Why are so many buildings in Peru half-built?

Question

I’ve noticed that in every city we’ve been to—Cusco, Lima, Paracas—there are many buildings that have been partially constructed. Often, the bottom floor is complete (but perhaps vacant) and the top floor(s) still have exposed rebar and are roofless. This trend appears to be for both residential and commercial structures.

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Answer 1

In Honduras, there were TONS of houses like this. Nearly all were lottery winners. They figured, let’s build as much house as we can – generally just walls – and when we win again, we’ll finish…