Playa Lopez Lots

Can anyone tell me their experience with them?

calletano69 said:

Can anyone tell me their experience with them?

Lopez, is a little different than most developments.It goes from the ocean (The new hiway) and crosses the desert and pops out on the Hiway from Sonoyta to Penasco near the Pancho Villa Restaurant. Approximatley 23 miles, it is part ejido and part privatized. There origianlly were 52 people given titles and now there are probably 300 to 400 property owners on the privatized land, some own lots of land (one group spent 18,000,000.00 buying 26 parcels, some own 1 lot, so when you talk about Lopez its not like buying from 1 single developer. Roberto sells what we have available in Lopez. Here is a site we dont use but it has some pics. www.myrockypointland.com there is a link to Roberto on the home page. My point is there are many sellers in Lopez, so every experience could be different.

Twin Dolphins has sold many lots at Lopez over the past 5 years or so. There has never been a problem closing and transfering ownership. No disputes, certainly no legal issues. Most of what Twin Dolphins has sold was owned by Bill and Faviola Cox. As Lagrimas85 said above, there are other owners selling property. There are a couple of other owners on this forum who have bought through Twin Dolphins, maybe they will speak up as well. Fairly detailed information is posted at www.twindolphinsrealty.com. Take a drive out and see the community if you have not yet been there.

We have a lot at Lopez, purchased through Twin Dolphins about a year ago. There have been no problems. We love the place! Beautiful sunsets, quiet, star filled nights. We have the beach to ourselves most of the time. If you like peace and quiet, this is the place for you. Town is about 15 minutes away. It's all about what you are looking for! We found our "little slice of heaven"!

Is the distance between low tide and high tide at Lopez as amazingly far as it is a Laguna Shores?...We looked there a year or so ago
and decided we didn't like having to wait for high tide a couple times each day to be able to even see the water.
Just wonderin'...

It's about the same as Laguna Shores.

One advantage is that it provides numerous tidal pools to explore which is really great for kids with no worry about them getting caught in the surf.

Lots of tide pools, and at low tide clams and lots of blue crab that hang out in the rocks

Where exactly is Playa Lopez?

North of Laguna Shores about 10 miles on the hiway to EL GOLFO, there is a restaurant/bar named EL SOLITO at the entrance.

What is the restaurant like? Is it on the water? What does it serve? Might be a fun road trip.

The restaurant, Solitos, is on the main road. It's a HUGE palapa! We've been there a couple of times....We've had fish both times.....don't recall what else is on the menu. I remember the fried fish (whole fish) was great!

There are very high and low tides, but like Roberto said, the tide pools are great! We have friends with small kids, so it's nice to know they can play on the beach and not worry about them around the water. We always plan our trips around the high tides/full & new moons. Great for swimming and the sound of the tide rolling in at night put me into the most tranquil sleep!

Our dogs (3 small) are not crazy about the water, BUT.....they love walking along the beach at low tide. They chase the birds and the small fish in the tidepools. We've learned that our smallest, Bella, has to stay on the leash, because once she starts chasing the birds, she's so fast and gets soooo far away from us that we can't catch her and she won't come when we call her! I swear, I think she was 1/2 way to Cholla Bay the last and ONLY time that happened. LOL!

Pix's of Playa lopez Beach.

Low Tide.

El Solito Roadhouse.

Here's another pix!

Sounds interesting, but I'm not sure I'd want to be out that far. How much are the lots going for?

EXPENSIVE LIKE Eight THOUSAND DOLLARS, payments of $40.00 dollars a month.Maybe Lagrimas will jump in here and correct me. I not sure but you could put one of
Bills small houses on there.

Is it accessible with 2WD? (without getting stuck???)

The roads are really good, 2WD no problem.


We have 445M2 lots in Manzana 48 starting at $7,500, financeable for 3 to 5 years, payments amortized on a 30 year schedule with a balloon at the end of the term of the loan. Monthly payments are $45 per month.

Closer to the beach in Mz. 130, 312 M2 lots start at $7,900, same terms as above. I like Manzana 174 (this is where Esperanza owns) , it's on the beach front road, good elevation, 430 M2 lots, total $19,000, $4,750 down, $109 month. LOt prices range form $7,500 to $120,000 oceanfront.

Check out www.twindolphinsrealty.com Playa Lopez links on left of screen.

Water, electric, sewer, etc.?

az-dan said:

Water, electric, sewer, etc.?

Water trucks deliver, septic systems for sewage, solar, wind or propane generator for electricity. It's off the grid, similar to the beaches down the coast. If you are looking for something economical, not complicated and an escape to splendid isolation but close to town, this might be the place. You can ride an ATV on the beach all the way to El Golfo if you are so inclined.

I just might have to check into this! What are the development plans for the future?

Thanks Esperanza for the info on the restaurant- I feel a road trip coming up. Can you see the water from the restaurant, how are the prices, and do you know if they're open at night? I've tried to find restaurants serving fish or shrimp south of town close to the water, but haven't had any luck, maybe Jerry or Kenny know of some within a short drive. In the meantime, this sounds great- Thanks.

Roberto - How far are Manzana 48 and 130 from the ocean?

MZ 130 is 400 M and MZ 48 is 700 M.

playaperro said:

EXPENSIVE LIKE Eight THOUSAND DOLLARS, payments of $40.00 dollars a month.Maybe Lagrimas will jump in here and correct me. I not sure but you could put one of
Bills small houses on there.

