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~ 24/08/06
The price of one liter of super gas will drop from ¢597 ($1.15) to ¢580 ($1.12), and the price of one liter of regular gas will be reduced from ¢573 ($1.10) to ¢553 ($1.06), according to a statement from ARESEP. This reduction means a 2.9% decrease in the price of super gas and a 3.5% decrease in the price of regular gas.
These price adjustments reflect changes in gas prices on the international market and the fluctuation of the colón’s exchange rate.
These prices will go into effect as soon as they are published in the official government daily La Gaceta. ARESEP sent the resolution to the Government Printer Wednesday, the statement said.
-Tico Times
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If you thought Escazú has an overabundance of condos, guess again. Executives of the Spanish firm Grupo Inmobiliario Diursa will be in town next week to kick off promotion of their $30 million project in Guachipelín and announce an opening date.
The company is building some 136 luxury condos. The project, called El Cortijo Los Laureles, is contained in four towers of eight floors each.
Ulpiano González, the firm’s president, will be among those who visit. The company is well known for developing residential and commercial projects in Spain.
The project will include swimming pools, commercial space, a gymnasium and similar. It is expected to be finished next year. Guachipelín is a good location for those who love the beach but still want to be in the Central Valley. Eventually the highway to Caldera will be completed from Ciudad Colón to the Pacific greatly decreasing travel time.
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Five hotels on the central Pacific coast say they have reduced electrical consumption some 24 percent in a pilot project to save power.
The project began in 2005 and involved Sí Como No, Parador, Club de Mar, Best Western Jacó and Marriott Los Sueños, said a news release.
The strategy to save power came from the Fundación Red de Energía and two Dutch firms. The savings came from training and also analysis of power use. More than 50 percent of a hotel’s power needs is electricity, the release said.
A 24 percent savings in energy translates to a 1.5 percent increase in net income for the hotels involved, the release said.
Savings like this can be used to help hotels earn their sustainable tourism certification from the Instituto Costarricenese de Turismo, said the release.
Another project is being planned for hotels in the mountains.