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A group
of
protestors
decided
to block
the
roads
leading
into
Puerto
Caldera,
Puntarenas.
The
reason
for the
protest
was
their
unhappiness
with the
current
price of
fuel
which
saw its
latest
increase
Tuesday
morning.
[Foto:
Marvin
Contreras] |
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Couple Escapes To An
Exotic Life
Four years ago,
just as the city's
economic boom gained
steam and sent house
prices skyward, Dave
Dolezsar and his wife
Monica quit their
lucrative oilpatch jobs,
sold everything and left
Calgary in search of
paradise.
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Tax Sheltered Asset
Protection and
Appreciation in Paradise
Costa Rica has one of
the most appealing
investment environments
in the world. One of the
reasons being its tax
system is much less
complicated than the
United States, Canada
and Europe, offering
great tax incentives for
foreign investors,
including tax free
transactions. Such
conditions, definitely
contribute to Costa
Rica's real estate
market boom
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Inside Tip:
Driving To And From Santa Ana On The Pista
With the
commencement of the work on the new highway to
Caldera, the Autopista Próspero
Fernández, more
commonly known as the highway to Santa Ana/Cuidad
Colon, has become a true nightmare especially
around the bridge before the Escazú exit,
Multiplaza, Guachipelin and Santa Ana. Click here for
more tips |
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Bogotá, Colombia,
A Modern and Vibrant
City
Bogotá — officially
named Bogotá, D.C. (D.C.
for "Distrito Capital",
which means "Capital
District"), formerly
called Santa Fe de
Bogotá, is the capital
city of Colombia, as
well as the most
populous city in the
country, with 7,033,914
inhabitants (2007).
Unofficially, the number
of inhabitants is
believed to be more like
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Colon Devaluates ˘17 In
One Single Day
The dollar keeps going
up against the Costa
Rican colon and it
appears the trend is not
going to stop anytime
soon. Led by the Banco
Nacional, the dollar
pushed up shortly after
noon yesterday hitting a
record exchange rate of
˘540 colones for the buy
and ˘550 colones for the
sell.
Government And
Legislators Still At
Odds Over Diesel Fuel
Subsidy
Costa Rican president,
Oscar Arias, and leaders
of the political parties
in the Legislative
Assembly met yesterday
to discuss the
government's proposal to
revive the diesel
subsidy that government
announced two weeks ago
to offset the high cost
of diesel fuel, which
for the first time was
more costly than
gasoline.
Costa Rica Invited To
Join Petrocaribe
The Ministerial Council
of Petrocaribe invited
Costa Rica to join the
energy alliance.
Tránsito Issued 11.000
Tickets During Mid Year
Vacations
Driving with an expired
license, not having a
license, not having the
vehicle's documents,
faulty lights, not
wearing seatbelts and
speeding are some of the
reasons for the 11.000
traffic tickets issued
by the Policía de
Tránsito during the
first 10 days of the mid
year vacations.
Rubén Blades Comments
On Costa Rica's "Great"
Roads
Singer and actor, Rubén
Blades, who also happens
to be Panama's ministro
de Turismo (tourism
minister) praised the
Juan Santamaría (San
José) international
airport, although he
criticized the country's
poor state of the roads.
Cows To Say Goodbye on
August 3
The famous cows of San
José "Cow Parade" will
say goodbye on Sunday,
August 3rd, with a
parade along Paseo
Colón.
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Cuban, Nicaraguan
Doctors Join Hands
Cuban and Nicaraguan
doctors are taking their
medical service to the
farthest points of
Nicaragua, press media
in this Nicaragua said
Tuesday.
Chavez, Ortega Call For
Latin American Unity
President Hugo Chavez of
Venezuela and his
Nicaraguan counterpart
Daniel Ortega called for
Latin American unity
during a meeting with
Ecuadorian President
Rafael Correa here
Tuesday.
Colombian Government
Asks Citizens To Help
Former Rebels Rejoin
Society
Colombian government
called on Tuesday its
citizens to help the
former members of rebel
armed groups to resume
their normal social
life.
Fidel Castro Censures
G8's Lack of
Environmental Compromise
Former Cuban leader
Fidel Castro has
censured the lack of
more environmental
compromise from the
Group of Eight (G8)
nations at their recent
summit in Hokkaido,
Japan.
Chilean Intellectuals
Support Detained
Filmmaker
Dozens of Chilean
intellectuals signed a
demand for precautionary
measures for moviemaker
Elena Varela, who has
been in prison for more
than two months.
PERU:
Social Rebellion Spreads
Nationwide
The Peruvian capital,
faced with rapidly
rising cost of living,
was the epicentre of
protests calling for
fulfilment of social and
wage agreements signed
by the government.
Although only one
violent incident
occurred, some 200
demonstrators were
arrested.
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/Buy us$1 |
/Sell us$1 |
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B.C.C.R.
16 July 2008 |
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