Not sure who can answer this - playaperro or Roberto - the yellow/green and pink houses in the pictures above - are those beach front or are they where Esperanza has hers on the beach front road.

I know I probably have to see it in person to get a better idea. We're coming down for Labor Day and I think I want to take a ride out there.

Melissa if you look hard or have a huge monitor you can see the water in the background. Pink house looks like beach front, can not say for sure. Eight K is a great price for a lot. You should not have any problems putting the title in DH name.

mis2810 said:

Not sure who can answer this - playaperro or Roberto - the yellow/green and pink houses in the pictures above - are those beach front or are they where Esperanza has hers on the beach front road.

I know I probably have to see it in person to get a better idea. We're coming down for Labor Day and I think I want to take a ride out there.

Hi.....We are in Manzana 174. We are not beach front, we are 1 road up from the beach. We are in the same line as the houses in the photos. There are currently no houses beach front, but there is a huge palapa that was planned as a beach front restaurant "before the bottom fell out". I think we are 100m from the beach. We are over in the newer section......totally alone! Very peaceful regardless of where you are on the property. Great group of people; 2 homeowners live there full time, the rest of us are weekenders. Our plans are to build and retire there.

As far as Manzana 130, there are some good views of the ocean as well. We seriously considered there before taking our current lot. In reality, all lots are view lots, at least at this time.

I'll try to post some photos later......

MIRAMAR said:

Thanks Esperanza for the info on the restaurant- I feel a road trip coming up. Can you see the water from the restaurant, how are the prices, and do you know if they're open at night? I've tried to find restaurants serving fish or shrimp south of town close to the water, but haven't had any luck, maybe Jerry or Kenny know of some within a short drive. In the meantime, this sounds great- Thanks.

Miramar, don't think they are open at night....at least not this time of year. I don't believe you can see the water.

Thanks playaperro and esperanza - I spoke to the DH last night and he's definitely interested. Like playa said, it should be no problem getting the title in DH's name as he's a Mexican citizen - no hassles with bank trusts.

Esperanza - you haven't built yet? When you say you are weekenders where do you stay?

Mis2810, I built the houses shown, all of them are 1 row off the beach. In front of the houses is a 200 foot strip of beach front. In Lopez every 100 meters there is a 60 foot wide beach access and also a public area with palapas and bar-b-ques.

lagrimas85 said:

Mis2810, I built the houses shown, all of them are 1 row off the beach. In front of the houses is a 200 foot strip of beach front. In Lopez every 100 meters there is a 60 foot wide beach access and also a public area with palapas and bar-b-ques.

You're making this sound better and better all the time - I have mariposas in my tummy just thinking about having my own little beach house. I started thinking about beachfront, but we can't afford it. Then I realized that at some of the condos on Sandy Beach they don't have beachfront either. The walking distance between some of the buildings to the beach - especially the ones like Bella Sirena and Las Palmas with the homes in front are probably more than 400m off the beach anyway.

Lagrimas - we'll have to talk construction costs too.

Roberto said:

Water trucks deliver, septic systems for sewage, solar, wind or propane generator for electricity. It's off the grid, similar to the beaches down the coast.

Just FYI, the eastern beaches- Encanto, Miramar, and Dorada all used to run solar. Although Playas Miramar and Encanto now have electric, I liked not having an extra bill (although our electric bill w/ solar running as well is about $3/month). As for water truck delivery, it's nice to know exactly your water usage each time you go down- just look in your tank. I think it makes you think about the cost of water, so you tend to use less.

These views show most of the houses that are close to the beach, the large palapa and public beach palapas.

Sorry, can't get that extra pic off !!

Roberto said:

These views show most of the houses that are close to the beach, the large palapa and public beach palapas.

Sorry, can't get that extra pic off !!

I can't wait to get down there and check this out in person!

Mis2810.... We have a travel trailer. Use battery/solar and bring in water. Our plans are to build, just not quite yet. We just couldn't stand to have the property and not be able to enjoy it, so............ home on wheels. It works out great for us! There are a few other travel trailers. As for property title.....my DH is also a Mexican Citizen, so no problems there :-) . We love being in Mexico.....hubby is sooooo much happier when there; not the CRAP we have to put up with here in AZ. Without "sinking" this thread, in the eyes of many, if you're NOT WHITE, your illegal! Don't have those problems when in RP ;-)

mis2810, here's a few photos. All are from our lot....The first is high tide, 2nd is looking toward The Pinacate, 3rd one is at low tide and the last one is "Bandit". We have tons more, will post when I get a little bit more time.

MIRAMAR said:

Just FYI, the eastern beaches- Encanto, Miramar, and Dorada all used to run solar. Although Playas Miramar and Encanto now have electric, I liked not having an extra bill (although our electric bill w/ solar running as well is about $3/month). As for water truck delivery, it's nice to know exactly your water usage each time you go down- just look in your tank. I think it makes you think about the cost of water, so you tend to use less.

We know just what you're saying with usage of water & electric. Even in the States, we are conservative with water & electricity. It's just the "right thing to do" :-). I fight with my kids all the time about how wasteful they are........and they come from Mex. DH is really sad that they've forgotten what it's like......they've become GRINGO-IZED....LOL.