History of Islita

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In 1996, the first seven acres of the Islita Reserve were purchased from the Quiroz family who own the local attraction "The Monkey Restaurant and Bar" next to the property.

The Quiroz family had farmed the property for many years and then reforested the property and returned it to the "wild." Remaining on the land are mango, avocado, banana, citrus and cashew trees.

The land was purchased as a package by a group of individuals from California and Arizona. A permanent greenspace and regulations for building and selling were written into a legal document. Each property owner in the group received a deed and possession right to a half-acre building site.

Within two years the partners decided to buy the land between the original property and the ocean. This completed the reserve and ensured the ocean views forever.

A Plan Regulador and concession rights for this special ocean front land is soon to be obtained from the government. The Plan Regulador is simply a development plan required by the government for land within 200 meters of the ocean.

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