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The map
shows
the
restricted
area of
San
José.
Vehicles
will not
be
permitted
to
circulate
the area
for a 24
hour
basis
during
weekdays
depending
on the
last
digit of
the
license
plate: 1
& 2
Mondays,
3 & 4
Tuesdays,
5 & 6
Wednesdays;
7& 8
Thursdays
and 9 &
0
Fridays.
Commercial
vehicles
will
only be
restricted
during
morning
and
afternoon
rush
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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 Fernando Prospero, more
commonly known as the highway to Santa Ana/Cuidad
Colon, has become a true nightnare 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
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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All Day Vehicular
Restrictions Begins
Tomorrow With No
Exceptions, Says
Transport Minister
Tomorrow, Thursday,
begins the all day
vehicular restrictions
of San José as all
vehicles, save heavy
commercial vehicles,
will be restricted from
circulating in the
downtown core, the
circunvalación and La
Uruca on a 24 hour basis
during weekdays.
IMF Concludes Staff
Visit To Costa Rica
An International
Monetary Fund (IMF)
staff mission led by
Dominique Desruelle,
Chief of the Central
America Division in the
Western Hemisphere
Department last week
concluded a visit to
Costa Rica.
Guatemalan Beer To Be
Sold in Costa Rica
Beer lovers will now
have an added choice in
Costa Rica as
Guatemala's most popular
beer "Gallo" (rooster)
makes its way to Costa
Rica.
Laureate Buys Ulatina In
Costa Rica
Baltimore-based Laureate
Education Inc. announced
the purchase Tuesday of
two prominent
universities in Costa
Rica and Mexico
Healthy Vegetable Oils
Reduced Heart Attack
Risk
Consuming omega-3 fatty
acids found in some
vegetable cooking oils
and fish was associated
with reduced heart
attack risk in a Costa
Rican population study,
and eating omega-6 fatty
acids was linked to
lower blood pressure for
healthy people in an
international study.
Costa Rica's Dos Pinos
Aims to Expand in
Central America
Dos Pinos, the Costa
Rican dairy co-op,
intends to take
advantage of high powder
milk prices, which have
peaked at around
us$5,000 per tonne
mid-2007, up from
us$1,998 per tonne in
January 2003. Although
prices have fallen from
their peak level, they
have remained above the
us$4,500 mark.
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Panamanians Recovering
Sight
Nearly 7,389 low-income
Panamanians have
received ophthalmologic
surgery in the first
semester of this year,
as part of the Operation
Miracle program,
authorities from the
Health Ministry
reported.
UNESCO Patrimony New
Entries
The historical
quarter of Camagüey
(Cuba), the Mexican
Biosphere Reserves of
the Monarch Butterfly
and the Protecting Villa
of San Miguel el Grande,
also in Mexico, were
registered as World
Heritage Sites by
UNESCO.
Latin American Lawmakers
Want Cuban 5 Free
Members of Parliament
from 15 Latin American
and Caribbean countries
firmly supported in
Panama the cause of five
Cuban anti-terrorist
fighters unfairly
imprisoned in the United
States almost a decade
ago.
Colombian Organizations
to FARC: Release
Prisoners
At least five Colombian
human rights
organizations requested
the guerrilla to release
all people held as a
gesture of national
reconciliation.
Bolivian Truck Tumbles
Off Cliff, At Least 46
Killed
At least 46 people were
killed and 11 injured
Tuesday when a truck
fell off a
300-meter-high cliff in
southwestern Bolivian
province of Potosi,
highway police said.
Five of the injured were
said to be in serious
condition.
DEVELOPMENT:
Tourism's New Wave
David Aabo is en route
from Peru to New York
City after having spent
much of the last few
years in the South
American country
investigating
opportunities for
development that might
help local entrepreneurs
build a sustainable
regional economy.
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09 July 2008 |
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