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INVU - On Friday our consultant was advised that they want some additional information and / or clarification.  We will go to their offices on Monday and pick up the written list of additional items or information being requested.  We'll see.  This is not unusual especially when the proposed development is fairly complex.  Similar requests could happen several times.  We just keep plugging away at it.

Rancho Roofs: I am waiting for the revised contract from one person and an offer from a second contractor.

Internet Woes: it's worked all week but has been generally very slow... 

Electrical Outage:  A connection down the street caused a 30 min. outage right at dinner time Wednesday night.  Fortunately in situations like this, each house has an emergency battery pack for about 45 min. of lighting to allow people to wind things down.

Hunter Fan:  This issue was finally resolved-- 4+ weeks later.  In the process, the distributor lost one of the pieces.  In retrospect, it would have been cheaper to buy a new fan but I wanted to be stubborn.

Satellite TV:  Now that the hackers have found a way around the DISH change, we are once again tinkering with the system.  We found that the dish was slightly out of alignment but as of writing, we have some unknown problem in the distribution of the signal...  The service technician returns on Monday morning to continue the analysis.

For Rent - SHORT TERM:  Immediately to Dec. 6 --  see pictures and description below.

Fully furnished  2 bedroom unit (1250sf).  This can be leased on a per diem basis minimum of 1 week.

Description:  106 Complex:

This building is a “4 plex”.  It 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.

Each house features east and west facing terraces. With the addition of a green hedge,  the ground floor terrace become private.   The west or back terraces on each level are private.  The very large east terraces of Units C and D (upper level)  capture the sunrise and overlook the gardens and large pool as well as a nearby hill.  The west or back terraces from the upper level are great for viewing sunsets and the mountains surrounding the Central Valley.

106 B:  (ground floor)

KITCHEN / DINING
While the open concept kitchen / living room / dining room offer a large area for living and entertaining, the generous “U” shaped kitchen  design with raised eating counter makes it unnecessary to have a dinning room table but should one want it, there is room. All cupboards are made from “cedro”,  beautiful local wood.  Both, the living room and dining area, face the east terrace. Being on the same level, the large covered terrace becomes an extended living area.  

The kitchens features a SS range, refrigerator, and microwave/ exhaust as well as full granite backsplash and  counter.  Recessed valence lighting accents the workspace.  A suspended cupboard over the breakfast counter provides additional storage and completes the full set of upper cabinets in the kitchen. 

GUEST BEDROOM / DEN:
Use of the center room is flexible:  It could be used variously as a communications room / extended living room, or by closing the large sliding doors, it could become a private bedroom with en-suite washroom.  Integrated into the cupboard/closet is a computer work station.  

MASTER BEDROOM:
The vaulted master bedroom features a queen bed. The closet is designed to allow a TV which is conveniently located for in-bed viewing.  A three piece wash room is attached to this room. 

2ND. BATHROOM:
It has a shower, vanity, and WC.  It can be a guest bathroom or by closing a door, could be an en-suite bathroom should the guest bedroom / den area be used as a bedroom.  

BACKYARD / TERRACE
The very private backyard covered terrace is accessed off the master bedroom through a sliding glass door. A stacked washer/dryer is located here.










 

Unit #109 --For Sale $214,900 -  FURNISHED (Leased until July 31, 2010 - $1,550 pr month)

Total Area (Sq Ft):1506
Total area (Sq M):140
Bedrooms:2
Bathrooms:2
Floor(s):1 Story
Type:Detached
Furnished:Yes

Unit #111 --For Sale at $200,000 SEMIFURNISHED* / Leased until August 1, 2010 - $1,200 pr month

* INCLUDED ARE:  refrigerator, 6 burner gas range, built-in microwave/exhaust; stacked washer / dryer, curtains throughout, a king and queen bed if desired.

 

This corner home located in set of four homes, is very private. The entrance belies the 1,738 sf to be found on the other side of the entrance door. The short entrance hallway opens into a huge "great room" consisting of the kitchen, LR and DR. This room is truly of huge proportions including the 16' high vaulted ceiling. This vaulted ceiling has clear story windows for light and ventilation. Valance lighting surrounds the room and provides ambiance with its upward sighing lights as well as accent lighting with the recessed halogen lights. From the living room, a large sliding glass door leads onto a private covered terrace.





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Highway from San Jose to Caldera Nearing Completion Earlier Than Anticipated: Approximately one year ago, it was announced tin the national press hat the new highway from San Jose to Caldera on the Pacific Coast would be completed by the end of December 2010. Once completed, this highway will make it possible for us living in Santa Ana to get to the beach in less than 45 minutes, as opposed to the 2 hour ride through Alajuela, San Ramon, Esparza and Puntarenas, which is the only reasonable and fastest route now. The cost (toll) on the stretch  of the new highway from Santa Ana to the beach should run at around 2,500 colones ($5) each way. According to insider information we obtained from one of the leading engineers working for Autopistas del Sol -- a consortium of companies from Spain, Portugal and Chile -- thanks to the dry weather and low construction costs this year, the Santa Ana - Caldera segment of the new highway will be completed one year earlier -- in January 2010. Unfortunately, the agreement between Autopistas del Sol and the Costa Rican government does not allow the concessionaire to start charging the tolls before July 2010, which means that the highway will remain closed to the public until that time, despite the fact that it could theoretically and practically be used by the public already in January. The engineer from Autopistas del Sol told us he had driven on the new highway to Caldera many times already... according to him 95% of the works are completed already. We might be able to get a couple of VIP passes to get on the highway and be able to pass by the numerous security checkpoints.

Weather: The trade winds are blowing; the weather has changed.  Overcast much of the time; one slight rain.  We're drying out..

Residency Status:  The accountant preparing one document got off into the jungle and had to be yanked back to reality....  I'll have to follow up on him again this week.  We received something at our house  in Toronto from the RCMP -- whether it is the clearances or simply a notice of receipt of our request I don't yet know.  I see that the RCMP website is now saying it can take up to 4 mo. for them to fulfill our request.  If this is the case, then we will consider making an quick trip to Toronto and get local police clearances.....unfortunately, these requests have to be done in person......I was trying to avoid this but........

Thanksgiving & Misc:  Other than the power outage, it's been a quiet week..no rentals, no vacancies, no changes, all the technology was working albeit a slow Internet but there's nothing we can do about that and today it seems to be back to it's expected performance.  In short, a quiet week.  A Thanksgiving feast we attended.  The turkey's at BELCA "Pride of Country" or "Pride of Carolina" (I'm not sure since I didn't buy it but but it was great)--around C2,500 kilo or $2.50 lb. are about half the price as AutoMercado "Butterball".

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
E-mail: brian@eldoradocostarica.com


For inquiries about availability of residences at Hacienda El Dorado or Residencias Los Jardines, contact:

Jan Kozak, Marketing Manager
Hacienda El Dorado
Rio Oro, Santa Ana
Costa Rica

Web: www.eldoradocostarica.com
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Tel (US) (+1) 647-477-5825
Cell: (+506) 8345-8018