estancia el tránsito

ESTANCIA EL TRáNSITO
ARGENTINA
Lat: 28º 23' 34" S
Long: 57º 42' 32" W
PROPERTY DETAILS
Location
Area
Access and
distances
Climate
Infrastructure
Concepcion, Province of Corrientes, Argentina
13,039 hectares (32,220 acres)
Overland: Mercedes (Corrientes): 95 Km. (59 miles) away
Posadas: 200 Km. (124 miles) away
Corrientes city: 147 Km. (91 miles) away
Buenos Aires capital city: 930 Km. (577.8 miles) away
Air: Buenos Aires – Corrientes: one hour (commercial flight)
Corrientes – Estancia El Tránsito: 20 minutes (private flight)
Subtropical, with annual rainfalls of 1,500 millimeters
Average summer temperature: 26.5ºC (79.7ºF)
Average winter temperature: 15.5ºC (59.9ºF)
Main house: access hall, kitchen, pantry, living with chimney, dining room, toilette,
two en suite bedrooms, study and gallery (330m2)
Guest house
Manager’s house
Quincho (outdoor barbecue dining area)
Six workers’ houses
Work sheds
Landing strip
Production features Cattle ranch
Conservation
values
Located within the Esteros del Iberá, red deers, swamp deers and yacare caimans can be
found here, among other species under extinction threat.
Recreational
attributes
Mainly fly-fishing. Also, horseback riding, trekking and sailing. Photographic hunting
and bird watching.
Conservation is a state of harmony
between men and land.
Aldo Leopold
cattle pasture land. Originally established in 1921 by
ESTANCIA EL TRÁNSITO
a local family, Estancia El Tránsito has always been
used to raise cattle, and run very much along the
same lines today as it was 90 years ago, even though
ESTEROS DEL IBERÁ
its ownership has passed through many different
PROVINCe of CORRIENTES
hands since then. The current owners purchased the
ARGENTINA
neighboring estancias of El Fortín and Caabi Rincón
to add to the property, making a total of 21,429
hectares (52,952 acres). Of the total stretch of land,
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stancia El Transito in the litoral province of
8,349 hectares (20,630 acres) are not being included
Corrientes, Argentina, is in fact three estancias
for sale as they will be reserved for conservation,
rolled into one. Known as El Transito SA, the name
probably as a donation to the National or Provincial
of one of the three ranches, the property today
Park to be created in the marshlands of Esteros del
includes 13,039 hectares (32,220 acres) of prime
Iberá, the habitat for many rare species of wildlife.
THE PROPERTY
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stancia El Tránsito has major business
potential, either for breeding cattle or
developing ecotourism opportunities, as its
proximity to the Esteros del Iberá, one of the largest
and most ecologically diverse floodplains in South
America, endows it with a unique added value.
The property, well-equipped with recently-renovated
buildings constructed in the typical Corrientes
estancia style, has its own landing strip for light
aircraft and is just 20 minutes from the
floodplain in the world, covering an expanse
international airport in the provincial capital of
of 1,300,000 hectares (3,211,000 acres).
Corrientes City. This city in turn is 930 km
The shallow waters and sub-tropical climate
(578 miles) –or two hours flying time– from
provide the perfect habitat for hundreds of species
Buenos Aires.
The estate is actually part of the Iberá ecosystem:
of flora and fauna, many of them endangered or
threatened. Temperatures range from 15º C (59º F)
Iberá, meaning ‘the brilliant waters’ in guaraní, is a
in July, to 27º C (80.6º F) in January, although the
vast complex of marshes, lagoons and streams,
evenings in summer tend to cool off. The rainy
which make it the second largest freshwater
season lasts from November to March.
