We have reduced the price of this lot to only $57,500 USD which is a 50% discount from the list price. This is a very special buy at only $55 USD per square meter.

There is underground electric, water, and gas available at the property.

Site Plan

We can send you a copy of the Lot 31 site plan with measurements.

How can my other questions be answered?

We are happy to answer your questions and provide more detail about ownership at Playa Las Tortugas, and traveling to or living in Mexico.

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Located in a Coconut Palm Plantation

We have reduced the price of this lot to only $29,250 USD which is a 50% discount from the list price. This is a very special buy at only $59 USD per square meter.

There is underground electric, water, and gas available at the property.

Site Plan

We can send you a copy of the Lot 30A site plan with measurements.

How can my other questions be answered?

We are happy to answer your questions and provide more detail about ownership at Playa Las Tortugas, and traveling to or living in Mexico.

Please Contact Us or direct your inquiry to .

Located in a Coconut Palm Plantation

Like the other properties of Playa Las Tortugas it’s a short walk through tropical gardens past the swimming pool down to one of the best boogie boarding and surf spots on Mexico’s west coast.

Located in the center of a working coconut plantation, Playa Las Tortugas Phase 1 includes approximately 22 acres with only 31 home sites and devotes 45% of its acreage to common areas.

Sunset Magazine, March 2008
“The villas at Playa Las Tortugas, 70 miles north of Puerto Vallarta, share 5 miles of creamy beach with nothing but a coconut palm plantation…..volunteer to rescue turtle eggs on the beach….place baby turtles on the wet sand, and watch as moonlight sparkling off the waves guides them to the sea….”

The Sunday Republican
“It’s an idyllic spot for eco-loving families, located at the end of 11 miles of pristine white-sand beach, between the beach and an 1,100-acre salt-water tidal estuary that’s home to more than two dozen species of birds including herons, egrets, pelicans, and storks.”

Rentals are available—so visit us to enjoy miles of warm tropical sand beach at Playa Las Tortugas, Riviera Nayarit, Mexico!

We have reduced the price of this lot to only $57,500 USD which is a 50% discount from the list price. This is a very special buy at only $55 USD per square meter.

There is underground electric, water, and gas available at the property.

Site Plan

We can send you a copy of the Lot 31 site plan with measurements.

How can my other questions be answered?

We are happy to answer your questions and provide more detail about ownership at Playa Las Tortugas, and traveling to or living in Mexico.

Please Contact Us or direct your inquiry to .

Located in a Coconut Palm Plantation

We have reduced the price of this lot to only $29,250 USD which is a 50% discount from the list price. This is a very special buy at only $59 USD per square meter.

There is underground electric, water, and gas available at the property.

Site Plan

We can send you a copy of the Lot 30A site plan with measurements.

How can my other questions be answered?

We are happy to answer your questions and provide more detail about ownership at Playa Las Tortugas, and traveling to or living in Mexico.

Please Contact Us or direct your inquiry to .

Located in a Coconut Palm Plantation

Like the other properties of Playa Las Tortugas it’s a short walk through tropical gardens past the swimming pool down to one of the best boogie boarding and surf spots on Mexico’s west coast.

Located in the center of a working coconut plantation, Playa Las Tortugas Phase 1 includes approximately 22 acres with only 31 home sites and devotes 45% of its acreage to common areas.

Sunset Magazine, March 2008
“The villas at Playa Las Tortugas, 70 miles north of Puerto Vallarta, share 5 miles of creamy beach with nothing but a coconut palm plantation…..volunteer to rescue turtle eggs on the beach….place baby turtles on the wet sand, and watch as moonlight sparkling off the waves guides them to the sea….”

The Sunday Republican
“It’s an idyllic spot for eco-loving families, located at the end of 11 miles of pristine white-sand beach, between the beach and an 1,100-acre salt-water tidal estuary that’s home to more than two dozen species of birds including herons, egrets, pelicans, and storks.”

Rentals are available—so visit us to enjoy miles of warm tropical sand beach at Playa Las Tortugas, Riviera Nayarit, Mexico!

The developer lots are shown in white on the following illustration. Lots which show two letters in addition to a number have homes constructed on them, all of which are sold.

Playa Las Tortugas Developer Lots

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The lots are titled, with underground electric, central water, central gas, and most with ocean views. They are offered as a package of 8 lots at a 50% discount from list price, so you can purchase them for only $60 USD per m2, or $5.60 USD per ft2. . Alternatively you can purchase from 1 to 7 lots at a lesser discount. For investor pricing please direct your inquiry to .

