5 Lugares #1 — Five houses, five waters
Five houses on the water — $105k to $275k 🌊
Welcome to 5 Lugares: the five most interesting properties in Latin America, every week, with real numbers.
This week: houses by the water — five houses, five different waters.
La Selección
1. 🇧🇷 The cabin on the island — Florianópolis, Brazil
A timber cabin under old trees on the wild north side of Florianópolis island. 3 bedrooms, a porch, and the trail to Praia do Moçambique — 13 km of empty protected beach — starts at your gate.
R$580,000 ≈ US$105,000 · See the houseSee the house
2. 🇺🇾 The smart one — La Pedrera, Uruguay
Five years old, solar-powered, three blocks from two beaches in one of Uruguay’s coolest small beach towns. The house you buy with your head, in the town you chose with your heart.
US$150,000 · See the house
3. 🇺🇾 The one on the sand — La Paloma, Uruguay
14 meters of frontage directly facing the Atlantic. Three bedrooms, 390 m² of land, nothing between your window and the ocean. Oceanfront in Uruguay is usually a seven-figure conversation. This one isn’t.
US$160,000 · See the house
4. 🇵🇾 The quinta by the lake — Areguá, Paraguay
Five bedrooms on the edge of Paraguay’s arts town — cobblestones, ceramics, strawberry season, Lake Ypacaraí down the hill. Room for everyone who said “invite us when you buy something in South America.”
US$180,000 · See the house
5. 🇨🇴 The splurge — Guatapé, Colombia
A renovated waterfront cabin on Colombia’s most photographed reservoir: jacuzzi, sleeps seven, private dock. Sold furnished; earns as a vacation rental when you’re away.
COP 1,180M ≈ US$275,000 · See the house
Market Pulse
• 15,700+ active listings tracked on Tu Lugar in Paraguay
• Asunción median asking price: US$136,500 (US$1,582/m²)
For investors
Areguá and San Bernardino share the same lake, 30 minutes apart. Median asking price: US$96,000 vs US$44,337. Same water, half the price — and it’s rarely the famous side that’s mispriced.
Before you buy
Foreigners buy in Uruguay with the same rights as locals — no residency, no permits. An escribano (notary) verifies 30 years of title. Budget ~8–9% extra for taxes and fees.
Prices at July 2026 rates — confirm with the listing. We don’t represent these sellers; we just found them interesting. Found better? Reply.
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