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Gasoline
Up This Morning
Did you fill up yesterday? If
not, today, it will cost you
¢180 colones (us$0.38) more to
fill up a 45 litre tank with
super gasoline.
Bankers With the Best Pay,
Second to Soccer Coach
The Spanish language newspaper
Al Día says in a list of the
best paid in Costa Rica, the
coach of the Selección Nacional
de Fútbol, Alexandre Guimaraes,
who earns ¢8.1 million colones
(us$17.100) a month, takes first
place.
New Ruling Allows Bank Credit
for Refugees in Costa Rica
For two years, Ricardo Angel
tried to get a bank loan to
start up his furniture workshop,
but was told that as a Colombian
refugee in Costa Rica, he lacked
the necessary residence identity
card to qualify.
Mango: A Fruit With A Future
The Costa Rican mango continues
to sweeten the palates of
Europeans and Americans alike,
as the exportation of the fruit
grew 40% in 2004.
New Website Offers Online
Bargains
As of today, Costa Ricans have a
new option to shop over the
internet.
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