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Lot preparation

For anyone with a lot in the Costa Ballena who wants to build: access road, level building pad and drainage, ready for your builder.

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Many lots here are on a hillside with no access. Before building, a road has to be opened from the street, the pad cut and leveled, and the drainage worked out. We do all three with our own machinery.

If you live outside the area, send us the location and photos on WhatsApp: we'll explain what earthwork is needed and give you a price.

Equipment we useHidromek 140 LC-3 excavator, Cat D5G XL dozer, Cat 140G motor grader, Cat CS533E roller, dump trucks and tracked dump trucks.

What's included

  • Access roadFrom the public road up to the pad.
  • House padCut, leveled and compacted.
  • Terraced cutsWhen the hillside calls for it.
  • DrainageTo protect the road and the pad.
  • Internal farm roadsFor farms and developments.

How we do it

  1. Send us the lot

    Location and photos on WhatsApp.

  2. We tell you what it needs

    Access, cuts, pad and drainage, with the price.

  3. We do the earthwork

    With our own machinery and operators.

  4. Your builder starts

    On a firm pad with access.

Photos of real jobs

Lagunas, Barú, September 2026: pad ready, with the house layout marked.
Lagunas, Barú, September 2026: pad ready, with the house layout marked.
September 2026: the same property from the air, with the internal road and two pads.
September 2026: the same property from the air, with the internal road and two pads.
August 2026: pad next to the road, from the drone.
August 2026: pad next to the road, from the drone.

Questions about this service

I bought a hillside lot. Can I build on it?

Often yes, with terraced cuts and good drainage. Send us the location and a few photos and we'll tell you what earthwork it would need. The structural side is decided by your project's engineer.

Do you work with my builder or architect?

Yes. We leave the pad and the access ready so your builder can start.

How do I get a price?

On WhatsApp at +506 6166-8803, with the lot's location and a few photos. The price depends on the earthwork, moving the machinery to the lot and where the material is dropped off.

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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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