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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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Ouch, It Hurts.
Gasoline Prices Hit
Record High
For those who didn't
endure the long lines at
the gasoline station
last night, it will cost
them today much more to
fill the gasoline tank,
as gasoline prices
jumped ¢60 colones a
litre and diesel ¢88.
Dollar Gains 11 Colones
in Last Four Days
Many Costa Ricans are
concerned at the latest
increases in the
exchange rate where the
dollar has risen ¢11
Colones in the last
week, hitting a record
buy of ¢533 and sell of
¢537 at most banks and
financial institutions
yesterday.
Tourism in Costa Rica Up
12.5%
During the first six
months of the year, 1.03
million foreign visitors
came to Costa Rica, for
an increase of 12.5%,
according to figures
released by the Camara
Nacional de Turismo de
Costa Rica (Canatur). In
real figures, the
numbers represent an
increase of 89.178 more
tourists over the same
period in 2007.
Costa Rica Showcases
Flavors, Textures At
U.S. ‘Fancy Food Show’
Guanacaste Journal -
Early this month, Costa
Rica took center stage
at the U.S. Fancy Food
Show to present some of
its novelty products to
international buyers.
Costa Rican Bishops Warn
That ‘Rights’ For Gay
Unions Undermine Family
In a message made public
last Thursday, the
Bishops’ Conference of
Costa Rica explained
that respect for the
dignity of persons with
homosexual inclinations
cannot lead to the
recognition of “rights”
that attack the
foundation of the family
as the basic cell of
society.
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Ortega: Nicaragua Will
Fund Farmers
Nicaraguan president,
Daniel Ortega, offered
unconditional funds for
farmers during an event
in Nueva Segovia, on the
border with Honduras.
Guatemala Joins
Petrocaribe
Local media headline
Guatemala"s entry to the
Petrocaribe energy
initiative, in virtue of
which the country will
receive 20,000 barrels
of heavy oil and diesel
daily.
Colombia Pays Rewards To
Informers For Capture Of
Guerilla Member
Three informers who
tipped police to capture
a former guerilla chief
will receive rewards of
500 million Colombian
pesos (more than
us$250,000 dollars),
police said Monday.
Landslide In Colombia
Kills At Least Four,
Injures Eight
A bus was buried amid a
landslide caused by
rains, killing at least
four people and injuring
eight others in central
Colombia Monday, said
the authorities.
Bolivian President
Accuses U.S. Aid Agency
For Conditioned
Assistance
Bolivian President Evo
Morales said Monday that
a U.S. government aid
agency had "created
problems" by providing
conditioned assistance
for his country.
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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¢533.65 |
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B.C.C.R.
15 July 2008 |
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