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Beginning
today
with
license
plates
ending
in 7 & 8
the
weekday
vehicular
restriction
of San
José
will be
from 6am
to 7pm
and not
24 hours
as had
been
promised
by the
Transport
ministry.
However,
the MOPT
says it
does not
rule out
gradually
extending
the
measure
to 24
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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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Government Decides Last
Minute To Reduce
Vehicular Restriction To
13 Hours
In a last minute
announcement, the Ministra de
Obras Públicas y
Transportes (MOPT),
Karla González.,
announced that the
vehicular restrictions
of San José will be only
for 13 hours and the 24 hours the MOPT
had promised.
Housing Minister Resigns
The Ministro de Vivienda
(Housing minister),
Fernando Zumbado, has
left his post
temporarily while
investigators dig into
allegations of misuse of
us$1.4 million dollars
in funds donated the
Government of Taiwan
placed in a fideicomiso
(trust fund), which was
to be used to eradicate
the "precarios" (slums)
in Pavas.
Costa Rica To Attend
Petrocaribe as Observer
Venezuela Foreign
Minister Nicolas Maduro
announced on Wednesday
that Costa Rica will
join regional
Petrocaribe alliance as
an observer.
Could Climate Change
Impact Costa Rica? New
Study Says Yes
Newswise — While melting
Arctic sea ice and
glaciers have become a
symbol of climate
change, new research
from the University of
Massachusetts Amherst
indicates that highland
forests in Costa Rica
could also be seriously
affected by future
changes in climate,
reducing the number of
species in a region
famous for its
biodiversity.
Meeting On Tamarindo
Regulatory Plan To Be
Held July 11
(Guanacaster Journal/Infocom)
- Next Friday, July 11,
at 2 p.m., there will be
a meeting to discuss the
proposed Tamarindo
Regulatory Plan, at the
San Jose de Pinilla
Community Hall.
Dos Pinos Introduces La
Lechita
The Dos Pinos dairy
co-operative has
introduced a "cheaper"
version of its milk
called "La Lechita" that
will sell for ¢250
colones (us$0.48) for
670ml.
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Nicaragua Files Charges
In Bank Bailout
A special prosecutor on
Monday charged a top
opposition leader, a
newspaper publisher and
37 other people with
fraud and influence
trafficking.
Colombia Peace Process
Uncertain
The road to the peace
process remains
uncertain in Colombia
Wednesday after the
government signalled
that it wants to
escalate its
anti-insurgency
operations.
Venezuela Expects
Chavez-Uribe Meeting To
Be Positive
Venezuela said Wednesday
that the meeting between
Venezuelan President
Hugo Chavez and
Colombian President
Alvaro Uribe on Friday
would be "very positive"
for Latin American
countries.
Colombia Sending
Guerrillas to US
The Colombian government
will start procedures
Wednesday to extradite
to the US two guerrillas
captured by military
forces during the 15
detainees' rescue.
Peru's Workers Strike
Against Government
Economic, Social
policies
The General
Confederation of Workers
of Peru (CGTP) Wednesday
morning staged a 24-hour
national strike in
protest against the
government's economic
and social policies.
ENVIRONMENT:
Indians Close Ranks
Against Dams in the
Amazon
Indigenous communities
in Bolivia and Brazil
have declared an
emergency in response to
the construction of the
Madera River
Hydroelectric Complex,
which Brasilia is
pursuing even as
independent research
efforts try to measure
the impacts of what will
be one of South
America's largest energy
projects.
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B.C.C.R.
10 July 2008 |
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