Chinese Government provides RMB 420 million grant for Police Academy Construction Project

On March 25, 2011 the Chinese Government announced that it would provide RMB 300 million for the construction of a police academy in Costa Rica. The government of Costa Rica was the recipient agency.

However, the Chinese Government committed an additional RMB 120 million -- through an Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreement (ETCA) -- in 2013 when it became clear that the completion of the Policy Academy project would require additional funding.

The purpose of the project was to construct a police academy that is located in La Rita de Pococí within the province of Limón. Beijing Urban Construction Group was the contractor responsible for project implementation. Construction began on December 15, 2014. The project was completed on July 7, 2017.

The Costa Rica Police Academy now provides a teaching ground for 800 students and 400 teachers and staff, with a construction area of over 31,000 square meters. It is fully functional and is the largest and most modern police academy in Latin America.

It has bedroom towers, a dining room, a gym and football and basketball courts, in addition to classrooms, libraries and training areas for future officers.