Dry Season Cometh!!!
ISSUE #326: October 25-30, 2010
2010-10-30
Dry Season Cometh!!!
» NOTES
When I started Residencias Los Jardines, I started writing a weekly news letter —determined to tell all the good, bad, and the ugly. I knew some readers would be interested in the construction process. I expected others might be interested in the lifestyle of two people who had decided to live outside the box. For others, the adventures of Lita, the parrot and the cat took on an entertainment saga all its own.
Residencias Los Jardines is finished. We periodically have resales and rental availability. Some readers may be interested in this information.
More and more, the content will be dominated by events of our new project, "El Dorado" for short. While the future is always uncertain, I again aim to tell it like it happens —the good, the bad, and the ugly, and that is what follows.
In an effort to make the format more interesting and visually appealing and to field inquiries re. El Dorado, the news letter is now being distributed by Jan Kozak, Marketing Manager, Hacienda El Dorado. I will remain the author.
Brian C. Timmons, Author
Residencias Los Jardines/Hacienda El Dorado - Developer
E-mail: brian@eldoradocostarica.com
YOU CAN ALSO VIEW THE COMPLETE VERSION ONLINE AT:
https://www.eldoradocostarica.
» CONSTRUCTION LOG
» RESIDENCIAS LOS JARDINES
Garden Remake: Over the last 18 months or so, the canopy of a number of our trees has become so thick that it is blockin the light to allow the plants / grass underneath to grow. While we have cut some of the canopy back, we have decided to re-plant areas with shade loving plants. There are lots. The transition has started but it will be several weeks before it is completed.
Annual Shareholders Meeting: Is tentatively schedule for Saturday, Dec. 11. I'm readying material for that meeting and will be sending it out over this next week. I've reviewed the year end financial statement and have vetted it with the bookkeeper. A couple changes were required to make it more accurately reflect the past year.
Unit 106A: $155,000
Unit 106B: $169,000
See Descriptions and photos below.
Rental Vacancies:
Unit 106C Nov 1 $1,250 pr month
Unit 112 Dec 1 - Jan 1 $1,550 pr month
Unit #106A -- For Sale $155,000 - FURNISHED (Leased at $1,000 pr month until January 2011)
Total Area (Sq Ft):1250Total area (Sq M):120
Bedrooms:2
Bathrooms:2.5
Floor(s):Ground Floor
Type:Apartment
Furnished:Yes
This is a fully furnished 2-bedroom unit situated in a 2-story building, which has two units on the ground floor and two units on the 2nd. floor. Each unit is the same size (1,250sf) divided into 800 sf of interior space and 450 sf of covered front and back terraces. UnitS 106 A and B are on the ground floor; Units 106 C and D are on the 2nd. Floor. The solid masonry demising wall (common wall) as well as the 5” concrete slab prevent sound transference.
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Unit #106C -- For Rent $1,250- FURNISHED (Available November 1, 2010)
Total Area (Sq Ft): 1250
Total area (Sq M): 120
Bedrooms: 2
Bathrooms: 2
Floor(s): Ground Floor
Type: Apartment
Furnished: Yes
This is a fully furnished 2-bedroom unit situated in a 2-story building, which has two units on the ground floor and two units on the 2nd. floor. Each unit is the same size (1,250sf) divided into 800 sf of interior space and 450 sf of covered front and back terraces. Units 106A and B are on the ground floor; Units 106 C and D are on the 2nd. Floor. The solid masonry demising wall (common wall) as well as the 5” concrete slab prevent sound transference.
This is a fully furnished 2-bedroom unit situated in a 2-story building, which has two units on the ground floor and two units on the 2nd. floor. Each unit is the same size (1,250sf) divided into 800 sf of interior space and 450 sf of covered front and back terraces. Units 106A and B are on the ground floor; Units 106 C and D are on the 2nd. Floor. The solid masonry demising wall (common wall) as well as the 5” concrete slab prevent sound transference.
» NEWS FROM COSTA RICA
October 30, 2010
Government Considering Taxing Foreign Capital to Costa Rica
The government of Costa Rica is discussing the possibility of temporarily taxing foreign capital coming into the country in order to discourage the inflow of US dollars to the Costa Rican economy, which would help raise the value of the US currently.
