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177 - The Próspera Master Plan | Gabriel Delgado
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- Free Cities Podcast
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- Apr 10, 2026
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Summary
Inside Próspera's Survival, Legal Battle, and Vision for Governance as a Service - Próspera is the world's most closely watched startup city - a Free City project on the Honduran island of Roatán operating under the ZEDE framework with its own civil code, tax structure, and regulatory system. After surviving years of political hostility from the previous Honduran government, it now faces a pivotal moment: a friendlier administration, an ongoing CAFTA arbitration, and a development roadmap that could reshape how governance experiments scale globally. In this episode, Timothy Allen sits down with Gabriel Delgado, co-founder and Chief Development Officer of Próspera. Gabe has worked in special economic zones since 2009 and launched Próspera in 2017. He pulls back the curtain on what the last several years have actually looked like - the political pressure, the decision to fight rather than retreat, and what comes next. In this conversation: The current legal status of Honduras's ZEDE framework and why it's more nuanced than the headlines suggest How Próspera survived a hostile government that made shutting it down a top political priority The ongoing CAFTA arbitration and what a deal with the new administration could look like Próspera's masterplan: a walkable, non-car-centric city on Roatán modelled on Hong Kong Plans for a Shenzhen-style nearshoring hub on the Honduran mainland connected by autonomous drone logistics Governance as a service: how Próspera's regulatory model could be licensed to other countries Why Próspera's success may be the single most important thing for the global Free Cities and charter cities movement Timestamps (Audio version only, include's Timothy's episode introduction): 0:00:29 - Introduction to episode 0:09:18 - Start of conversation 0:14:24…