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	<title>Under The Sun in Costa Rica</title>
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		<title>General Cañas, An Autopista or A Carretera?</title>
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Is the General Cañas, the section of the Interamericana between La Sabana and the airport, an autopista or a carretera?
The answer to that question is displayed on a sign just before the toll stations listing fares, where the ministerio de Obras Públicas y Tranportes (MOPT) and the CONAVI, clearly designate the road as a &#8220;carretera&#8221;.
What is the difference??
A carretera is a &#8220;road, while an autopista is a &#8220;highway&#8221;.
Anyone who has driven on the General Cañas and highways in the United States, Canada, Europe and other civilized countries, can attest ...]]></description>
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		<title>Costa Rica Hits Up China For $221 Million Dollars.We Need It More Than They Do.</title>
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During the meeting China&#8217;s Foreign Minister, Yang Jiechi, Costa Rica&#8217;s president, Laura Chinchilla, is following the steps of her predecessor and mentor, Oscar Arias, sticking out her hand for more money from the Asiatic giant.
China is already building the new national stadium, an us$80 million dollar plus donation to the people of Costa Rica. China has also donated some 200 new police cars made in China and for use by the Fuerza Pública and many other donations in the last three years since Costa Rica and China restored diplomatic ...]]></description>
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		<title>Sorry, No More Dollars Accepted Here</title>
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Ok, this is it, my mind is made up, I am not going to change it &#8211; I am giving up my addiction to the US dollar. From now I will only deal with the Costa Rican Colon. 
Why, you ask?
The Costa Rican currency has proven itself to be stable and durable. It is not affected by any outside forces, like the threat of a war. It has also proven to be strong against the greenback.
But most of all I am just tired of the ups and downs of ...]]></description>
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		<title>So, What Are We To Do Now?</title>
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Closing the San José &#8211; Caldera is perhaps a prudent move on the part of transport officials, but what are now to do, go back to the old road, the monte de Aguacate or the Cambronero? No way, I think I will stay home until they re-open ruta 27 completely.
Why you may ask? 
Well, like a kid with shiny spanking brand new car, it is hard to go back to the old clunker. The San José &#8211; Caldera, although there have been numerous incidents, including one death due to ...]]></description>
		<link>http://underthesuncostarica.com/?p=115</link>
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		<title>Actor Steven Seagal Advising Top Cops In Costa Rica?</title>
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You know Costa Rica is in trouble and the nation&#8217;s top cops are out of ways of curbing growing violence and insecurity in the country, when they turn to &#8220;Hollywood&#8221;, in the form of actor Steven Seagal, for help. Of is it just media hype?
Nothing against Mr. Seagal, he is a fine actor, a skilled martial artists on film, in addition to being a writer and producer, he is also a Reserve Deputy Chief of the Sheriff&#8217;s Office in the community of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. 
So, what does Mr ...]]></description>
		<link>http://underthesuncostarica.com/?p=111</link>
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		<title>In Costa Rica, We Speak Spanish</title>
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The Arizona immigration law controversy is spilling into others states, like Alabama where gubernatorial candidate Tim James, in an attempt to boost his ratings in the polls, by coming out with a television ad &#8220;we speak English in Alabama&#8221;, promising that driver&#8217;s license testing in that state will be only in English is he elected governor.
This recent act of xenophobia brings out the question how does a small country like Costa Rica with the many languages spoken here.
Of course, any American visiting Costa Rica knows well that Spanish is ...]]></description>
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		<title>Getting Your Drivers License In Costa Rica</title>
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With the obsessive traffic fines and sanctions, foreigners living and/or working in Costa Rica are best to get a Costa Rican drivers license and avoid getting fined for driving without a license, for you see any foreigner outside of their &#8220;visitors&#8221; visa is required to do so. The fine for not following this regulation is ¢68.100, plus 30% for PANI (Children&#8217;s welfare agency) and 3% a month late fees.
The rules for foreigners calls for anyone outside of his or her &#8220;visitor&#8221; stay (90 days for North Americans and Europeans, ...]]></description>
		<link>http://underthesuncostarica.com/?p=100</link>
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		<title>President Arias Places Corner Stone Of New Casa Presidencial. But There&#8217;s A Catch!</title>
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At 9am this morning, Tuesday, May 4, 2010, Oscar Arias, with only a few days left in his presidency, will be placing the cornerstone of the new Casa Presidencial building, which is to be located across from the Asemblea Legislative.
But, there is one catch.
The government has yet to purchase the land made of 13 parcels that is still in the name of the original owners, according to a verification by the La Nación and confirmed by the government&#8217;s press office, that negotiations for the purchases is still ongoing.
The project ...]]></description>
		<link>http://underthesuncostarica.com/?p=93</link>
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		<title>ICE Closes It Doors (If Only For The Day)</title>
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The workers of the state telecom, ICE have joined the national strike today by teachers of the APSE and municipal workers, all without notice or fanfare. The doors to the ICE agencies are closed, no one can get a new telephone line or make changes to the existing. No, it is a day rest for ICE workers, as if they don&#8217;t have enough already.
Odd is that, during the live television broadcasts and photo ops by various print media, there was not one yellow shirt &#8211; the symbol worn by ...]]></description>
		<link>http://underthesuncostarica.com/?p=75</link>
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		<title>China&#8217;s Largest Sports Park Under Construction</title>
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The Chinese these days are busy building sports stadium, in Costa Rica and now China&#8217;s largest sports park in. Construction began in December for what will be China&#8217;s largest sports park, the Hangzhou Sports Park. 
It&#8217;ll be green, sustainable, and will span around 400,000 square meters. 
Did I mention how it looks like a space city?
The mind boggles as to why this wasn&#8217;t built in time for the Beijing Olympics two years ago, but with a completion date projected for 2013, I guess these things can&#8217;t be hurried. 

Foto ...]]></description>
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