The telephone company has been told to charge by the minute for information calls to 113. The service is expected to be cheaper for users, according to the regulating agency.
The service has been free because the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad failed to produce a telephone book for 2005. But the company, known as ICE, is [...]
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Filed under: Domestic matters, Living in Costa Rica
Everyone knows that liability claims have gone wild in the United States with people suing each other for all sorts of trivial mishaps. Judges hand out huge sums of moneys and lawyers rake in the cash over some of the most ridiculous claims. Often times settling out of court before a judgement has been passed [...]
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Filed under: Living in Costa Rica
Traffic accidents are the leading cause of violent deaths in Costa Rica, claiming on average more than 600 lives a year for the past five years and driving up costs for the nation’s public health system. After a couple years of coasting then slowing down, the death toll and number of traffic accidents are speeding [...]
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Filed under: Living in Costa Rica, The Dark Side
When you go out in public, it is frowned upon by locals if you are a woman wearing shorts. I don’t really understand this because short tight skirts are acceptable but shorts are not. This even includes longer baggy shorts.
Shorts are ok for the beach but not in the city.
If going out in public it [...]
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The admission of firearms and ammunition in to the territory of Costa Rica are subject to restrictions and import permits approved by the government of Costa Rica.
Applications to import non-military weapons to Costa Rica must be filed by or through a licensed importer, authorized dealer, or a particular person. (This is statement is not clear… [...]
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Filed under: Living in Costa Rica
There are several beautiful courses in Costa Rica. Not being a golfer myself, I have to rely on the wisdom of others when it comes to golf.
One course that seems to be a favorite of the golfers I know is Valle del Sol in Santa Ana. This is a public course and has 18 holes. [...]
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The new immigration law went into effect August 12, 2006 but no one seems to know how it is going to affect those filing for Rentista status and other items that are supposed to change with the new law. Even the attorneys are stumped and don’t have the answers at this time.
The law was passed [...]
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Filed under: Residency in Costa Rica
Mothers Day in Costa Rica is quite an event. This year it falls on Tuesday the 15th of August but because of the day of the week that it falls on, the day of celebration is Monday the 21st of August.
All of the federal offices, banks and many businesses close for this tribute to the [...]
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Filed under: Family and friends, Holidays in Costa Rica
To file for residency under investor status in the tourism industry an investment of $50,000 is required. The hitch to this is that any other family members that you think would be covered under this type of investment is not. This would only give the primary investor residency and spouses and dependant children would not [...]
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Filed under: Business in Costa Rica, Residency in Costa Rica
If your thinking of buying property then building later be very cautious and aware of squatters and their rights…
People who move onto a piece of property which they do not own, live there for a year and who improve the property by working the land and/or constructing a dwelling, may have a legal right to [...]
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Filed under: The Dark Side
