Catastro (cadastral record)
Editorial update:
Catastro is the cadastral record: the official identification, measurement and mapping of a parcel, expressed as a designación catastral. Ownership lives in the title registry; the cadastre describes the physical thing being owned. A clean sale needs both to agree — the same parcel, the same measurements, the same boundaries.
Why a Punta Cana buyer should care
Ask counsel and an appropriately qualified survey professional to reconcile the cadastral designation, registered rights, survey and actual property. A mismatch or incomplete parcel documentation needs investigation. Do not infer the exact ownership interest or boundary merely from an advertisement or the absence of a document supplied by the seller.
Common mix-up
A cadastral number on a document is treated as proof the land is defined. It is not — parcels can be subdivided informally and sold repeatedly without the register catching up. The deslinde is what individualises the plot.
Catastro — FAQs
- Is catastro the same as the title registry?
- No. The registry records rights; the cadastre records the parcel. Both must be checked and they must describe the same land.
- Does this matter for a condo?
- Less, because the building sits on an already individualised parcel, but the condominium regime documents should still be verified.
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2026 orientation, not guarantees and not legal advice. No guaranteed ROI, no invented occupancy.