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Perhaps
it was
due to
the lack
of
Tránsito
(traffic)
officers,
the day
after
pay day
or the
rain,
but
traffic
in San
José was
back to
pre
vehicular
restriction
days.
And in
typical
Tico
fashion,
few
respect
the
plate
restrictions
or other
traffic
laws, if
there
are
traffic
cops to
enforce
it. [Foto:
Adriana
Araya)] |
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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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Central Bank Intervenes
To Put Brakes On Runaway
Exchange Rate
Following Tuesday's US
dollar climb of ˘17
colones, the largest
single jump in one day
since the introduction
of the "bandas cambiaras"
(band) system, the
currency continued the
same trend Wednesday.
Bus Operators Waiting On
Response By Legislators
Before Contemplating
Strike Action
Bus operators have been
very patient during the
last month, waiting on
legislators to provide
solutions to the current
problem of high fuel
prices, before taking
any definitive action on
their part.
Costa Rica Disappointed
By U.S. Anti-Drug Aid
Package
The Costa Rican
government on Wednesday
voiced discontent with a
recent U.S. anti-drug
aid package, saying the
money is far less than
what the country needs
to combat drug
trafficking.
Forum On Cross-Straits
Relations Held in Costa
Rica
A forum on the peaceful
development of relations
across the Taiwan
Straits was held in
Costa Rica on Wednesday.
UFO Visits Grecia
One can only speculate
as to the reasons why,
perhaps in search of low
fuel prices or a great "bocadillo"
or wanting to visit the
cleanest city in Costa
Rica, beings from other
worlds are reported to
have visited Grecia
Tuesday night.
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Panama Canal, U.S. port
of Tampa Sign Deal To
Boost Trade Route To
Asia
The Authorities of the
Panama Canal and the
U.S. Port of Tampa
signed an agreement this
week to promote the
trade route that
connects North America
with the Asian
countries.
Honduran Teachers: Nine
Days of Strike
A strike of Honduran
primary teachers reached
its ninth day on Tuesday
in the wake of the local
government refusal to
pay the salary for
nearly 3,072 teachers.
Brazil Willing To Join
Group To Negotiate
Release Of FARC Hostages
Brazil is on call if the
Colombian government
decides to form an
international group to
negotiate the release of
hostages held by the
Revolutionary Armed
Forces of Colombia (FARC),
Brazil's presidential
spokesman Marcelo
Baumbach said Wednesday.
Venezuela Left for Solid
Unity
Progressive Venezuelan
parties of the Patriotic
Alliance are
strengthening strategic
unity to foster the
revolutionary process in
Venezuela.
U.S. Says To Support
Ecuador Against FARC
The U.S. government
would continue to
support Colombia and
Ecuador in their fight
against the leftist
Revolutionary Armed
Forces of Colombia (FARC),
Linda Jewell, the U.S.
ambassador to Ecuador
said Wednesday.
OIL-CARIBBEAN:
Petrocaribe Building
‘Anti-Crisis,
Anti-Hunger Shield’
Seventeen countries in
Central America and the
Caribbean are to make
down payments of only 40
percent on Venezuelan
oil, while cooperating
to expand their food
supply, and calling on
the North to take
measures to curb
speculation on futures
markets, which is
resulting in surging
crude prices.
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17 July 2008 |
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