Clearing the lot. It is a 1000 square meter lot walled on three sides with a beautiful artisan stone wall called "mamposteria". A wall like this runs about MX$ 1000/m3 (yes it is measured in cubic meters) usually 35 to 40 cm wide. This wall is 106M (344ft) long by 2M (6.5ft) high. About 74m3 which works out to be MX$ 74,000 (+/- US$ 6000)
It took three days of backhoe rental and also a dump truck to haul away all that was removed from the site. I had them scrape about 8 to 10 inches of soil to ensure the stubborn weeds would not come back so soon. In all I paid MX$11,000 (US$900) for that work.
The lot has been cleared of all vegetation and ready for excavation. Now the land surveyor will take reference elevations using the street level as a benchmark. I am going to elevate the house floor level above street level. I should point out that in Yucatan there are no storm sewers or manholes out in the street, so it makes sense to have your house above the natural terrain or you may end up flooded.
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