Description
$650,000
This property is an Artistic Masterpiece designed & built by the late artist Meredith Miller & her deceased husband Brian O’Learly, who was a famous astronaut, scientist, author, and conservationist. The two arrived here in Vilcabamba, known as the Valley of Longevity, in 2004. To many of us foreigners who have been here in the valley for years, this is a legacy property of profound significance and a place of inspiration with many memories from gatherings, conferences, workshops, weddings, parties, and enlightening experiences. Monte Sueños has been functioning as a mountain retreat center ‘dedicated to the values of peace, sustainability, and the creativity of art and new science.’ May Meredith & Brian’s incredible creation and work of art be honored throughout this transition, and may the new buyer truly appreciate this property as the iconic, historic, & artistic monument of international significance that is.
Total Area of the Property: 2.21 Acres/ Almost a hectare: 8,942m2 ( a hectare is 10,000m2).
The entire property has a total of 1,192m2/12,830 sq ft of construction.
This Property Features:
-The Guest House with Tower: Hosts 6 bedrooms, each with their own bathroom (2 out of the 6 bedrooms have impressive bathtubs), a living room with fireplace, and a kitchen with an attached dining nook illuminated with daylight through large windows viewing the Podocarpus National Park. The most impressive room in this guest house is a tower suite with a balcony and a third story meditation look out. There is also a laundry room, and numerous covered balconies. The total area of the inside of this home is 410m2 or 4,413 sq. ft. The base floor of this house measures 196m2/2,109 sq ft and the upstairs measures 214 m2 /2,303 sq ft. The outdoor covered patios measure a total of 33m2 or 355 sq ft.
-Artist’s Sanctuary Home: This house has: 3 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms (1 with a large bathtub), an art studio/large office that could also be a master bedroom, a spacious living room with an art gallery, stone fireplace, library, and kitchen. The total area of this construction is 371m2/3,993 sq ft. The downstairs measures 222m2/2,389 sq.ft, and there are 149m2/1,603 square feet upstairs. The outdoor covered patios of this home measure 58m2/624sq ft.
-1 cabin with a total area of 20.5 m2/215 sq ft, of which 10.80m2/116 sq ft is inside space and 9.70m2/104 sq ft of outside covered patio.
-1 look out/bungaloo at the highest point of the property with bathroom & shower, measuring 64m2/689 sq ft.
-With a total of 99.9 m2 /1,074 sq ft is a large covered dining room/outdoor kitchen/events space together with a terrace and a 6 person jacuzzi. From this impressive gathering space there are views of the entire town and Vilcabamba valley. Below this building there is a storage bodega.
-There is also an outdoor covered dining room palapa next to an outdoor ampitheatre, which is located above the events space and terrace and connected by stone pathways to the main house as well.
There is a magical cascading waterfall streaming down through quartz rocks, crystals, plants, and this flow ends in a small pool located alongside a pathway with benches to enjoy this spectacular center piece. This waterfall garden is near to the bridged entry to the upstairs floor in the artist sanctuary home.
The entire property is covered with exotic plants, native trees, and incredibly beautiful and well designed gardens that add so much natural splendor to an already magical property. Fruit trees include: mango, mandarine, guabo, orange, guanoabana, macadamia, zapote, and coffee. Other native trees include: many huilco trees, ceibo, laurel, costeno, cypress, faique, palms, bambu, and more.
-5 Reserve Tanks of Water, each 2,500 liters.
A detailed description of this incredible property will be added below in the coming days.
A GALLERY OF PHOTOS IS HERE BELOW; PLEASE SEE ENLARGED PHOTOS IN THE ABOVE SLIDESHOW.
