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Permit Applications: Waiting--SETENA--D1--we wait and that will probably be the story until the end of January. I followed up on this with the consultant and he said that all was in order and that we should have this approval on time. 

Construction: The governing governmental body has not met on this so it is still pending.  After their approval, it will have to go the the City.  We wait but are not in a hurry. 

Unit #120 - For Sale--$185K /Leased  at $1,450mo.

Unit #108 --For Sale-$245,000; Leased at $1,600 mo. to March '10

This 1,716 sf. (plus parking space for one car) two storey, detached house, with two terraces, two bedrooms (one on each floor) and an upstairs master suite is a beautiful home.

This home consists of two VERY large bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms (one on each floor) and a powder room each with closets with extensive built-ins for personal organization. The vaulted living room and ground floor bedroom ceilings as well as the master bedroom on the 2nd floor provide a feeling of grandeur while allowing the warmer air to rise and exit through the ceiling ventilating system.






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Unit #111 --For Rent at $1,250  pr Month UNFURNISHED

February 20, 2009
US Company Starting Up Operations in Costa Rica
(Inside Costa Rica) While some foreign companies in Costa Rica like Sylvania and Merck Sharp & Dome, are scaling down their operations here, others like Arcus is setting up shop, who yesterday announce the opening of a Near-Shore Solutions Centre in San José.
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February 20, 2009
Costa Rica cuts $13.4 million from public university spending
(The Tico Times) Costa Rica's public universities were outraged to learn the government plans to cut higher education spending by ¢7.5 billion ($13.4 million).
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February 18, 2009
Wind Project Tender Draws 3 Offers
Three offers were submitted to Eólico Valle Central (EVCSA) to install a 15.3MW wind farm in Costa Rica. The bidders were Sinohydro, Consorcio Eólico Valle Central JBM and Consorcio Eduinter-TSK, the official said.
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February 18, 2009
New monitoring stations detect 'silent earthquakes' in Costa Rica
CHICAGO, IL--After installing an extensive network of monitoring stations in Costa Rica, researchers have detected slow slip events (also known as "silent earthquakes") along a major fault zone beneath the Nicoya Peninsula. These findings are helping scientists understand the full spectrum of motions occurring on the fault and may yield new insights into the events that lead to major earthquakes.
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February 18, 2009
Costa Rica’s Arias Gains Confidence
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - The past few months have seen an increase in the popularity of Costa Rican president Óscar Arias, according to a poll by Unimer published in La Nación. 49 per cent of respondents say Arias has done a good or very good job as head of state, up 20 points since September.
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February 18, 2009
Dole gives consumers direct line to Costa Rica
(The Grocer) - An interactive sticker system is being introduced by fresh produce supplier Dole to help reassure consumers over its banana sourcing policies.
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February 17, 2009
Costa Rica closes pricey embassies
(The Tico Times) As the global financial crisis squeezes state finances, President Oscar Arias' administration has decided to close three foreign embassies and two consulates.
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February 17, 2009
China buys US$150m of Costa Rican bonds
(AFP) SAN JOSE: China bought a second batch of bonds of Costa Rica's internal debt for US$150 million, signalling a new rapprochement between the two countries, the Finance Ministry said Monday.
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February 17, 2009
Centam Coffee-Price slide hits Costa Rica coffee producers
SAN VITO DE COTO BRUS, Costa Rica, Feb 17 (Reuters) - A surprise drop in coffee prices late last year has left some Costa Rican coffee millers in the lurch, forcing them to sell the crop below cost and raising fears of shutdowns if prices fall further.
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February 17, 2009
Costa Rica gets rest of $300 mln loan from China
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Costa Rica has the rest of a low interest loan granted to the country by China in return for the Central American nation's move to break diplomatic ties with Taiwan and recognize Beijing in 2007.
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February 16, 2009
Costa Rica's Central Bank figure indicate economy in recession
(The Tico Times) Costa Rica's economy slowed for the third consecutive quarter, according to recently released Central Bank figures, in a downturn economists say means the country has entered a recession.
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