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At the Laura Chinchilla visitor center for voters in Heredia Costa Rica is filled with supporters and voters. The crowds are peaceful and mostly holding Partido Liberacion Nacional banners and flags which are green and white. Local television news has extensive coverage and is very much aware of the inevitable outcome of the presidential elections 2010.
Local news is covering the regional locations where supporters of Laura Chinchilla for President have swamped and with good cheer. The lines at some voting stations are very long but the weather in Costa …
Here you can find news about local events in Jaco and general news about your favorite beach town in Costa Rica
Project McKee Jaco whose mission is to find homes for stray dogs and cats along with a program of neutering and castration to help control the growth of “street” animals. The project headed up by Katja Bader a Jaco resident via her German roots. Katja is a fierce animal lover and her passion in this project has resulted in almost no street dogs here in Jaco. As little as four years ago, it was not uncommon to see packs of dogs ranging from 2 to 8 and even more when …
The National Wildlife Refuge: Hermosa Beach Punta Mala is organizing a seminar about the turtles that we share the ocean with here in the Jaco Beach area.
The Hermosa Beach Punta Mala Refuge will be holding a seminar called “State Of Conservation And Current Status Of Sea Turtles In The Pacific”. This seminar will be orated by Mr. Ricardo Perez Duran, a Wildlife Specialist. The event will be held on Thursday December 10th at 8:30 am in Best Western Jaco Beach Hotel. The nominal fee is $20 (Pro-Aid Wildlife Refuge Playa …
The Central Pacific Chamber of Commerce has learned that the Tributacion Directa, the TAX ADMINISTRATION of PUNTARENAS (Tributacion Puntarenas) is holding a seminar here in Jaco to talk about current changes in taxes. The meeting will be Wednesday December 09 at 1:00 PM in Balcon Del Mar, which is located next to the Police Station on Calle Bohio. To confirm attendance or for more information please contact the office of the Chamber of Commerce at 2643-2853
As you may have heard, Costa Rica implemented a new luxury tax which is still …
THE MUNICIPALITY OF GARABITO IS PREPARING THE CANTON FOR THE UPCOMING ACTIVITIES CELEBRATING THE CANTONATO OF GARABITO. Festivities and activities will be held throughout Thursday December 3rd to Tuesday December 8th in celebration of the Canton of Garabito!
***Thursday, December 3rd: Concert in the Park of Jacó with Victor Zúñiga from 5 to 9 pm.
***Friday, December 4th: Concert with Quique de Heredia in the Park of Jaco from 5 to 9 pm.
***Saturday, December 5th: Horse Parade and face painting: “Loaf and Fishes” at 12 noon in front of Maxi …
There are many ways for you to make a solid and fortuitous foreign investment in the Costa Rica real estate market. Right now the property tax rates are low because the Costa Rica government is trying to encourage foreign real estate investments which will help the booming tourism market. Since the tourism sector of Costa Rica is growing at an exponential rate, you can expect to see a very sizable return very soon after you purchase your Costa Rica property.
As a foreign investor there are several things you are going …
