Posts Tagged ‘town’
Argentine town on the auction block
3:39 pm By Maegan La Mala · Argentina|Bizarro|Money · Comments Off
21 Nov 2007
Interested in having an Argentine town all to yourself? Well it just so happens that there’s one coming up for auction in province of Cordoba. The reason? Because a local businessman can’t pay his debts, and a judge is ordering the sale to pay them off:
The businessman is the owner of an olive grove of 3000 acres, 20 of which are occupied by the town of Olivares de San Nicolás, located 14 kilometers from the city of Cruz del Eje.In addition to residences, the town has a chapel, a Justice of the Peace, a police post, a public school, a clinic and several businesses.
The weird thing about all this is that, unlike other cases of towns up for sale in Latin America, this town is populated by 800 people. What happens to them? The judge hasn’t clarified that little detail yet.
Via / 20 Minutos
Get a Brazilian city for just 2 million bucks
11:36 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Brazil|housing · Comments Off
7 Nov 2006
Sky-high property prices may make it impossible for most of us to buy a house in San Francisco or New York City, but for a mere $2.2 million you can get a whole Brazilian city. An abandoned one, yes, but one with 70 houses, a 22 room hotel, a grocery store and much more. It’s like playing dollies!
Located in Southeast Brazil, in the state of Minas Gerais, the ghost town has but one inhabitant: an engineer named Nilton Braz, who takes care of the place and is in charge of the sale, according to Spain’s 20 Minutos.
The city, built 35 years ago to house the workers on the Jaguará dam project has 70 houses, a 22-room hotel, a grocery store, a town square, a school, , tiene 70 casas, un hotel de 22 habitaciones, un supermercado, plaza, escuela, a church and paved streets…
The best part? It’s never been lived in.
According to 20 Minutos, there have been offers to buy the city from as far away as the U.S. and Germany.
Check out the town’s website: I think I even see some swimming pools in the photos.
Via / 20 Minutos
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