Villa Lucero
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Combining tradition and innovation at one of Uruguay’s most iconic farms.
Property Overview
About the Property
Villa Lucero, our 9,000-hectare flagship property in Uruguay, is one of the country’s most iconic traditional farms. Situated in the Department of Tacuarembó, northern Uruguay, it is an outstanding asset with extensive water resources, comprehensive agricultural infrastructure, and excellent production potential. We have made substantial investments at Villa Lucero to develop a vertically integrated sustainable grass-fed beef cattle operation (breeding and fattening), completed by rainfed row crops (soybean, wheat, corn, sorghum, and canola), rice, and eucalyptus. We have operated this property continuously since September 2018 under two distinct ownerships.
Area
Access
10 km southeast of National Road 26
20 km from Ansina.
Productive Model
Own beef cattle breeding and fattening operation (6,435 hectares) combined with rainfed row crops such as soybean, wheat, corn, sorghum, and canola (552 hectares); rice (692 hectares); and forestry (74 hectares) leased to third party operators.
Homestead
Housing
San José de Yaguarí, with eight bedrooms, three bathrooms, a kitchen, and two living rooms. Paso del Sauce with five bedrooms, two bathrooms, a kitchen, a dining room, and a living room. Five staff houses with twenty-two bedrooms, nine bathrooms, four kitchens, and living areas.
Storage facilities
Four barns with 160 m2, 180 m2, 250 m2, and 360 m2 for a total of 950 m2.
Water system
Extensive water system consisting of four reservoirs with 8 million m3 capacity, twenty-two ponds, three water tanks, nine water troughs, and twenty km of channels to irrigate up to 600 hectares of rice.
Cattle facilities
Three sets of chute, pen, corral, and loading ramp, and a cattle bath.
Other infrastructure
140 km of fences, 22 km of internal roads, two horse sheds and four stables, an aeroplane hangar with a 1,200m airstrip, and a power grid connection.