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Scott Cutter
Well, the Marina Pez Vela project has been a decade in the making and anyone who is remotely familiar with the area has probably heard the myriad of rumors surrounding this landmark development. As a local resident and professional in the area, I have ...  [Read More]
Posted:byScott Cutter
Serguei Galkine
Hi guys, As per our email a few weeks ago regarding buying a new washing machine for Green Forest of Coco Beach community:- After the last repair, the washing machine finally died beyond repairs and we had to buy a new one. We bought a semi-industrial ...  [Read More]
Posted:bySerguei Galkine
Scott Cutter
Ahh, Costa Rica, the land of opportunity for so many foreign and local investors. While the glory days of buying land for nothing and selling it at what seemed to be an ever escalating rate of appreciation have come to an end, the reality is that Costa ...  [Read More]
Posted:byScott Cutter
Nick Halverson
From Grettel Prendas. Original posted here With annual sales of $ 65 million, representation in over 20 countries and a steady growth plan, this “tico” business has showed that the country has all the ingredients for success It began operations ...  [Read More]
Posted:byNick Halverson
Nick Halverson
According to FDI Magazine, Costa Rica was ranked as the second best place in their FDI Countries of the Future 2009-2010, rankings of "countr of the future for direct foreign investment" (FDI), in Central America and the Caribbean. The rankings ...  [Read More]
Posted:byNick Halverson
Nick Halverson
Costa Rica's tourism is down over 12% this year, however, it is not due to decreasing tourists from Europe. In fact, more tourists from Europe have visited Costa Rica this year than last year, and ICT (Costa Rica's Institute of Tourism) is projecting ...  [Read More]
Posted:byNick Halverson
Nick Halverson
From InsideCostaRica & LaNacion Click for some photos of the progress of the road to/from Quepos/Dominical, Costa Rica. After 47 years of planning the Costanera Sur will be ready by December 2009 according to the Ministerio de Obras Públicas ...  [Read More]
Posted:byNick Halverson
Nick Halverson
Georgia Institute of Technology has launched a research center in Costa Rica to help develop new supply-chain technologies. The Georgia Tech Trade-chain Innovation and Productivity (TIP) center in Costa Rica aims to combine analytics, digital services ...  [Read More]
Posted:byNick Halverson
Ed Sklar
$5,000 Reasons to open the door to your condo at Hacienda Matapalo Ocean View The Polynesian Village has clusters that are made up of eight separate pods, connected by walkways, each four stories tall with one unit on each floor. Click here to read more. ...  [Read More]
Posted:byEd Sklar
Nick Halverson
JetBlue is offering tickets to San Jose's Juan Santamaria International Airport for only $79/each way from Orlando. There are plenty of other great deals to/from SJO as well. Be sure to visit Jet Blue's website for more information. This is a great ...  [Read More]
Posted:byNick Halverson
Serguei Galkine
Good news for Latin America: a new United Nations study projects that the region's economy will start recovering in the second half this year, and that it will grow by a respectable 3.1 percent next year. Before getting into whether the forecast released ...  [Read More]
Posted:bySerguei Galkine
Nick Halverson
According to alDia newspaper in Costa Rica , the often discussed international airport in the Southern Pacific zone is back on the agenda of Costa Rican President Oscar Arias. President Arias signed the proclamation appoximately two years ago, but since ...  [Read More]
Posted:byNick Halverson
Serguei Galkine
The new immigration law has had its ups and downs. Now the final, final version has been approved by a legislative committee again and is about to be subject to a vote on the floor of the Asamblea Legislativa. Approval is highly likely. The Comisión ...  [Read More]
Posted:bySerguei Galkine
Nick Halverson
By Chrissie Long Tico Times Staff | clong@ticotimes.net The Central Bank of Costa Rica (BCCR) is preparing to unroll a new series of bills in the coming year, including the first-ever denominations in 20,000 and 50,000 colones. The last time the bank issued ...  [Read More]
Posted:byNick Halverson
Nick Halverson
By Chrissie Long Tico Times Staff | clong@ticotimes.net Following through on another campaign promise before he leaves office in May 2010, President Oscar Arias signed a contract to build a new airport terminal in Liberia, in the northwestern province ...  [Read More]
Posted:byNick Halverson
Nick Halverson
Latinamerica Title Company (LATCO) kicked off their business opening in Panama at a great event on May 27, 2009, at the Sheraton Hotel and Convention Center in Panama City. LATCO provides buyers of real estate the assurance of clear title (title insurance), ...  [Read More]
Posted:byNick Halverson
Serguei Galkine
You mortgage your own property! A surefire way to protect your real estate here By Garland M. Baker Special to A.M. Costa Rica Behind every palm tree there is someone lingering to steal a property one calls home. Costa Rica is a win-lose society. This ...  [Read More]
Posted:bySerguei Galkine
Nick Halverson
The first time that a Costa Rican company exported softwarewas in 1987 when TecApro sold $500 for twenty copies of a program to customersin Panama and Puerto Rico. Since then, the sales of computer programshas accelerated greatly. Between 2000 and 2008 ...  [Read More]
Posted:byNick Halverson
Nick Halverson
(InfoWebPress – www.journalcr.com) Four beach-town schools in Guanacaste — those in Playa Panama, Hermosa, Brasilito, Grande and Carrillo — contributed to Costa Rica earning a recognition from the selection committee of the World Tourism ...  [Read More]
Posted:byNick Halverson
Nick Halverson
(InfoWebPress – www.journalcr.com) — During a recent visit to Nicoya, Costa Rican President Oscar Arias and Culture and Youth Minister Maria Elena Carballo cut the ribbon at an inauguration ceremony for the New Nicoya Peninsular Music School ...  [Read More]
Posted:byNick Halverson
Nick Halverson
(InfoWebPress – www.journalcr.com) More than 200 companies from 22 countries will converge in Costa Rica June 3-4 to arrange business meetings as part of the 2009 Costa Rica Services Summit (CRSS). The event aims to promote commercialization bonds ...  [Read More]
Posted:byNick Halverson
Nick Halverson
Spencer, Sanjaya head to Costa Rica On Monday, an American Idol alum we haven't seen in awhile - Sanjaya Malakar - will be dropped into the Costa Rican jungle with other celebrities including Heidi Montag, Spencer Pratt, Stephen Baldwin and Patti Blagojevich ...  [Read More]
Posted:byNick Halverson
Nick Halverson
A recent report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) calmed the minds of some anxious economists and government officials, saying Latin American economies are prepared to exit the recession earlier than most. The economic drop won’t be as deep ...  [Read More]
Posted:byNick Halverson
Nick Halverson
Bad news in Asia has translated into more jobs and production in Costa Rica, as microchip giant Intel Corporation announced plans to transfer some of its Asian manufacturing processes to its facilities in Heredia. Michael Forrest, general manager for Intel ...  [Read More]
Posted:byNick Halverson
Nick Halverson
Last night was the Costa Rican Soccer Championships for the elite level teams. The two teams playinger were from Heredia (near San Jose) and Liberia (Guanacaste). The equivalent of the Dallas Cowboys NFL football team (a lot of people love them and a lot ...  [Read More]
Posted:byNick Halverson

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