Owner's obligations after a subdivision is approved
60- and 30-day deadlines, works, cession of public parcels and why you cannot sell before registering.
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TECHNICAL BLOG
Land, law & numbers
Practical guides for subdividing and investing in Paraguay — articles published in Spanish.
Do you have to pave the streets of a subdivision?
What the law requires, what your municipality may require and in what order to do the street works.
READ ARTICLE →Power grid in a subdivision: ANDE and poles
Who approves, which poles and spans ANDE sets and what paperwork each lot needs.
READ ARTICLE →Drinking water in a subdivision: ESSAP, board or well
ESSAP network, sanitation board or artesian well with tank: what paperwork each one requires.
READ ARTICLE →Subdividing with a partner, by service or with management
By service, with management or in partnership: what the law protects and which fits your case.
READ ARTICLE →How much land is ceded to the municipality when subdividing: 5% and 7%
The 5% and 7% of art. 247, what the text does not clarify and why Law 1909 no longer applies.
READ ARTICLE →Taxes when selling lots in Paraguay: 2.4% withholding
What the cadastral record is, how a plot is identified by padrón and finca in Paraguay's cadastre (SNC), and how to get a full identifier as a PDF.
READ ARTICLE →Requisitos legales para lotear un terreno en Paraguay (guía 2026)
What geomatics is, the georeferenced plan and how municipal approval of a subdivision is obtained in Paraguay. Costs and timelines.
READ ARTICLE →How to invest in Paraguay from Argentina: 2026 legal and tax guide
2026 guide for Argentine buyers investing in Paraguayan land: the border-zone rule, closing taxes, AFIP reporting and how to wire funds without cepo limits.
READ ARTICLE →How to invest in Paraguay from Brazil: 2026 legal and tax guide
2026 guide for Brazilians buying land in Paraguay: the border-zone rule, closing taxes, Central Bank DCBE reporting and the IOF cost on wiring reais.
READ ARTICLE →How to invest in Paraguay from the United States: 2026 legal and tax guide
2026 guide for US buyers investing in Paraguayan land: no border restriction, FATCA/FBAR exemption for direct ownership, and how to use the Foreign Tax Credit.
READ ARTICLE →How to invest in Paraguay from Spain: 2026 legal and tax guide
2026 guide for Spanish buyers investing in Paraguayan land: the new double-taxation treaty, Modelo 720 reporting and the investment protection deal since 1997.
READ ARTICLE →How to invest in Paraguay from Uruguay: 2026 legal and tax guide
2026 guide for Uruguayan buyers investing in Paraguayan land: no border restriction, the tax treaty in force and the new 12% tax on foreign rental income.
READ ARTICLE →How to invest in Paraguay from Chile: 2026 legal and tax guide
2026 guide for Chilean buyers investing in Paraguayan land: no border restriction, the tax treaty since 2006 and the investment protection deal since 1995.
READ ARTICLE →Cadastral record in Paraguay: how to identify a plot by padrón and finca
What the cadastral record is, how to identify a plot by padrón and finca in the Paraguayan cadastre (SNC) and how to get a complete identifier in PDF.
READ ARTICLE →Legal requirements to subdivide land in Paraguay (2026 guide)
Legal step by step to subdivide in Paraguay: clean title, EIA with MADES, municipal approval and RUN. 2026 technical guide.
READ ARTICLE →Contour lines and DTM: why every ranch should have one
What a digital terrain model (DTM) is, how it is generated with drones and geodetic GPS, and what management decisions it enables on Paraguayan ranches.
READ ARTICLE →Economic feasibility of a subdivision: the numbers before the stakes
How to calculate whether a subdivision in Paraguay is profitable: land and infrastructure costs, price per lot, cash flow, ROI and common mistakes.
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