8. LOANS PAYABLE

On March 31, 2017, the Company received a bank loan in the amount of $519,156 (ARS $8,000,000) (the “2017 Loan”). The 2017 Loan bears interest at 24.18% per annum and is due on March 1, 2021. Principal and interest will be paid in forty-two monthly installments beginning on October 1, 2017 and ending on March 1, 2021. The Company incurred interest expense on this loan of $16,826 and $59,614 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, and incurred interest of expense on this loan of $29,285 and $55,127 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively. As of September 30, 2018, the balance on the 2017 Loan is $163,885, of which $56,224 is recorded in loans payable, net, current and $107,661 is recorded in loans payable, net, non-current in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. Of the decrease in principal of $248,182 on the 2017 Loan during the nine months ended September 30, 2018, $38,117 resulted from principal payments made and $210,065 resulted from the effect of fluctuations in the foreign currency exchange rate during the period.

On August 19, 2017, the Company purchased 845 hectares of land adjacent to its existing property at AWE. The Company paid $100,000 at the date of purchase and executed a note payable in the amount of $600,000, denominated in U.S. dollars (the “Land Loan”) with a stated interest rate of 0% and with quarterly payments of $50,000 beginning on December 18, 2017 and ending August 18, 2021. At the date of purchase, the Company took possession of the property, with full use and access, but will not receive the deed to the property until after $400,000 of the purchase price has been paid. The Company imputed interest on the note at 7% per annum and recorded a discounted note balance of $517,390 on August 19, 2017. Amortization of the note discount in the amount of $7,984 and $22,941 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, and amortization of the note discount in the amount of $1,389 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, is recorded as interest expense on the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations. The balance on the note was $452,458, net of debt discount of $47,542 on September 30, 2018, of which $174,560 (net of discount of $25,440) is included in loans payable, net, current and $277,899 (net of discount of $22,101) is included in loans payable, net, non-current in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

On January 25, 2018 the Company received a bank loan in the amount of $525,000 (the “2018 Loan”), denominated in U.S. dollars. The 2018 Loan bears interest at 6.75% per annum and is due on January 25, 2023. Principal and interest will be paid in 60 equal monthly installments of $10,311, beginning on February 23, 2018. The Company incurred interest expense of $7,989 and $22,042 on this loan during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively.

On June 4, 2018 the Company received a loan in the amount of $55,386 (ARS $1,600,000) which bears interest at 10% per month and is due upon demand of the lender (the “Demand Loan”). Interest is paid monthly. The Company incurred interest expense on this loan of $13,919 and $20,751, respectively, during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018. The decrease in the principal balance of the Demand Loan during the period is the result of changes in the foreign currency exchange rate during the period.

The Company’s loans payable are summarized below: