The Secretary of the Presidency, Sergio Grullón represented the government in the ground-opening ceremony for the start of the construction of the Pan American Village adjacent to the Santo Domingo Cyberpark and near to the Las Americas International Airport. Some 720 buildings will go up to house more than 5,000 athletes and delegates expected for the summer 2003 Santo Domingo Pan American Games. The construction has been entrusted to Consorcio Panamericano 2003 (Grupo Alfa, Civilcad Constructora) and Sanak. President of the Sanak engineering company, Frank Pimentel said that the 60 apartment buildings will be ready in 24 months. He said they have been working on ground preparation for the past two months.
