It is part of the largest desert in North America and one of the most biodiverse in the world. What lives in the Coahuila semi-desert, and how to learn to see it.
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Guides
How to title land in Coahuila, step by step
From contract to Public Registry. Which documents you need, what the notary reviews, and what the process typically costs.
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Guides
Paredón, Coahuila, and what surrounds it
A point in the Coahuila semi-desert between Saltillo and Monclova. What there is to do in the area, and why the region offers more than it appears.
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Wine
The Coahuila wine route, a guide to touring it
Parras, the valley and the wineries you can visit. How to put together a wine weekend in the oldest wine region in the Americas.
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Guides
Building in the desert, what the haciendas already knew
Thick walls, courtyards and orientation. The solutions used in the eighteenth century to live without air conditioning are still the most efficient today.
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Investment
What actually drives land appreciation
The word gets used as an empty promise. These are the concrete factors that make a property worth more in ten years, and how to verify them before you buy.
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Guides
How to get to Ex-Hacienda Amargos
The route from Saltillo, Monterrey and the airport, with what to know about the highway and what to keep in the car.
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Investment
What a vineyard community is, and how it differs
Not a suburban subdivision and not a ranch. How this format works, what obligations come with it, and who it actually suits.
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Nature
Water is the serious question for any desert project
Concessions, aquifers and real consumption. What anyone buying land in an arid zone should know, and what to ask before signing.
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Nature
Dark skies, the natural resource Coahuila still has
Light pollution erased the Milky Way for most of the world's population. In the Coahuila semi-desert it is still visible, and that is worth more than it seems.
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Wine
Harvest, what actually happens when the grapes come in
Between July and September the vineyard reaches its decisive week. How the picking date is chosen, and why harvest became a celebration.
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