Inaccessibility, water shortages, and infestations of disease-causing insects, mainly mosquitoes, prevented the use of large parcels of potentially productive land.
Other problems are the denial of building permits, inaccessibility of water sources, and unavailability of sewage networks and garbage disposal services.
Due to the structures size, age, exposure and inaccessibility, the original brickwork was suffering from extensive weathering and structural deterioration.