“EL TRANSITO” Ranch
– Sup.: 13.039 ha or 32.220 acres – Concepcion Department
Landscape, Aptitude and Associated Areas Chart
Nº
Landscape
1
Sandy Hill
2
3
4
5
Slope
%
Dep
cm
29
1-3
>120
IIIes
31
0.5-1
200
IVw
20
1-1.5
>100
Yataití Calle (Argic
Udipsamments) 60%
Sandy, light colored when
dry
High and perennial
pastureland
IIIes
Bravo (Aquic
Udipsamments) 40%
Sandy, yellowish brown to
light yellow, strongly acid
Gramineous prairie
Pampín (Typic
Psammaquents) 80%
Sandy, brown to dark
greyish brown strongly
acid
Gramineous savanna
Chavarría (Spodic
Psammaquents) 20%
Loamy sand, light colored
High-growing pastureland
with perennial and
cespitose species
IVw
16
1-1.5
50-60
Chavarría (Spodic
Psammaquents) 80%
Loamy sand, light colored
High-growing pastureland
with perennial and
cespitose species
IVw
16
1-1.5
50-60
Pampín (Typic
Psammaquents) 20%
Sandy, brown to dark
greyish brown, strongly
acid
Gramineous savanna
IVw
20
1-1.5
>100
Chavarría (Spodic
Psammaquents) 50%
Loamy sand, light
colored.
High-growing pastureland
with perennial and
cespitose species
IVw
16
1-1.5
50-60
Silva (Vertic Albaqualfs)
50%
Sandy loam, dark brown
to brown
Abundant in perennial and
cespitose straw
Vw
13
0-0.5
85
Puesto Rosario
(Medisapristes fíbricos) 50%
Acid organic rests.
Black colored
Abundant in staws and
sedges (Cyperaceae)
VIIw
1
0-0,5
50
Camby Retá (Humaqueptic
Psammaquents) 30%
Loamy sand, black to dark
grey
Perennial straw and
sedges
VIw
10
0-0,5
53
Embalsado (Typic
Medifibristes) 20%
Black organic layer
Abundant in sedges, staws
and gramineae
VIIw
1
0
50
Sandy Plain
Low Plain
IP
Natural Vegetation
Hillside
Plain
subject to
waterlog
FC
Soil Description
Soil Taxonomy
Aptitude
Restrictions
Low fertility
Erosion
Poor drainage
Low fertility
Erosion
Poor drainage
Low fertility
Erosion
Subject to
waterlog
Low fertility
Ell
Pine
Euca
A2f
A2f
A2f
A2f
Forestation
Cattle
A2f
A2o
Forestation
with
forestry
practices
Cattle
A2r
A3ar
Forestation
with
practices
Cattle
A2r
A3ar
Forestation
Cattle
A2f
A2o
Forestation
with
practices
Cattle
A2r
A3ar
Cattle
A3r
NA
General
Agriculture
with
practices
Forestation
Floodable
Poor drainage
Low fertility
Nature Conservation
Floodable
Poor drainage
Nature Conservation
6
7
Basins and
Depressions
Histosols
Acid organic rests.
Black colored
Hydrophilic, sub-waterlog
meadow
VIIw
1
0-0,5
8
Lagoons
Organic materials in the
fund
Clean water areas
Areas with floating
vegetation
VIIIw
1
Subject to waterlog, floodable
Conservation of watering
places
Soil Functional Capacity: according INTA Corrientes’ definition. Risks Code associated to Soil Functional Capacity:w:Drainage-Flood;e: water erosion; s: root
growing restrictionPI: Productivity Index, related with its agriculture aptitude, according to INTA’s definition.References: INTA’s Soil Map. Sc.: 1:50.000.The soils
are the ones possibly associated, according to INTA’s information and satellite image interpretation.
RECREATIONAL ATTRIBUTES
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cotourism and fly-fishing are of course the main sporting attractions
of Estancia El Tránsito, where fishermen can take on the challenge of
reeling in the feisty dorado, known as the river tiger, or the succulent surubí.
There are also opportunities to enjoy the scenery from the back of a horse,
in a boat or simply hiking. Bird watching and photo safaris are a major
favorite with visitors as the Esteros marshes are home to a profusion
of different water bird species.
CONSERVATION values
T
he wildlife is plentiful and extremely diverse: red deer, imported from other countries, graze alongside the tall leggy
marsh deer which is a species under threat. Also on the endangered list are the ñandú, the South American ostrich
or rhea, as well as two species of fish-eating alligator, the yacaré negro and the overo, the main predators in the marshes
whose numbers are now on the rise after many years of being hunted by poachers virtually to the point of extinction.
The area surrounding estancia El Transito is home to at least 125 species of fish, 40 amphibians, 60 reptiles and 344
types of birds.
Our services include: Land sales and investment advice • Land scouting • Land restoration
Infrastructure development • Farm and ranch management • Property administration • Legal counsel
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A Green Real Estate Company
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