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Chappel,
owner of
the
exclusive
Segway
International
Distributorship
in Costa
Rica,
demonstrates
an
alternative
to the
high
cost
gasoline,
the
single
occupant
vehicle
that can
run up
to 40
kilometres
on a
single
charge,
is eco
friendly
and
above
all fun
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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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Tip: Passing the Riteve Inspection
Passing the
annual vehicular inspection is one of a process.
First step is make an appointment. Next take the
vehicle to a "trusted" mechanic for a complete
revision, including a gas emission test. 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
10 million.
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A collection of our best fotos
of news events, people,
happenings in Costa Rica and
more...
click
here!
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ICT To Launch
Aggressive Promotional Campaign in the
U.S.
The Instituto
Costarricense de Turismo (ICT) wants to
attract more tourists to Costa Rica and
to that end will launching next monthan
aggressive promotional campaign that
should see positive results for the
coming "summer" season.
Citizen Appeals
Vehicular Restriction To
Constitutional Court
In typical Costa Rican
fashion, a "recurso
amparo" (appeal) has
been made against the
expanded vehicular
restriction of San José.
A Costa Rican identified
only by his last names,
Leando Ulloa, made the
appeal to the
Constitutional court.
Former Seguridad
Minister Wants To Be
President
Former ministro de
Seguridad Pública,
Fernando Berrocal,
yesterday confirmed that
he will be seeking the
Partido Liberación
Nacional (PLN) for the
2010 presidential
elections.
Dole Implements New
Environmental
Agricultural Practices
for Pineapple Production
in Costa Rica
Dole Food Company
announced the
implementation of new,
progressive
environmental
agricultural practices
for pineapple production
in Costa Rica.
Costa Rican Bananas To
Go Carbon Neutral
The Costa Rican banana
industry is intending to
go carbon neutral as
part of a national joint
effort to make the small
Central American nation
the first to offset all
its carbon dioxide
emissions by 2021.
Coffee to Czech Republic
The Foreign Trade
Promoter disclosed that
a Czech-Costa Rican
company, NAVCAFE, will
market coffee in the
European nation.
Protection of
Turtles
A group of volunteers
from different countries worked for a
month and a half to build a nursery
designed to protect turtle nests at
Matapalo Beach, in the Costa Rica
Central Pacific.
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Taiwan
Donates us$2.6 Million
To Help Panama Build
Hospital
Republic of China
Ambassador to Panama
Tomas Ping-fu Hou
donated US$2.6 million
to the Panamanian
government Friday to
help the Central
American country build a
hospital in an
impoverished area of
Panama City.
Honduras Seizes Ship
Carrying 4.6 Tons of
Cocaine
At least 4.6 tons of
cocaine were found on a
boat in the Caribbean
Sea and six of the
vessel's crew members
were arrested, Honduran
authorities said
Saturday.
Chavez: Prevent
Opposition Beachheads
Venezuelan President
Hugo Chavez has focused
his strategy for the
upcoming elections of
governors and mayor on
the struggle against the
opposition"s efforts to
create "beachheads".
Bolivian President:
Revocative Referendum to
"Knock Down" Opposition
Bolivian President Evo
Morales said Sunday the
nationwide revocative
referendum on Aug. 10
will "knock down" the
opposite neo-liberal
governors that oppose to
the country's reforms.
Ecuador Assembly Head:
New Constitution To Be
Ratified in Referendum
The "yes" camp will win
in the referendum on the
new constitution, said
Fernando Cordero, new
president of the
Ecuadorian Constituent
Assembly, Sunday.
HEALTH-PORTUGAL:
Latin American Doctors
Fill the Breach
Portugal is trying to
fill the vacuum left by
the departure of many of
the 2,000 Spanish
doctors who have been
contributing to the
normal functioning of
hospitals and clinics in
the interior of the
country, with Argentine,
Cuban and Uruguayan
doctors.
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