2/9/6
Yesterday was very exciting. I got an email from ARCR giving me the papers I need from the Costa Rican government to stay in the country while I wait for my residency application to be approved. I went to ARCR on the 19th of January thinking I would be okay from that date. I entered […]
2/5/6
Life goes on. Nothing really exciting to write about for a couple of weeks now, and we have been real busy. We used the dirt from the drainage trench to landscape a bit, and took a big tree out of the driveway ( a very big job). Some nice afternoons on the beach. My friend […]
1/22/6
It has been an interesting week. On Monday, we went to a lawyer in El Roble to begin the incorporation process. There are a few advantages to this. I will be able to work if I can find some, my property can go in the corporation name, I can start a business, and a few […]
62 gas stations in the Pacific will begin selling today ethanol made in Costa Rica from Nicaraguan alchohol. The ethanol will be sold at the same price as regular gasoline, and will have an average of 7.5% alchohol. The stations who receive gas from the Barranca Plant are part of the pilot project, which if […]
In an ironic twist, and probably an appropriate one according to those who abstained from voting, the 7.7 million pieces of paper that are related to this election will eventually be recycled. While today they are the subject of strong discussion, will be scrutinized one by one, and are kept under lock and key; tomorrow […]
Although the TSE claims it is inaccurate to do so, Oscar Arias unofficially leads the voting by over 15,000 after the 712 polling stations that were not included in Monday’s final preliminary tally have been counted by hand. Arias received a total of 70,681 votes while 58,083 were for Solís. The tally represents 11,56 % […]
