The report prepared by the Federal College of Engineers and Architects (CFIA) records a slight increase in the area built between January and July 2018 and the same period of 2019, going from 5.93 million m2 to 6.05 million m².

Nacion.com reports that "... In the analysis period of 2018, the central canton of Alajuela was first in the process of permits for construction in the CFIA, with 680,726 m2. For this year, it was displaced by the Central Canton of San José, because permits were requested for 506,579 m2. Alajuela was placed in second place by 2019, with a record of 367,333 m2, according to the report."

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The article adds that "... The data highlights a notable increase in the processing of permits to build tourist works, which especially include hotels. Permits for this type of construction went from 34,525 m2 in the first seven months of 2018, to 157,472 m2 in that period of this year."

For the months concerned, the area processed for residential construction reported a 9% growth and in the case of the commercial sector, a 10% drop was recorded.

Source: Nacion.com

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