Bill Gates Visits Costa
Rica
Microsoft cofounder and
one of the world’s
richest men, Bill Gates,
53, came with his family
for vacation in Costa
Rica. He stayed at the
Four Seasons Hotel, in
Guanacaste, a company in
which he owns us$1.9
billion in shares (5
percent).
When Gates bought the
shares, his friend and
partner Saudi Prince Al-Waleed
bin Talal purchased
us$7.6 billion (22
percent of the hotel
chain).
The Saudi Prince made
his visit last year.
Gates arrived aboard a
private jet. According
to the Immigration
Service, Gates had last
come to Costa Rica in
2006, this time, with
his wife and children. |
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