How can my questions be answered?

Lot 2 at Playa Las Tortugas is a large beachfront lot with over 102 feet (31 meters) of beach frontage. It is comprised of 19,545 square feet of private area, which is almost 1/2 acre (1816 square meters). There are common area gardens on its south border, and beach to the west, so there is only one other home adjacent.

Priced at only $270,000 USD this is a unique chance to buy at only $14 USD per square foot (about $150 USD per square meter).
 

Ownership of this property brings you the opportunity for simply spectacular beach and ocean views. Above, you look onto the beach at sunset while baby sea turtles make their first trip to sea.

Like the other owners of Playa Las Tortugas, you’ll also have one of the best boogie boarding and surf spots on Mexico’s west coast.

The Sunday Republican, March 2008
“It’s an idyllic spot for eco-loving families, located at the end of 11 miles of pristine white-sand beach, between the beach and an 1,100-acre salt-water tidal estuary that’s home to more than two dozen species of birds including herons, egrets, pelicans, and storks.”

Lot 2 is centered in the photo above, and just to the right of the “Villa del Mar” home.

Site Plan

We can send you a copy of the Lot 02 site plan with measurements.

Lender Long-term Financing

There is 15-year financing available for Canadian and U.S. citizens for the purchase of your lot.

How can my other questions be answered?

We are happy to answer your questions and provide more detail about ownership at Playa Las Tortugas, and traveling to or living in Mexico.

Please Contact Us or direct your inquiry to .

Phase 1 at Playa Las Tortugas

Phase 1 includes approximately 22 acres, with only 31 home sites and devotes 45% of its acreage to common areas. Lot 2 is ready to be constructed on and has underground electric, water, and gas to the property. Design your own beach villa, or work with our designer to help you realize your dream. 

Surrounding Area

Our entire state of Nayarit area enjoys one of the most favorable climates in the world. Average daily year- round temperatures range from highs of 80-85 degrees (perfect beach weather) to lows of 60-70 degrees (perfect sleeping weather).

Swim year round, but consider packing a light sweater for the evenings in the winter months. Rain, when it falls, generally occurs between June and September as night-time or pre-dawn thundershowers.

You can visit small typical Mexican villages, enjoy fresh fish and other local seafood at small rustic beachfront restaurants, tour a tropical river and waterfalls, see historic San Blas, and drive up through the foothills of the Sierra Madre mountains to colonial Tepic where crafts of the Huichol Indians are found.

Playa Las Tortugas has kilometers of uncrowded, clean sand beach, and a number of activities both on property and nearby such as Surfing, Wave Kayaking, Boogie Boarding, Fishing, and Shelling, Canoeing, Whale Watching, Bird Watching, Walking or Running on Miles of warm Sand Beach, and Sea Turtle Conservation activities (during season) at the Sea Turtle Conservation Camp.

Frequently there is one festival or another in small towns within an hour of our location. There are a number of excursions you might take, with or without a guide.

Playa Las Tortugas is located on a section of coastline which is nesting habitat of several species of sea turtle in the beautiful state of Nayarit, Mexico 70 miles north of the Puerto Vallarta (PVR) International Airport and about 50 miles west of Tepic, the colonial capital of Nayarit.

Rentals are available—so visit us to enjoy miles of warm tropical sand beach at Playa Las Tortugas, Riviera Nayarit, Mexico!

Please contact us for pricing. The construction is proceeding with the upper roof about to be poured. This is an opportunity for you to be involved in choosing finishes of the home. There is plenty of room to add a swimming pool and jacuzzi at the southwest side of the oceanside living room terrace.

Great Ocean Views

Sales Details

The home is designed to take maximum advantage of the views and includes 2744 square feet (255 square meters) of interior space with 3-bedrooms, 3 baths, laundry, kitchen, and living spaces.
 
There are also over 1130 square foot (106 square meters) of covered and uncovered terraces. These include a palm-roofed palapa on the upper level, and terraces adjacent to the living room, kitchen, west (ocean side) bedroom, and upper bedroom.
 
The main entry opens into a reception area which leads to the living room, lower level bedrooms, and staircase up to the master bedroom.
 

