<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" > <channel><title>Comments on: Meet Costa Rica’s future First Lady, Mercedes Peñas Domingo</title> <atom:link href="https://insidecostarica.com/2014/04/15/meet-costa-ricas-future-first-lady-mercedes-penas-domingo/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>https://insidecostarica.com/2014/04/15/meet-costa-ricas-future-first-lady-mercedes-penas-domingo/</link> <description>Costa Rica&#039;s Leading English Language News Source</description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 04:55:00 +0000</lastBuildDate> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.2</generator> <item><title>By: roberto</title><link>https://insidecostarica.com/2014/04/15/meet-costa-ricas-future-first-lady-mercedes-penas-domingo/#comment-7501</link> <dc:creator>roberto</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2014 20:49:00 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://insidecostarica.com/?p=14434#comment-7501</guid> <description><![CDATA[May 8th transfer of power. The ceremony will kick off at 10am at the National Stadium with the traditional cultural presentations. It won’t be until noon Solís will appear on center state, where he will recieve the “presidential sash” from the president of the Legislative Assembly. Organizing the event is Costa Rica’s new first lady, Mercedes Peñas Domingo, confirming that the ceremony will be simple and at a cost ¢150 million colones. (US$280.000 dollars).  Why don&#039;t they just have brunch at Soda Tapia?]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>May 8th transfer of power.<br /> The ceremony will kick off at 10am at the National Stadium with the traditional cultural presentations. It won’t be until noon Solís will appear on center state, where he will recieve the “presidential sash” from the president of the Legislative Assembly.<br /> Organizing the event is Costa Rica’s new first lady, Mercedes Peñas Domingo, confirming that the ceremony will be simple and at a cost ¢150 million colones. (US$280.000 dollars).  Why don&#8217;t they just have brunch at Soda Tapia?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Ben</title><link>https://insidecostarica.com/2014/04/15/meet-costa-ricas-future-first-lady-mercedes-penas-domingo/#comment-7496</link> <dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2014 14:36:00 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://insidecostarica.com/?p=14434#comment-7496</guid> <description><![CDATA[Well you have earned the right to say how you feel if you are 80 years of age. I respect the most important people in the world. Drink a beer smoke a cigar and have fun you deserve it.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well you have earned the right to say how you feel if you are 80 years of age. I respect the most important people in the world. Drink a beer smoke a cigar and have fun you deserve it.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: mhogan</title><link>https://insidecostarica.com/2014/04/15/meet-costa-ricas-future-first-lady-mercedes-penas-domingo/#comment-7495</link> <dc:creator>mhogan</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2014 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://insidecostarica.com/?p=14434#comment-7495</guid> <description><![CDATA[Oh, well then, I apologize.  It certainly was never my intent to make life here more difficult for the expat population.  I guess when you turn 80, you assume you have a right to speak your opinion even if it&#039;s against what others may think.  My bad.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oh, well then, I apologize.  It certainly was never my intent to make life here more difficult for the expat population.  I guess when you turn 80, you assume you have a right to speak your opinion even if it&#8217;s against what others may think.  My bad.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Ben</title><link>https://insidecostarica.com/2014/04/15/meet-costa-ricas-future-first-lady-mercedes-penas-domingo/#comment-7492</link> <dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2014 01:27:00 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://insidecostarica.com/?p=14434#comment-7492</guid> <description><![CDATA[I am getting very sick of your Radical rightwing points of view. It is very sick and distructive how you think of Latin America. You have no good advice then say nothing at all. Your way of thinking is from Cold war era 1955. It is sad and out dated. I honestly hope you go back to US asap. Costa Rica is nice and peaceful you go anywhere else in Latin America might be a eye opening experience for you how they really think of you. Wake up your comments are sad and distructive. I don´t care how much you invest in Costa Rica or anywhere just change your out dated views. I know most US citizen don´t think like you. Thank Goodness.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am getting very sick of your Radical rightwing points of view. It is very sick and distructive how you think of Latin America. You have no good advice then say nothing at all. Your way of thinking is from Cold war era 1955. It is sad and out dated. I honestly hope you go back to US asap. Costa Rica is nice and peaceful you go anywhere else in Latin America might be a eye opening experience for you how they really think of you. Wake up your comments are sad and distructive. I don´t care how much you invest in Costa Rica or anywhere just change your out dated views. I know most US citizen don´t think like you. Thank Goodness.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Ben</title><link>https://insidecostarica.com/2014/04/15/meet-costa-ricas-future-first-lady-mercedes-penas-domingo/#comment-7489</link> <dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2014 19:56:00 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://insidecostarica.com/?p=14434#comment-7489</guid> <description><![CDATA[Good point seem smart better than Laura´s Husband.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Good point seem smart better than Laura´s Husband.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Ben</title><link>https://insidecostarica.com/2014/04/15/meet-costa-ricas-future-first-lady-mercedes-penas-domingo/#comment-7488</link> <dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2014 19:55:00 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://insidecostarica.com/?p=14434#comment-7488</guid> <description><![CDATA[Your Old fashioned. Open your mind a little. Comments like this don´t help EX Pats at all. Be Nice.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Your Old fashioned. Open your mind a little. Comments like this don´t help EX Pats at all. Be Nice.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Andrew</title><link>https://insidecostarica.com/2014/04/15/meet-costa-ricas-future-first-lady-mercedes-penas-domingo/#comment-7476</link> <dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2014 20:31:00 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://insidecostarica.com/?p=14434#comment-7476</guid> <description><![CDATA[how do you know she wasn&#039;t on top?]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>how do you know she wasn&#8217;t on top?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Karen Mata</title><link>https://insidecostarica.com/2014/04/15/meet-costa-ricas-future-first-lady-mercedes-penas-domingo/#comment-7465</link> <dc:creator>Karen Mata</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2014 15:54:00 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://insidecostarica.com/?p=14434#comment-7465</guid> <description><![CDATA[Never on a domingo]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Never on a domingo</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: mhogan</title><link>https://insidecostarica.com/2014/04/15/meet-costa-ricas-future-first-lady-mercedes-penas-domingo/#comment-7464</link> <dc:creator>mhogan</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2014 15:39:00 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://insidecostarica.com/?p=14434#comment-7464</guid> <description><![CDATA[Ah, shades of &quot;It&#039;s a Wonderful Life&quot; .. a country sunk in sex and sin, and on the brink of ruin.  And who&#039;s the Guardian Angel -- I guess that might be China, or Russia, or ?  American money is obviously too dirty for Costaricense.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ah, shades of &#8220;It&#8217;s a Wonderful Life&#8221; .. a country sunk in sex and sin, and on the brink of ruin.  And who&#8217;s the Guardian Angel &#8212; I guess that might be China, or Russia, or ?  American money is obviously too dirty for Costaricense.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Karen Mata</title><link>https://insidecostarica.com/2014/04/15/meet-costa-ricas-future-first-lady-mercedes-penas-domingo/#comment-7463</link> <dc:creator>Karen Mata</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2014 14:54:00 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://insidecostarica.com/?p=14434#comment-7463</guid> <description><![CDATA[Possibly leaders are honest about their amorality, and we can all enjoy the wonderful state of affairs.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Possibly leaders are honest about their amorality, and we can all enjoy the wonderful state of affairs.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>