Altos de José Ignacio

Altos de José Ignacio is farmland in the true sense: 550 hectares of rolling hills between Ruta 9 and the ocean, north of the lighthouse, divided into coastal country estates (chacras) of five to ten hectares. Here you don't buy a plot, you buy a landscape of your own, with native woods, lagoons and a stream that winds between the parcels. The infrastructure supports without intruding: roads in excellent condition and electricity at the entrance of each chacra. It's the ideal proposal for those seeking the quiet of rural life —horses, vegetable garden, long bonfires— knowing that the restaurants and beaches of José Ignacio are just a quarter of an hour away. The phrase that best defines it is its own name in English: between the land and the ocean.

Altos de José Ignacio divides 500 hectares of untouched countryside into 53 coastal country estates of about 10 hectares each, with 25 hectares of water spread across lagoons and a stream winding between the parcels. Here the unit of measure isn't the lot but the landscape: each country estate includes rolling hills, native woodland and panoramic views of the sea, the lagoons and the Uruguayan countryside. The development's motto — between land and ocean — sums up its exact location: north of the lighthouse, between Ruta 9 and the Atlantic. The infrastructure supports without intruding: internal roads in excellent condition and electricity at the entrance of each estate, leaving each owner to decide how much civilization they want inside their gates.

The land functions as a true wildlife reserve: old-growth woods, lagoons and streams that are home to axis deer, capybaras, rheas and an enormous variety of colorful birds. Ten minutes away are the beach and lighthouse of José Ignacio, that little fishing village that keeps the magic that made it one of the most celebrated beach destinations in the world. The formula here is that contrast: the absolute silence of a country estate, with restaurants, the sea and the resort's social life just a quarter of an hour away. For the buyer who dreams of horses, a vegetable garden and long bonfire evenings without giving up the beach, this is one of the few truly rural-scale offerings in the immediate area of José Ignacio.

Seaside chacras (country estates) have become the fastest-growing category in Uruguay's east: farmland near José Ignacio is gaining value as the resort area expands and coastal land runs out. Altos de José Ignacio offers a scale that's hard to match —ten hectares per plot— guaranteeing privacy and views in perpetuity, something no gated-community regulation can promise with the same force. The development's own sales map shows the steady progress of its commercialization. This is a long-term, wealth-building investment: scarce land with a view of the coastline, in the area where east-coast luxury shifted from the sea to the countryside without losing either.

• 550 hectares of genuine farmland with the sea on the horizon
• Country estates from 5 to 10 hectares, estate scale minutes from the seaside town
• Native woodlands, lagoons and a stream within the development
• Total privacy without giving up proximity to José Ignacio
• The development functions as a nature reserve for flora and fauna with native species
• Features four lagoons and a natural stream across the 550 hectares in total