Your Opportunity

This is your opportunity to create a home with the finishes of your choice. One of the wonderful things about Mexico is the wide range of choices in floor and wall tiles, granites, marbles, other types of stone, and tropical woods. For example the doors could be made from blondish colored primavera, rose colored rosamorada, a rich grained parrota or huanacaxtle, or a Chiapas redwood. And, there is plenty of room to add a swimming pool and jacuzzi at the southwest side of the oceanside living room terrace.

Property Taxes and Trust Fee

Property taxes are approximately $400 USD per year, and the trust fee is $517 USD per year.

Floor Plans

You can download floor plans and elevations of the Lot 22 beach home, in PDF format:

Lower Floor: Lot 22 Lower Floor.PDF

Upper Floor: Lot 22 Upper Floor.PDF

Roof and Terrace Plan: Lot 22 Roof Plan.PDF

Sunny Surrounding Area

Our entire state of Nayarit area enjoys one of the most favorable climates in the world. Average daily year- round temperatures range from highs of 80-85 degrees (perfect beach weather) to lows of 60-70 degrees (perfect sleeping weather).

Swim year round, but consider packing a light sweater for the evenings in the winter months. Rain, when it falls, generally occurs between June and September as night-time or pre-dawn thundershowers.

You can visit small typical Mexican villages, enjoy fresh fish and other local seafood at small rustic beachfront restaurants, tour a tropical river and waterfalls, see historic San Blas, and drive up through the foothills of the Sierra Madre mountains to colonial Tepic where crafts of the Huichol Indians are found.

Playa Las Tortugas has kilometers of uncrowded, clean sand beach, and a number of activities both on property and nearby such as Surfing, Wave Kayaking, Boogie Boarding, Fishing, and Shelling, Canoeing, Whale Watching, Bird Watching, Walking or Running on Miles of warm Sand Beach, and Sea Turtle Conservation activities (during season) at the Sea Turtle Conservation Camp.

Frequently there is one festival or another in small towns within an hour of our location. There are a number of excursions you might take, with or without a guide.

Playa Las Tortugas is located on a section of coastline which is nesting habitat of several species of sea turtle in the beautiful state of Nayarit, Mexico 70 miles north of the Puerto Vallarta (PVR) International Airport and about 50 miles west of Tepic, the colonial capital of Nayarit.

Financing

For U.S. and Canadian citizens Playa Las Tortugas offers the possibility of financing the acquisition or construction of your residence through a growing list of lenders such as Collateral International, L.L.C., a mortgage lender in the United States.

How can my other questions be answered?

We are happy to answer your questions about ownership at Playa Las Tortugas, and traveling to or living in Mexico.

Please Contact Us or direct your inquiry to .

 
If you pay your bill in person at CFE, a bank, or other location avoid the days associated with paydays. Paydays are normally the work days closest to the 15th and end of the month. If you go earlier in the morning about 10 minutes before the office is due to open it will be cooler and you probably will not have to wait as long.

To find the CFE office closest to you go to Oficinas de atencion.

Left-click (we use click and left-click to mean the same thing) on the first down arrow and choose your state by left-clicking on it (such as JALISCO or NAYARIT).
Left-click on the second down arrow and choose your city by left-clicking on it (such as PUERTO VALLARTA).

A list of addresses will appear for offices near you and in nearby towns.

For PUERTO VALLARTA and the surrounding area: 
Colombia No. 1118, Colonia Centro
López Mateos s/n, town of Las Varas
Lázaro Cárdenas No. 205, town of San Juan de Abajo
Esteban Baca Calderón No. 80, town of La Peñita

You can also use the “CFEmatico” machines which loosely resemble an automated teller to make payments (in cash), or verify your account balance and expiration date, or obtain a duplicate of your bill, and report power outages .

To find the CFE payment machine closest to you go to
CFEmatico machines.

Left-click on the first down arrow and choose your state by left-clicking on it (such as JALISCO or NAYARIT).
Left-click on the second down arrow and choose your city by left-clicking on it (such as PUERTO VALLARTA).

A list of addresses will appear for offices near you and in nearby towns.

For Puerto Vallarta it is located at Calle Colombia No. 118, Colonia 5 de Diciembre.

Paying at a Bank or Other Locations

 
You can also pay at other places such as a bank, Bodega stores, Comercial Mexicana, Soriana, Sam’s Club, WalMart, Suburbia, and VIP’s to name a few. I recommend that if you use a bank that you go to your own bank and avoid extra charges or waiting in the “non-customer” line. Some banks may not even let you pay during certain hours if you do not have an account with them. Please note that you cannot pay at a bank if your bill payment date expires in three work days or less or if it has already expired. The expiration date is the “Fecha limite de pago” printed on the bill.

