Description
Private island, called Jurucutuoca, in the municipality of Humberto de Campos, in the State of Maranhao Sao Luis -Brazil located a few kilometres from the entrance of the famous Lencois Maranhenses National Park, the fourth most popular tourist destination in the country. The property is made up of 3,500 hectares (35 km²), next to a fishing village called Carrapatal, right on the west coast of the state. Jurucutuoca is very suitable for the implementation of a successful ecotourism resort. The island offers approximately 1,000 hectares of dry and usable land, and in addition, the site features a variety of ecosystems, including mangroves, a lagoon, virgin beaches, apicuns, and conservation areas. It is also easily accessible, either by land or sea. The proximity to urban centres and airports facilitates the transportation of tourists and is a convenient option for tourist enterprises. With the increasing demand for sustainable ecotourism destinations, Jurucutuoca Island has enormous potential for growth.
Jurucutuoca is a freehold property and there are no restrictions on the owner's right to transfer it to the registry of the estimated area, providing legal certainty to investors, without any overlap of registered areas on the island.
Once the tourism projects under development are awarded, investors have the opportunity to contribute to the conservation of the island by promoting sustainable and conscious tourism that can help preserve the island's natural resources for future generations.
There is a lagoon on the island. And it is almost 800 meters long. It is a place with many fish, and the species found there are haddock, sea bass, tarpon, mullet and pacu sheep. In addition to these, there is freshwater shrimp. Alligators also use the lagoon, but not during the day (due to sunbathing), but at night they usually stay to hunt.
The lagoon is also a nursery for freshwater turtles. One of the reasons why my uncle is so strict about not allowing people to enter the area is because once they are allowed in, they will probably put up nets and destroy the lagoon.
There is also a landing strip for small planes. The runway has been closed for a long time, but in the past it used to be covered with gravel to facilitate landing. This happened in the 1960s. Currently, there is only one clearing open on the site.
Current infrastructure:
- Two small brick houses with diesel engines to generate electricity when needed;
- A small shed that serves as facilities for some family members when they go fishing in the area;
- Two artesian wells;
- A pier flanked by wooden railings;
- Preservation areas with open trails
