Costa Rica
There is a sizeable Chinese community in the Puntarenas area and San José, around the "Paseo de los estudiantes" area. Recent Chinese immigrants are coming from Taiwan, many of whom have established businesses in Costa Rica.
The Chinese government will be contributing US$1 million dollars to help construct a Chinatown or Barrio Chino. Costa Rica’s Government or municipalidad de San José will also provide about US$300,000 to help finance the project.
This announcement came in an official ceremony that included Costa Rican president, Oscar Arias, Municipalidad de San José mayor, Johnny Araya and the mayor of Beijing, Guo Jinlong, to place the cornerstone for the project.
The area in the Catedral district between Avenidas 2 an 14, now known as Paseo de los Estudiantes will become Barrio Chino that will include a pedestrian boulevard. This new Chinatown development will include restaurants serving oriental food and retail stores selling oriental artifacts, medication and other products.
Read more about this topic: Chinatowns In Latin America