Getting Your Bills and Paying Via Internet

 
You can sign up via internet to see copies of your bill. You will need a recent copy of your bill in hand to sign up for this free service. It’s pretty easy and fast to sign up, and you can sign up multiple accounts if you have or manage more than one.

Go to Sign Up for CFE On-Line Services.

Make sure you record all of your information as you go, exactly as you type it, noting whether in lower or upper case—- otherwise you may not be able to sign in again.

In the “Nombre de usuario:” space type in a user name of your choice***, then TAB down to

“Contrasena:” and put in your password (at least six characters, numbers or and letters), then TAB down to

“Confirma ru contrasena:” and retype your password, then TAB down to

“Correo electronico:” and type in your e-mail address (double check to make sure your address is correct).

Now click below on “Aceptar” and it will take you to the next page. ***If you used a name that someone else has chosen the screen will show below in red “Este nombre de usuario ya existe…” and you need to pick a different user name.

Here on the “Registrate” page is where you need a copy of your CFE bill in hand. For “Nombre del servicio:” type in the name of the service (such as your name or the name of the person who signed the contract) exactly as it appears on the bill including capital letters and spaces. You can see an example by clicking on “Ver seccion 1” to the right. For “Numero de servicio:” type in the “Numero de Servico” from your bill, but without spaces between the numbers. Now click on “Agregar” below and you should see your service number appear below in the “Servicios Agregados:” section.

You can add as many bills as you want under your user name, so if you are helping other people by paying their bills, you can add their bills too!

When you are done adding bills click on “Finalizar”.

A new page will appear where you can sign in. For your reference, to sign in in the future that page is CFE Sign In Screen.

Sign in and you will see the different bills you registered. You can click on “Ingles” on the left side of the screen to work in English. The legend color tells you if the bill is current, paid, or expired——though on some computer screens the difference in colors is not as evident. Click on the icon of the bill at the left side of the screen under “Recibo” or “Bill” to see your latest bill.

If you scroll down to the bottom of your bill and click on “Donde pagar” it will show you all of the options of where you can pay.  If you right-click “Donde pagar” (instead of left-clicking) and then choose “Open in New Window” it will open a different internet browser window for you so you don’t lose the bill. If you click on the name of the bank it will open that bank’s internet page so that you can sign in to your bank account and pay .

If you scroll down to the bottom of your bill and click on “Paga tu recibo” you can see the banks which will allow you to pay on-line. You need to have an account with that bank (and an internet access account) to be able to pay on line. Clicking on the name of your bank will take you to the bank’s internet sign in screen.

In future articles we will explain in detail about how to pay on line at Banamex, Bancomer, Banorte, and HSBC.

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Day to day life in Mexico occurs at a different pace than up north or on some other continents. It is in part this attitude towards life, along with subtropical weather and generally lower living costs, which appeal to many folks moving here from Canada, the U.S., and other places.

Of course this same laid back approach to life sometimes causes frustration when it comes to doing things like banking, bill paying, and other tasks. Many of what we consider simple undertakings such as paying an electrical or telephone bill can become very time consuming.

This section on “Living in Mexico” is new to our Playa Las Tortugas site as of May 2009. It will be dedicated to addressing ways to make living in Mexico easier for those of us who haven’t gotten used to the local ways.

We invite our readers to send their experiences and we will expand this section, adding different categories and topics as they are recieved.

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The Playa Las Tortugas Phase 1 development lies towards the north end of our beach, as seen in the photo above (from Google Earth). We are just south of the point of Platanitos.

On the tip of the point is a community called “Punta el Custodio” seen below, named after the family who was owner of the property in the early to mid-1900’s. In a triangle between the tip of the point (bottom of photo), the smaller Platanitos beach (just left of center), and the mouth of the estuary (right of center) the vegetation covered middle of the Platanitos point is subdivided into a number of lots.

From time to time lots and homes become available for sale around Platanitos and south of Playa Las Tortugas Phase 1 on the beach. We will try to have the most current information available for you.

Even with the economic slowdown in the U.S. there is still growth and development occurring in our area, possibly because beachfront and oceanfront properties in tropical, sunny climates continue to be an attractive long-term investment alternative.

You can read more about projected development in this area at the About “Riviera Nayarit”  page.

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