What it really cost to build my place in the jungle

When people dream about building a place in Peru, the first question is always the same: what does it actually cost? And almost no one gives a straight answer. So here's what's coming: the real, itemized cost of everything I've built on my property, from the land to the last cement slab, by someone who did it recently, not years ago.

What it will cover

• The land: size, location, what I paid, and what it had (and didn't have)
• Site prep and cement slabs
• The house: size, materials, labor and time to build
• The pool, including the waterproofing
• The outdoor kitchen and barbecue area
• The chicken coop
• The woodshop
• Solar and off-grid power: ten 680-watt panels, an inverter and a lithium battery
• The grand total, and what I'd do differently