Manzana y Lote (Block and Lot)mahn-SAH-nah ee LOH-tay
Manzana y lote (block and lot) are the cadastral coordinates identifying a property parcel in Mexico's municipal land-registry system, where manzana is the city block bounded by streets and lote is the individual lot or parcel within that block, both forming part of the clave catastral (unique cadastral key).
By Daniel Ortega · Last reviewed 14 November 2026
How it works
Every property registered in a Mexican municipal catastro (cadastre) receives a unique alphanumeric clave catastral (cadastral key) that encodes its location. In Quintana Roo, the clave must include the municipality, region, manzana (block) and lote (lot); for condominiums it also includes building and unit. For example, clave catastral 109003000020035 identifies Tulum municipality, región 003, manzana 020, lote 035. The clave catastral appears on the predial (property tax) receipt and is used to pay predial online; buyers verify that the manzana y lote on the tax receipt, escritura (deed) and cédula catastral (cadastral certificate) match exactly—mismatches delay closing and require correction at the municipal catastro before title transfer. Obtaining a cédula catastral in Cancún (Benito Juárez) costs MXN 845 or MXN 666 for cambio de propietario; in Tulum approximately MXN 711 and in Othón P. Blanco (Chetumal) MXN 509.13; in Playa del Carmen the cost is approximately MXN 464 for recatastrization with typical delivery in 10 days. Corrections to cadastral data (wrong manzana, lote or area) are processed at the municipal catastro office; timeframes vary but corrections typically take 5–10 business days. Request a cédula catastral at the municipal Dirección de Catastro or, where available, through the municipal online portal.