Puerto Quetzal

About

Puerto Quetzal is a farm-lot community on Camino Cerro Eguzquiza, about 7 km from La Barra and 15 minutes from Punta del Este. It covers roughly 200 hectares of meadows, streams and woodland by the Maldonado stream; half the land, about 100 hectares, is common area. The sea is about 5 km away.

It is developed by architect Juan Valencia: the land was bought in 2020 and infrastructure works began in 2021. There are about 200 lots of around 4,000 m² (3,800–4,200). The developer's website lists 26 lots for sale at U$D 150,000–400,000, with a U$D 5,000 reservation and in-house financing; finished houses are also on offer.

The club house has a restaurant, a grill area and a lounge; there are padel and tennis courts with LED lighting, a natural-grass football pitch, a gym, a kids' club, stables with riding and lessons, and inner lagoons for kayaking, paddle boarding and fishing. The perimeter is closed, with cameras and 24-hour access control. Power lines are underground and fibre optic internet is available.

Building rules are strict: single-storey houses only, in a rural (Narbona) style, with pitched roofs and at least 30% stone, wood or iron on the façade; FOS 25%, FOT 70%, at least 200 m² of covered space plus 50 m² of galleries, and a maximum height of 5 m. Each design is approved by the management, works may not last more than 365 days and there is a summer building freeze. Fees are around U$D 200 a month in winter and U$D 300 in summer. Pets are allowed.

It is a young community still filling in, aimed at people who want a small farm with gated-community services close to La Barra.