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This single story home (1506 sf. + parking for one car) is detached, has two bedrooms, two bathrooms, home office, living room wall / entertainment center along with a built in office and a semi-private terrace. In addition, it has a vaulted ceiling in the “great” room and two skylights. The covered entrance way is suitable for two chairs located next to a covered garden area. Once through the impressive front door, you enter the “great room” which houses the kitchen, dining room, office and living room. Upon entering, there is a built in wooden hutch surfaced with granite—it matches all the built-in furniture in the great room. There is a clothes washer and dryer off the 2nd bedroom. It may also be used for storage.









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Total Area (Sq Ft):1738
Total area (Sq M):161
Bedrooms:2
Bathrooms:2
Floor(s):Single Floor
Type:Attached
Furnished:No

Weather: The trade winds are blowing; the weather has changed.  Overcast some of the time but mostly sunny.    We're irrigating on a regular basis.

Misc. Construction:  The three new developments along our service road in Pozos continue.  They appear to be smaller residential developments but it's too early to know for sure.  The three story, steel commercial building near us in Pozos continues to be built.  I have heard that the 18 story mixed use Trio Tower project is near to starting;  The Boardwalk apartment / commercial development near CIMA is continuing.  The residential development down the hill from El Dorado on the west side is continuing.  How many units will ultimately be built is not clear. It appears that another phase of an existing project in Santa Ana is about to start; a crane has been erected.The commercial warehouse terminal on the road to Belen is continuing and several similar developments on the road to the cement factory are finishing up.  Two, 14 units each housing developments where houses are selling between $400,000 and $850,000 are proceeding. One is nearly sold out.  Kirebe continues to build out the two developments east of us.  It appears they are beginning to work on the final phase of residences on our east side of us.  On their newest project, they are advancing.  Jan has been working with three different clients having budgets of $300K, $500K and $800K.  The clients are from Chile, Venezuela, and the USA.  Like others before him, the Venezuelan (he has the $800,000 budget) is leaving because of the deteriorating economic and security issues within the country.  This is a continuing exodus; wealthy  Bolivians and Ecuadorians are likely to make the trek.

The Rock and Roll Pollo is suppose to re-open soon;  the Tex - Mex is closed-- soon to open under new ownership. One of the original owners is seriously ill. A new restaurant which appears to be very nice is now open;  I have yet to try it.

PriceSmart: I noticed a large supply of Tico beef-- Delminico cut for about C3,500 kilo or $2.78 lb.  Given the price it was worth checking into.  Having been burnt many times before, Terry an I decided to test a couple individual steaks. They were great.  However, we passed, because it just looked too fresh, it hadn't been aged long enough......the price is really attractive--but only if it's good...