A view of the entry into site and start of clearing for road. The surveyor is in distance.
Bravo! First red survey stake marking road edge at entrance.
Surveyor sets up his equipment. He reads 9 satellites to get his points.
Architect Mario discusses road levels with Sergio and Eng. Horacio from Parcon. Monday the big equipment arrives to start cutting roads.
A group of workers using machetes and chain saws clear the road bed location. This is tough work.

Owners and management of Grupo Parcon, our Urbanization Contractors. Mario Deniz is in the center with tan hat.
The group takes a breather from all the climbing. This is hard work!
The giant Cat 330 Excavator refuels after its first day on-site.
Looking down toward the entrance you can see how the hill has been removed where the future L'Spa will be located.
Work starts on lowering the road another 2 meters to meet grade on lots 1 & 2. Excellent Pacific Ocean views open up.

Sergio points out where Privada El Campanario will start to go up hill to the summit of the development.
Lou & Annie in the bucket of the Cat 330.
The start of the road cut for Privada Campanario, the upper road.
Some more Pacific views start to open up.
Looking up the main road toward the entrance area and location for L'Spa.

Looking up the main road toward the entrance area.
Looking down the main road toward the entrance area. Where the car is parked is the corner of the property.
The palapa towers of the L'Recif tropical restaurant can be seen with the Pacific Ocean behind them.
A view toward the gate area from Lot 14.
Looking at Buena Vista from a distance. The lower road can be seen. 10-29-06

The Cat330 cuts toward the end cul-de-sac on Privada. El Santuario.
Both of the new roads converge where the fountain will be placed.
A view of the new Privada El Campanario, the road to the top of Buena Vista.
The Pacific Ocean view from Lot 12.
The machine starts to level out the top of hill. The Tuscan Bell Tower will be located in the area toward the photographer from the machine.

Lagoon & bay views start to open up on lots 11 & 15.
Looking down Privada. El Campanario from near the top.
The view when standing at the turn on Privada El Santuario looking toward the future Hacienda style gated entrance.
In this photo, the photographer turned 90-degrees from the last photo and you can see how the road turns and continues along the hillside.
The next challenge is to remove 8 meters of solid rock from the hillside to obtain the full 7-meters of road width.

The start of the foundation for a large rock retaining wall near the entry to Buena Vista.
The pheumatic rock hammer that mounts on a backhoe. This is what is used to fracture the solid rock during road construction.
Architect Mario Igartua and Lou discuss finished road grades. They are standing near where the Tuscan Bell Tower will rise.
The hillside to the right shows its finished cut shape. The location of the car is approximately the spot where the Hacienda style entry and gates will be located.
Looking at the entrance from up the road that runs in front of the property. Notice, the overhead power lines have been removed and no longer cross inside the property.

Looking down toward the entrance from the approximate location of the large Cantara fountain inside the front gates.
Some water views from one of the top lots.
Looking down Privada El Campanario. The water view is the Pacific Ocean.

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