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Water More Expensive Than Milk
Costa Rica is one of the
countries with lots of rain and
one of the few that bottled
water costs more than milk.
On average, a 600ml bottle of
water costs ˘316 colones
(us$0.61), while a 1000 ml (one
litre) of milk costs between
˘285 and ˘295 colones (us$0.48
and us$0.57).
Jorge Patoni, general manager of
Dos Pinos, says the situation is
"incredible" to most in other
countries.
The answer is nowhere to be
found. The Florida Ice & Farm
Co*., bottlers of Agua Cristal
and the Coca Cola bottlers who
have their own brand of bottled
water, are being tight lipped on
the subject.
Ricardo Sancho, president of the
Aqueductos y Alcanterillados (AyA)
- the water and sewer utility in
Costa Rica - is also stumped on
the subject.
Sancho adds that the water
produced by the utility costs
˘0.23 colones per litre and is
of the same quality as any of
the bottled waters on the store
shelves.
*The Florida Ice & Farm Co is
also the bottler of the local
beers like Imperial, Pilsen,
Rock Ice and brands as Heineken,
which is bottled locally under
license.
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