Altia Business Park, San Pedro Sula, Honduras. Photo Courtesy of Grupo Karim's.
One of Central America’s First Business Park Is Coming
to Honduras
onduras could become a hot spot for development in Central be especially attractive to call centers, back office, and telemarketing
America when one of the region’s first Class A, intelligent, operations and to companies seeking regional corporate base offices.
sustainable business park opens for business next year.
Beginning in the second quarter of 2009, the Altia Business Park Ruben Sorto, Marketing and New Project Development Corporate
(www.altiabusinesspark.com) will offer service sector companies Director of Grupo Karim’s, says the recent decision by the Honduran
customized office space in pre-wired, “green” buildings. government to allow call centers inside free zones provides another
advantage for companies looking to invest there.
Grupo Karim’s, a leading developer in Honduras, decided to build the
technology park in Honduras to take advantage of the country’s “Honduras has huge potential in the coming years. We are just trying
potential for developing the service sector. to align our business with that,” he says.
Honduran bilingual schools will ensure companies in the service The park will make starting a business in Honduras easier, according
industry a continual supply of young, articulate workers who speak to Sorto, since it will provide companies with all the necessary
and read Spanish and English. Honduras has more bilingual schools communications infrastructure in one place, including an optical fiber
per capita than any other Central American country, including Costa network for high-speed data transmission, secure-building access,
Rica and Panama, the two most popular call center destinations in and customized office space.
the region.
Situated on five hectares, Altia initially will consist of three, 12-story
Businesses that settle in Altia Business Park in San Pedro Sula will be office towers and a clinic, grocery store, pharmacy, library, gym, food
poised to recruit graduates from the five universities located in market, restaurants, and ample parking. The site has room for
Honduras’ second largest city and industrial capital. The park should expansion and eventually will include a heliport.
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