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TROPICO BUILDING TYPES

      Housing           
Industry
Farming
Mining
 Entertainment           
Infrastructure
Military
Tourism
 Government
Human Services
Landscape


HOUSING

 TYPES of HOUSING:
 Shacks, tenements, houses, apartments, and luxury houses

TYPE:
 Shack or Shanty
DESCRIPTION:
 This is a barely adequate bit of shelter that they will create wherever they can find space if you do not provide adequate housing.
UPGRADES:
 None
SPECS:
 Can be bulldozed
COST:
 None



TYPE:
 House
DESCRIPTION:
UPGRADES:
SPECS:
COST:
 -



INDUSTRY

 TYPES of INDUSTRY:
 Lumber mills, food processors (packing houses, etc.), cigar factories, foundries, rum distilleries, and jewelry factories.

TYPE:
 Lumbermill
DESCRIPTION:
UPGRADES:
SPECS:
COST:
 $1,000


FARMING

 TYPES of FARMING:
 Fisherman’s wharves, farms (banana, coconut, citrus, corn, pineapple, coffee, sugar, and tobacco), and ranches (goat and cattle).

MINING

 TYPES of MINING:
 Offshore rigs, logging camps, and mines (iron, bauxite, and gold).


TYPE:
 Logging Camp
DESCRIPTION:
UPGRADES:
 Tool Shed ($3,000)
SPECS:
COST:
 -


TYPE:
 Mine
DESCRIPTION:
UPGRADES:
SPECS:
COST:
 -


ENTERTAINMENT

 TYPES of ENTERTAINMENT:
 Pubs, night clubs, restaurants, gourmet restaurants, souvenir shops, sports complexes, newspapers, radio stations, TV stations, and cabarets.

TYPE:
 Pub
DESCRIPTION:
UPGRADES:
SPECS:
COST:
 -



TYPE:
 Newspaper
DESCRIPTION:
UPGRADES:
SPECS:
COST:
 -



TYPE:
 Sports Stadium
DESCRIPTION:
UPGRADES:
SPECS:
COST:
 -



INFRASTRUCTURE

 TYPES of INFRASTRUCTURE:
 Docks, ports, airports, power plants, electric substations, and marinas.

TYPE:
 Electric Power Plant
DESCRIPTION:
UPGRADES:
SPECS:
COST:
 $


MILITARY

 TYPES of MILITARY:
 Guard towers, barracks, mess halls, command centers, armories, foreign military bases, military police stations, and secret police headquarters.

TYPE:
 Guard Tower
DESCRIPTION:
UPGRADES:
SPECS:
COST:
 $2,000



TOURISM

 TYPES of TOURISM:
 Bungalows, cheap hotels, hotels, luxury hotels, pools, spas, gaming areas, tennis courts, casinos, and beach sites.

TYPE:
 Luxery Hotel
DESCRIPTION:
UPGRADES:
SPECS:
COST:
 -



TYPE:
 Casino
DESCRIPTION:
UPGRADES:
SPECS:
COST:
 -



TYPE:
 Resort
DESCRIPTION:
UPGRADES:
SPECS:
COST:
 -



TYPE:
 Cabaret
DESCRIPTION:
UPGRADES:
SPECS:
COST:
 -



GOVERNMENT

 TYPES of GOVERNMENT:
 Palace, a fortified palace, a capitol building, customs, embassies, and prisons.

TYPE:
 Palace
DESCRIPTION:
UPGRADES:
Fortified Palace
SPECS:
You start with the palace when you begin a new game
COST:



HUMAN SERVICES

 TYPES of HUMAN SERVICES:
 Health clinics, hospitals, emergency shelters, marketplaces, banks, chapels, churches, cathedrals, high schools, and colleges.

TYPE:
 Health Clinic
DESCRIPTION:
UPGRADES:
SPECS:
COST:
 -


TYPE:
 Bank
DESCRIPTION:
UPGRADES:
SPECS:
COST:
 $10,000


TYPE:
 Fruitcart
DESCRIPTION:
UPGRADES:
SPECS:
COST:
 -



LANDSCAPING


TYPES of LANDSCAPING:
 Fountains, small gardens, trails, archeological sites, plazas, statues, and scenic outlooks.