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Earthmoving

Excavation, hillside cuts, fill and level building pads in the Costa Ballena and Pérez Zeledón, with our own machinery and local operators.

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Almost nothing in southern Costa Rica gets built on flat ground. Before a house, a warehouse or a road, the hillside has to be cut, the spoil hauled away and a firm base left behind. That's what we've done since 1996, from our base in Barú de Uvita.

All 17 units are our own: excavators, a dozer, backhoes and dump trucks, including tracked dump trucks that go where a wheeled truck can't climb. We never wait on someone else's equipment.

Equipment we useHidromek 140 LC-3 (2024), Hyundai 210LC-7 and Hyundai 140LC-7 excavators, a Cat D5G XL dozer, Hidromek 102B and Cat 420E backhoes, Shacman, Hyundai and Mack dump trucks, and Komatsu tracked dump trucks.

What's included

  • Hillside cutsTerraced too, when the slope calls for it.
  • Level building padsFor houses, warehouses and parking.
  • Fill and gradingSo the ground is even and water drains away properly.
  • Loading and haulingWith our own dump trucks, tracked ones included.

How we do it

  1. We look at the land

    From the location and a few photos on WhatsApp, or on site when needed.

  2. We give you a price

    We tell you which machines it takes and what it costs.

  3. We cut and haul

    The excavator cuts and the trucks haul the spoil.

  4. We hand over the pad

    Level and compacted, ready for the next step.

Photos of real jobs

Lagunas, Barú, September 2026: terraced cut and a building pad for a house.
Lagunas, Barú, September 2026: terraced cut and a building pad for a house.
August 2026: finished pad on a hillside lot.
August 2026: finished pad on a hillside lot.
December 2007: tracked dump truck unloading on a hillside road.
December 2007: tracked dump truck unloading on a hillside road.

Questions about this service

How much does earthmoving cost?

It is usually quoted by contract, based on the job: the volume of earth, the access, moving the machinery to the site and where the material is dropped off. Send the location and a few photos on WhatsApp and we'll give you a price; if needed, we visit the land.

Do you work on steep ground?

Yes. Most of the area is mountainous, and our tracked dump trucks haul material where a regular truck can't climb.

Do you leave the pad ready to build on?

Yes: cut, leveled and compacted, so the builder starts on firm ground.

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Message Olman

Send the location and a few photos of the land on WhatsApp. He usually replies the same day.

Office hours: Monday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

INS work-risk policy in forceIf an operator gets hurt on your property, our INS policy covers it, not you.
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