Posted on April 15th, 2009 by Angela Passman
Ex-governor considered as jungle survivor here
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
Just when you think you have heard everything, along comes the Huffington Post to report that former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich is negotiating with NBC to be dropped into a Costa Rican jungle for a reality television show.
The ex-governor is facing federal racketeering and fraud [...]
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Posted on April 15th, 2009 by Angela Passman
One of the real deals for expats is the ease of getting a Costa Rican driver’s license.
Assuming that the expat already holds a valid, unexpired license from North America or Europe, the whole process should not take more than a few hours.
If the expat does not have a valid license, the nightmare is just beginning. [...]
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Posted on April 8th, 2009 by Angela Passman
Five days after being blacklisted for not committing to the international tax standards, the country’s Finance Ministry announced that it will take steps necessary to comply.
Costa Rica was taken off the list on Tuesday when officials with the OECD evoked a commitment for improved exchange of tax information.
This means simply that you cannot any longer [...]
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Posted on March 27th, 2009 by Angela Passman
Wow! This is the only word to describe what just happened in Golfito.
Over the weekend there was an Equadorian boat stopped in the Parque National Corcovado near Golfito by the Servicio National de Guardacostas (Costa Rica coast guards). They confiscated 320 kilos of cocaine. The drugs were taken to the Judicial building in Golfito.
Yesterday (Thursday) [...]
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Posted on March 10th, 2009 by Angela Passman
Obtain your Costa Rica Permanent Resident Investor Status through our Government approved reforestation project.
SPECIFIC BENEFITS USING THIS PROGRAM TO OBTAIN LEGAL STATUS
If the applicant chooses to obtain their Permanent Resident Investor status through this type of project they receive the following benefits:
Application can be made directly to the Immigration department here in Costa Rica [...]
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Posted on March 2nd, 2009 by Angela Passman
To follow up on my last post, this post actually is related to the last.
I understand that “Garage in Costa Rica” is a rather strange subject but it is something that you need to think about if you are moving to Costa Rica.
In the US and other countries you CANNOT leave your bicycles in the [...]
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Posted on February 20th, 2009 by Angela Passman
This is the time of year that many individuals and families start looking toward their move to Costa Rica. Whether for a job transfer, coming down to experience a different way of life or just to start something new. There are many reasons to move to Costa Rica but don’t forget your dog when you [...]
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Posted on January 23rd, 2009 by Angela Passman
Costa Rica is not an island as many think that it is. It is located in Central America, Costa Rica has coastlines on the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean. The tropical coastal plains rise to mountains, active volcanoes, and a temperate central plateau where most people live (San José, the capital, is here). The only [...]
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Posted on January 17th, 2009 by Angela Passman
The day after the earthquake El Diario put 2 very graphic photographs on the front page of their newspaper. These pictures were very disturbing to say the least. The first picture was workers pulling from the mud two children and their mother buried under tons of dirt and mud.
This is not the first time that [...]
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Posted on January 16th, 2009 by Angela Passman
Unfortunately Costa Rica is not without con men even in the face of tragedy. The national emergency commission is warning unsuspecting people that con men are soliciting donations in the name of the earthquake victims.
The commission urges that all donations be sent to the bank accounts listed below as receiving funds for quake victims.
There is [...]
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