Experimental City: A Place Where You Can "Do Whatever You Want" Has Been Created on an Island (3 photos)
On an island off the coast of Honduras, there's a unique enclave called Prospera, where, according to locals, people can "do whatever they want." 
Founded in 2017 by entrepreneur Eric Bryman, Prospera is located on the island of Roatan and has special status as an Employment and Economic Development Zone (ZEDEs). This allows residents to operate under their own rules while remaining under the jurisdiction of the Honduran government.
Income tax here is only 5%, and corporate tax is 1%. A business can be registered in just a couple of hours with a phone and internet access. This libertarian approach has made Prospera a magnet for investors, cryptocurrency enthusiasts, and biohacking enthusiasts.
Representatives of the YouTube channel Yes Theory, who visited the city this year, met local residents, including biohackers and scientists. One of them, Gleb Razgar, is working on a "brain upload" project—a digital model of the central nervous system. Another resident implanted a chip in his finger that allows him to read a link to his website. 
Even renowned biohacker Brian Johnson has come to Prospera to undergo gene therapy, hoping to extend his life.
Despite its ambitious plans, the project is controversial. In 2024, Honduran authorities declared the ZEDEs unconstitutional, with President Xiomara Castro declaring that such zones were "selling the country piecemeal."
Former President Juan Orlando Hernández, who previously supported the project, is currently serving a prison sentence in the United States for drug trafficking.
Nevertheless, Prospera continues to operate. According to its founders, the project has attracted millions of dollars in investment and created over 3,400 jobs for Hondurans. However, the future of the "city of billionaires" remains uncertain. 