Read
October 30, 2010
Transition To Dry Season In Costa Rica Commences; Time To Put Away The Umbrella And Galoshes
It's time to put away the umbrella and galoshes (for the Canucks in Costa Rica). Well, almost.
Read
October 29, 2010
18 Month Wait For Breast Cancer Surgery At Costa Rica State Hospitals
A report by the Universidad Nacional (UNA) "Proceso social del cáncer de mama en Costa Rica" reveals that it takes 18 months from the time a woman detects a lump in her breast to surgery, reducing the possibility of surviving breast cancer, the most common and deadly of cancers among women.
Read
October 29, 2010
Costa Rica's RACSA Accuses AMNET Of Dirty Play
The Radiográfica Costarricense says that AMNET is playing dirty, taking down the state telecom down to its customers, claiming to have better internet connection and service.
Read
October 28, 2010
Costa Rica Reviews Its Strategies In Asia
Costa Rican Foreign Minister Rene Castro met Wednesday with Costa Rican ambassadors in Asian countries to review its strategies in that region.
Read
October 27, 2010
Costa Rica Most Prosperous In Latin America
Costa Rica was ranked highest of all countries in Latin America in the 2009 Legatum Prosperity Index, ahead of Panama, Brazil, Argentina and Colombia.
Read
October 27, 2010
Presidenta Chinchilla Calls For Strengthening Institutions For Democracy
Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla Tuesday called for strengthening institutions in Latin America. Chinchilla made the appeal in Cartagena, Colombia, during the 12th Dialogue and Agreement Mechanisms of Tuxtla Presidential Summit (Tuxtla Group Summit).
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October 26, 2010
Ruta 32, The Most Dangerous Road In Costa Rica
The eyes and ears of Costa Ricans have been on the problems of the San José - Caldera that has contributed to crippling access between the Pacific coast and the Central Valley, as the heavy rains of the season caused the shutting down of the highway between Orotina and Atenas for more than three weeks.
Read
October 26, 2010
Costa Rica Recognized For Biodiversity Protection
Costa Rica has been named as the winner of the 2010 Future Policy award at a global summit on biodiversity in Nagoya, Japan, as the country aims to be the first developing nation to meet UN biodiversity commitments.
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October 25, 2010
Costa Rica: $10 Billion Dollars Needed To Repair Roads
If it all started today, it would require us$10 billion (not million) dollars to repair roads, bridges and government buildings according to MOPT and the Contraloria. Where is that money going to come from? Put that on top of everything else that is considered “crisis level” (real, or perceived) and again a fine mess.
Read
October 25, 2010
Costa Rica's Pavas Airport Soon To Be A "Relajo" No More
It is a common practice in Costa Rica to close the barn door after the storm
Read
» OUR LIVES
Residency: As expected; we went as instructed only to be told to return at the end of November. Our attendance at Migration is not advancing our application. We are wasting out time and the lawyer confirms this.... I had to try to feel I was doing something..... In effect, I am only frustrating myself and wasting our time.
I've worn out my computer's keyboard. I have one letter which is not being reconized and a number of others which oftentimes do not work the first time. I'm ordering a new keyboard. Until then, correspondence will be frustrating ..I've had to ask Jan to fix up my missing letter...
Brian, Lita, Hugo, irreverent Vicka, the pigeon toed parrot, and the newbies - Chico and Chica.
Brian C. Timmons, Newsletter Author
Residencias Los Jardines/Hacienda El Dorado - Developer
Cell: (+506) 8305-3965
E-mail: brian@eldoradocostarica.com
For inquiries about availability of residences at Hacienda El Dorado or Residencias Los Jardines, contact:
Jan Kozak, Marketing Manager
Residencias Los Jardines/Hacienda El Dorado
Web: www.eldoradocostarica.com
E-mail: info@eldoradocostarica.com
MSN: jan.kozak.jr@hotmail.com
Skype: jan.kozak.jr
Voicemail (Canada) (+1) 647-477-5825
Skype (US) (+1) 954 903 0830
Office (Costa Rica) (+506) 2215-6000
Cell (Costa Rica): (+506) 8707-9930 / (+506) 8345-8018
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