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Barrio
Chino (Chinatown) Project Underway In San
José
The area known as Paseo de los Estudiantes
in downtown San José has been chosen as the
site for "Barrio Chino" (Chinatown), 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.
Chinatown will include restaurants serving
oriental food and retail stores selling
oriental artifacts, medication and other
products.
The area in the Catedral district between
Avenidas 2 an 14, in the area now known as Paseo de los
Estudiantes will become Barrio Chino that
will include a pedestrian boulevard.
China's ambassador to Costa Rica, Wang
Xiaoyuan, stressed that this is another
example of the close ties between China and
Costa Rica, who began diplomatic relations
in July 2007 after Costa Rica breaking off
relations with Taiwan a month earlier.
The government of China will be contributing
us$1 million dollars to the project, while
the municipalidad de San José will
contribute us$300.000 dollars.
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