There is a place in Uruguay
with mountains, centuries of old forests, natural rivers and exotic plants, herbs, animal life, soil never been exposed to pesticides. Imagine converting this place, with a group of like-minded people, into an off-grid eco-village with sustainable and self-sufficient permaculture, food forestry, for a multi-generational living, with co-working facilities, eco-tourism, restaurants, open air cinema and wellness facilities, with thermal baths and natural swimming pools for healing retreats and animal assisted therapies and more…
…to show that we all can live a senseful life in respect and harmony with nature.
JOIN US TO BUILD THIS PLACE
Mountains with centuries of old forests,
natural rivers and exotic plants and herbs
The Project
El Abra – 45 hectare paradise
More and more people around the world can no longer afford to live in cities. Together with friends they are looking for alternatives in the countryside where land is still affordable. Talented and highly motivated by a vision of an environmentally friendly, sustainable and self-sufficient life models to become micro producers or creating different forms of eco villages and to build their own future, they mostly just lack the money for the initial investments.
At the same time, the world is suffering from global deforestation, over-fertilization and the excessive use of pesticides by huge, industrial monocultures and the associated devastation and desertification of millions of hectares of fertile soil. Vital ecosystems that provided basic human needs are threatened by overloading of groundwater with nitrates and other toxins, species and insect extinctions, forest dieback, and the overturning of entire rivers and lakes into dead waters. The consequences are devastating and leading to global drastic climate change with weather extremes such as heat and drought on one side and heavy rains and floods on the other. The climate worldwide is starting to run amok.
A group of like-minded people are
converting this place into an off-grid eco-village
with sustainable and self-sufficient permaculture and food forestry
JOIN US TO BUILD THIS PLACE
Become
a settler
Be part of this exciting start-up phase from the very beginning or wait until our infrastructure is completed. It’s an exciting time with a good team of energised and highly motivated people to work with, and you get to be part of putting in place a new and exciting project as well as be early in picking your section. We are offering several options from land plots in different sizes, including building options for housing and much more. Contact us and send us an application with more informations about you, your motivations and your dreams.
Become a Volunteer
Currently, we are still building up initial sources of income for our team and are not yet in a position to create permanent jobs. Of course, we have a great need for various professional groups such as engineers, organic farmers, craftsmen and permaculture designers. Regardless, any helping hand is welcome who shares our dream and vision of a sustainable future. We are looking forward to your application.
Become an Investor
We are looking for investors who want to invest in something that will be a secure and save place for you, your family and friends in the turbulent times ahead. We are offering several different investment opportunities including different shares in the land and food production, land plots for small and bigger projects within the eco-village and other open options. Your investment will help us to convert the land into regenerative solutions such as organic and forest gardens, pecies-appropriate livestock farming which regenerate the environment and produce organic, high value food for the community. Contact us for more information.
“Don’t ask yourself what the world needs; ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.”
– Dr Howard Thurman
Visit us
El Abra – Cottage
Minas, Departamento de Lavalleja, Uruguay
Relax in this unique and quiet “posada”. In the middle of the mountains El Abra is located about 24 km from the city center of Minas and 90min away from Punta del Este, an important city and seaside resort on the Atlantic Coast of southeastern Uruguay as from the capital Montevideo and the international airport.
The house can accommodate up to 12 people and has 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms and is nestled in a 45 hectare area with centuries-old forests, rivers and valleys with an exotic flora and fauna. Surrounded by natural lakes and waterfalls for swimming and crisscrossed by various hiking trails, this place offers an ideal retreat for nature lovers.
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Our Facilities
Natural Swimming pool
Fully equipped kitchen
Wifi Internet
Workstation
Open & outdoor fireplace
Private Garden
Sauna
campground
Hiking trails
