Empty front of houses at Juliaca

This airport city is known for contraband products. From name brand clothing, shoes, appliances, cell phones to cars. You can get the fake stuff really cheap here. After they are manufactured, they would ship them to other major cities in Peru. The citizens here do not require to pay taxes and almost all houses do not complete the front as a way to evade paying taxes. There are 250,000 population living here. The roads are a mess as constructions are everywhere but never quite completely done. This reminds me of Egypt. Houses would never be finished completely to avoid taxes in Egypt as well.