Hi DR1 Members,
I'm considering the move to the DR. I worked for about 5 years in Haiti and enjoyed what little time I got to spend in the DR.
In the coming year I'm planning several 3 week trips to the DR in order to investigate some of the areas that I might consider moving my family too.
I'm easy going, and no stranger to living in different cultures as I work abroad and in hostile areas. My approach is "When in Rome" so to speak. Plus I love the challenge and the change. I'v got two 6 month old twins and I'd like very much for them to grow up in a multicultural and adventurous environment.
Here is my question for those with knowledge of the DR countryside;
I would like to look a the possibility of purchasing 30-100 acres of Rain Forest / Farmland. I'd prefer varied terrain, not flat.
1. I want to keep it in it's natural state (minus my home) I'm not going to farm it or develop it.
2.The land must have a good 12 stream or small waterfall, I want use the water to generate my homes electrical power via Micro-Hydro Turbines.
3. I'd like the land about 30 minutes +/- from a decent sized town.
Based on that general criteria can you guys suggest different areas of the country to look? Also do any of you have any web links that I can look at to wet my appetite?
My net searches have turned up little in the way of "Finca" or Farm Land results. What I have found, I think, is tied to "Kite Flying" type asking prices.
Any of your thoughts and discussion on the matter are welcome, I also take constructive criticism well.
Thank you
Oz1
I'm considering the move to the DR. I worked for about 5 years in Haiti and enjoyed what little time I got to spend in the DR.
In the coming year I'm planning several 3 week trips to the DR in order to investigate some of the areas that I might consider moving my family too.
I'm easy going, and no stranger to living in different cultures as I work abroad and in hostile areas. My approach is "When in Rome" so to speak. Plus I love the challenge and the change. I'v got two 6 month old twins and I'd like very much for them to grow up in a multicultural and adventurous environment.
Here is my question for those with knowledge of the DR countryside;
I would like to look a the possibility of purchasing 30-100 acres of Rain Forest / Farmland. I'd prefer varied terrain, not flat.
1. I want to keep it in it's natural state (minus my home) I'm not going to farm it or develop it.
2.The land must have a good 12 stream or small waterfall, I want use the water to generate my homes electrical power via Micro-Hydro Turbines.
3. I'd like the land about 30 minutes +/- from a decent sized town.
Based on that general criteria can you guys suggest different areas of the country to look? Also do any of you have any web links that I can look at to wet my appetite?
My net searches have turned up little in the way of "Finca" or Farm Land results. What I have found, I think, is tied to "Kite Flying" type asking prices.
Any of your thoughts and discussion on the matter are welcome, I also take constructive criticism well.
Thank you
Oz1