AWAKEN Sanctuary
A fully built private sanctuary in the Peruvian Amazon — for sale at construction cost, delivered restored.
There is a line in the Amazon where primary rainforest ends and cleared land begins, and every year that line moves inward as frontier families clear and burn the forest plot by plot. AWAKEN Sanctuary sits on that line by design — built to answer one question in practice rather than on paper: how to actually stop the destruction at the frontier, not through fines or activism but by making a protected, living forest worth more than a cleared one.
It is not a concept. It is a built asset: a private sanctuary of 29 villas and buildings — 35 sellable units for up to 76 guests — on 26.83 hectares of titled land in five parcels, 16 km from central Iquitos, constructed between 2021 and 2024 for $2,617,268 by 45 shareholders, and proven in the market — 96+ guests from 15+ countries during the 2023/24 season — before extreme weather forced it to close. The conservation idea is already proven on the ground too: once logging and hunting stopped, wildlife returned over the following years, from birds and caimans to breeding sloths and ocelots.
The sale — one price, two structures
The asset is valued at $2.7M for 100%. That figure equals the construction cost of the property and is supported by the companies' SUNARP-registered valuation ($2,617,268 invested by 45 shareholders). It carries no premium for the land, for the three years of construction, or for the risk already taken.
| A — Full acquisition | B — Majority acquisition | |
|---|---|---|
| Stake | 100% | 70% |
| Price | $2,700,000 | $1,890,000 |
| Founder | Hands over; transitional support for up to 6 months | Retains 30% and stays on as a partner inside the team, supporting development; operations as the buyer decides |
| Restoration of climate damage (~$270k) | Included in the price | Included in the price |
| Working capital and operating costs after handover | Buyer | Buyer (pro rata to ownership) |
What "delivered restored" means. The 2024 storms damaged the roofs of 12 villas, the yoga hall and two of the three water pumps. The seller restores the property to operating condition — roofs, yoga hall, pumps and a climate-resilient rebuild of the water and electrical systems, about $270,000 of work — within 3–5 months, and the cost is inside the price above, not on top of it. Working capital for the reopening (about $150,000 for the first 12 months in the operating model) and all operating costs from handover onward are the buyer's.
Expansion option. Adjacent parcels can be acquired to extend the territory. Available on request.
What the buyer takes over (operating case, management estimate)
- Stabilized year 5 after reopening: ~$4.74M revenue, ~$1.97M EBITDA, a 41.5% margin — premium pricing on a low Peruvian cost base. The launch year is loss-making by design; profitable from the second operating year.
- Downside (occupancy −30%, rates −15%, costs +15%) still holds a ~23% margin.
- Replacement value of the intact property is about $4.6M; building a comparable property in the Amazon today costs more and takes more than three years, and most foreign-led builds in the region never finish.
Why it is rare
The hard, slow, expensive part is already done and already worked: land titled and registered with SUNARP, property built and furnished, corporate and tax structure (Ley 27037, 5% income tax, in force through 2048) in place, and demand validated at premium prices. What remains is a restoration the seller pays for, and a reopening.
Forward-looking figures are management estimates. Confidential.