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Espiritu Santo Island for Sale USD 2,000,000.00

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General Information
Property rights: Espiritu Santo is a 60- acre privately owned property in the Archipielago de Las Perlas in the Pacific Ocean of Panama, that can be sold or leased to any citizen, resident, or alien.  The Panamanian Government -very stable and democratic- respects and protects all private properties: moreover, it helps with special 30 year tax exemption for all foreign citizens who invest money with the purpose to promote the tourism. (For more information, please visit: www.ipat.gob.pa)

Espiritu Santo despite the relative proximity of the civilization, still today is a primitive, natural paradise.  Its forest, beaches and waters are pristine.  Its geographic situation (close to islands with tourist development -click here- and its natural resources) makes Espiritu Santo one of the best investments (for resort or simply for private use) in today's market of private islands.

Waters & fishing: warm waters of the Pacific Ocean, very rich in plankton, abound in all kind of edible variety of fish like merous, snappers, tuna, mackerels, shrimps, and lobsters, among others.  Either from a boat with a line or free diving with a spear, fish is always in your daily menu.  Huge ray-mantas and Turtles are also moderately common.

Flora:  Espiritu Santo is covered by semi-dry tropical forest.  Many trees change their leaves during the rainy season:  The Smithsonian Tropical Institute has classified 113 species of plants in the area.  Flowers like ibiscus, heliconia, ginger and orchids


 (Dendrobium) are very common.  The rich and fertile soils allow the growing of all kind of tropical fruits like banana, mango, avocado, citrus, papayas, guavas, guanabanas, passion-fruit and others.  The farming of yucca, mais, otoe and many other vegetables is also possible. Coconuts are everywhere on the island.

Fauna:  Espiritu Santo, as well as other islands of the archipelago, is also known as the "Bird's Island".  About 120 species of birds live and breed there.  The renown Smithsonian Institute has evaluated their number up to 2 millions in the breeding season (March - April).  They are mostly pelicans, cormorants and frigates, as they leave the archipelago on July - August, when their chickens become adult.  There are also thousands of resident birds like herons, boobies, egrets, oyster-catchers, colibris, and others.  No poisonous insects or animals that can be dangerous live in Espiritu Santo.

Shell collectors and underwater photographers can find in the rich waters surrounding Espiritu Santo, an enormous interest for the great variety of marine life.  Many colorful tropical fishes, endemic of the Pacific Ocean live in the coral areas.  Over 110  specimens of seashells have been collected and studied, starting from the pearl-oyster to the large, edible conchs.

Las Perlas Archipelago

History
In September 1513, during an exploration trip, Vasco Nu�ez de Balboa, knowing about the existence of a new sea and islands abundant in pearls, organizes an expedition.  From the ridges of Darien, Balboa sees the new sea and rafts down the Chucunaque River to the shores of the Pacific Ocean on September 29 in a place called today as San Miguel Bay.  Balboa calls the new sea "Mar del Sur".     On August 10th 1515, an expedition was commissioned by the governor of Santa Maria del Darien, Pedrarias Davila led by Gaspar de Morales and Francisco Pizarro.  They returned from the archipelago of the �mar del sur� to Santa Maria del Darien, reporting having killed the indigenous people that inhabited the islands after stealing all their treasures.

By 1518, the repopulation of the islands began, this time, with slaves brought for diving oysters and to work on agriculture, changing the customs and culture of the area.  Liberation movements by the slaves led by Felipillo and the Cimarrones on the mainland, made the islands the perfect hiding place.

The XVII century, was of great activity due to the conquest of Peru, the gold and other treasures transits.  The pirates surrounded Panama due to its location as the obligated path for boats loaded with riches traveling from Peru to Spain.

Among the pirate group that circulated in the archipelago we can mention British, Holland, Portuguese and French that attacked Spanish boats.  One of the islands called now isla Contadora got its name because pirates used to count their money there after attacks or during tropical storms.

Geography
The Archipelego of Las Perlas consists of 90 tropical Islands and 130 islets or cays spread between 35 and 70 miles southeast of Panama on the Pacific side. The larger islands are El Rey, San Jose, Pedro Gonzales, Pacheca, Saboga, Chapera and Contadora.  Some of them have water and all of them have very abundant wildlife, with fauna and flora typical of humid forest.  The islands are volcanic with a vegetation of woody and fruity trees.   The archipelago is a wonderful place for those who appreciate nature. For example, isla San Telmo, south of isla del Rey, is a wildlife sanctuary and Pacheca and Pachequilla are refuge for marine birds on the brink of extinction.

Marine fauna and flora is abundant and diverse.  It is the attraction for locals and visitors, the beaches have white sand and quiet and transparent waters.  It is a great place for special events and fishing tournaments.

General information
The archipelago has been visited by world cruisers from the days of Sir Frances Drake to more modern times and the visits of famous and infamous personages such as John Wayne and the Shah after he left Iran. Although well known to many, the island chain is virtually unknown to the world.

The archipelago is linked to Panama by a regular daily flight that gets you to Contadora and one that gets you to San Miguel on isla del Rey. Panama is linked to Miami, Florida, by three 2.5 hours regular daily flights.

The largest island of the archipelago is Isla del Rey. The island only has about 500 inhabitants, most direct descendants of slaves from pearl diving days -- good people, very friendly and helpful. There is one restaurant, and several small stores. They maintain an airfield built in the 40's which is in very good condition. The island has a rich and colorful history.

By the end of the seventies, former general Omar Torrijos Herrera, decides to develop one of the islands called Contadora, and in December of 1975 Hotel Contadora Resort is inaugurated. The island has hosted a series of activities and historic events among them the negotiation of the "Torrijos Carter Treaties in 1977" which was completed on Dicember 31 of 1999, finishing the management and utilization of the interoceanic canal by the US and transferring the entire operation to the Panamanian Government.  Contadora has 13 beaches, the most visited are Playa Larga, Galeon and Cacique. Playa Canoa, Ejecutiva, Cameron, Karina, Las Rocas and Playa las Suecas (nudist) and others where ecological trips and other aquatic activities take place.

Isla Espiritu Santo is very close to the very touristic isla Contadora, provided by airport, hotels, casino, restaurants and supermarkets. Its beauty, secluded situation, access to Panama City and international locations, and renowned reputation for privacy and tropical beauty is unequaled anywhere in the region.

Contact:  Mr. Emilio Sempris

Telephone: ++(507) 317-0538

E-mail [email protected]

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