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Costa
Rican
beauty,
María
Teresa
Rodríguez
, shares
a moment
with
Miss
Universe
contestants
from
Curacao,
Croatia
and
Colombia.
The
pageant
is being
held
tomorrow,
Sunday,
July 13,
in
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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
10 million.
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Recope Asks For
Yet Even
Higher Gasoline Prices
Although the latest gas
hike approval has not
yet taken effect, the
state refinery, the
Refinadora Costarricense
de Petróleo (Recope),
yesterday submitted
another request for
another
increase in the price of
gasoline that will take
effect in August, not
if, but when approved.
Fewer Traffic Accidents
in San José Attributed
To The Vehicular
Restrictions
The expanded vehicular
restrictions of San José
us being attributed for
the reduction of traffic
accidents during the
first 15 days after
going into affect,
according to the Policía
de Tránsito (traffic
police), who are very
pleased with the
results.
President Arias
Announces The
Elimination of Toll
Booths
Costa Rican president,
announced following a
cabinet meeting held in
Pacayas, Cartago, the
elimination of toll
booths on the autopistas
General Cañas, Próspero
Fernández, Florencio del
Castillo, adn the
carretera a Limón. The
move is eliminated the
congestion at the toll
booths in an effort to
save on gasoline
consumption.
Cellular Customers Have
To Wait Until Next Year
For New Lines
The promise by the
Instituto Costarricense
de Electricidad (ICE)
for additional GSM lines
by the end of this year
seems to have vanished.
Some 134.000 people are
currently on the waiting
list to get connected.
Exchange Rate Moves
¢6 Colones Overnight,
Hitting A Record Sell
Rate High of ¢528
The exchange rate took a
sharp increase of ¢6 on
the sell rate overnight
after going up and down
by a few tenths of a
colon during the past
month or so.
Strong Economic
Adjustment Coming
The head of
the Banco Central de
Costa Rica (BCCR) -
Central Bank - Francisco
Gutierrez warned that
the nation will have to
make a strong economic
adjustment in the face
of the tough
international situation.
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Nicaragua's San
Cristobal Volcano Spews
Gas, Ash
Nicaragua's San
Cristobal volcano
rumbled with a series of
small explosions on
Friday and spewed gases
and ash that reached a
small town in the
northwest of the
country, but authorities
said no one was hurt.
Presidents of Venezuela,
Colombia Meet To Revive
Ties
Venezuelan President
Hugo Chavez met his
Colombian counterpart
Alvaro Uribe early
Friday in a bid to
revive ties, which have
become increasingly
tense since November
2007.
FARC Accuses Its Members
of Betrayal in Hostage
Rescue
The Revolutionary Armed
Forces of Colombia (FARC)
accused its insiders of
betrayal during the
Colombian military
rescue of hostages
Ingrid Betancourt and 14
others on July 2,
according to a
communique released
Friday.
Peru's Garcia Toughens
Stance on Protests
The Peruvian government
has toughened again its
stance on protesters by
denouncing a conspiracy
and describing the
protests as a domestic
security issue.
Argentina Arrests 15 For
Irregularities On Soccer
Transfers
At least 15 persons were
detained Friday for
allegedly irregularities
on the buy-sell of
Argentine soccer
players.s.
MEXICO:
Police in the Dock Over
Disco Deaths
Seventeen days after a
police raid on a
discothèque here that
left nine young people
and three police
officers dead, Mexico
City’s leftwing mayor,
Marcelo Ebrard,
announced sweeping
changes in the
discredited police force
-- including the
dismissal of his chief
of police.
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B.C.C.R.
12 July 2008 |
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