Asking Price: $25,000

Located in the beautiful central Mexican state of Michoacan, 5 miles outside of colonial (1519) St Clara del Cobre , the copper town. At 8,000 feet elevation property is surrounded by avocado orchards, mountains, and clean spring fed lakes. This "troje" home is an empty shell ready for interior walls & stairs to become a 2 bedroom house. Troje homes are unique to the local Purepecha Indians and are made of heavy, hand-hewn, thick pine beams. Traditionally, no metal elements, such as nails or screws, were used. Even the tejamanil (flat pine boards/shingles) ceiling was attached with the thorns from the Tejocote Tree. It has a dug well, large underground cistern for fresh water, a septic tank with leach lines and electric available.