All cabinetry (cupboards, desks, sewing cabinet, etc) and doors are solid tropical hardwood. There are many overhead fans and the house is heated/cooled by 6 heat pump air conditioners so that it is always comfortable All of the large windows have double panes with screens.............
Domestic water comes from a 70 meters deep well that flows about 70 gallons per minute. It is the purest and sweetest water in the world.......... Electrical power comes through the privately owned three phase power transformer, and the average cost per month (for both the main house and the caretaker's cottage plus pumping the water) is less than $100. The property tax for this over 21 acre (8.5 ha.) parcel, which includes also the caretaker cottage, is unbelievably only $5. annually! The extremely low cost of labor, taxes, and energy provide Paraguayan residents with the world’s lowest cost of living. |