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China Offered a 1.5 Million USD Grant to Build a Chinatown in San Jose, Costa Rica

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$2,112,669
Commitment Year•2008Country of Activity•Costa RicaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Costa RicaSector•Other Social Infrastructure And ServicesFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2008
Start (actual)
Feb 1, 2012
End (actual)
Dec 5, 2012

Geospatial footprint

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Chinatown (China Barrio) is located along "Paseo de los Estudiantes" ("Students Walkway") in San Jose. More detailed locational infomation can be found at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paseo_de_los_Estudiantes and https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/310175509#map=17/9.93393/-84.07460

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

  • Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Costa Rica

Loan desecription

China Offered a 1.5 Million USD Grant to Build a Chinatown in San Jose, Costa Rica

Narrative

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Project narrative

In June 2008, the project of building a Chinatown in San Jose, Costa Rica was announced at an official ceremony that included Costa Rican president, Oscar Arias, Municipalidad de San José mayor, Johnny Araya and the mayor of Beijing, Guo Jinlong. The project was funded by the Costa Rican government, the city of San José, and a US$1.5 million grant from the People's Republic of China. The Chinatown officially opened on 5 December 2012, with a 550-meter pedestrian boulevard and a Tang Dynasty-style archway.