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October 24th, 2006
This is part of my continuing posts answering emails I receive from readers. Here are some more that I thought might interest you.
Filed under Costa Rica, Hmmm!, Immigration & Residency, Life in Costa Rica, Moving to Costa Rica, Questions from Readers, Retire in Costa Rica, Travel | Comments (7)SALA IV Rules for accessible buses
August 7th, 2006
Ley (law) 7600 ((Igualdad de Oportunidades a las Personas con Discapacidad)) was approved ten years ago and required that all buses be equipped to transport handicapped individuals.
Not too surprisingly, the bus operators decided to wait ten years to see what was going to happen. What happened, of course, was that the law is now being (sort of) enforced and bus drivers are being ticketed whose vehicles are not to the new level. To date, only 12% of all buses have handicap ramps installed.
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Like Costa Rican Food?
July 12th, 2006
A LOT of folks do… including me. OKOKOK, I like foods from many places which is perhaps why I have to lean forward a bit to see my toes… but I digress.
A recent post to Costa Rica Eateries from Paul Mitchell povides a nice list of Costa Rica cookbooks for those who need their daily dose of something Costa Rican.
Filed under Costa Rica, Food and Eating, Life in Costa Rica, Moving to Costa Rica, Recipes, Travel | Comments (12)Costa Rica Tourism Down – Finally, They Admit it.
June 23rd, 2006
I have been saying for some time that the government’s sunny reports of Costa Rica tourism have not seemed to match up with the reality of what we who live here are seeing.
We now have a new government headed by Oscar Arias, and with the new government, we get new cabinet ministers. The new Tourism Minister, Carlos Ricardo Benavides, is finally admitting what everyone has been noticing for some time. Tourism is declining.
Filed under Costa Rica, Immigration & Residency, Life in Costa Rica, Politics, Travel | Comments (4)Visit the new Real Costa Rica
June 10th, 2006
I am not sure what on earth possessed me to do an entire re-write of The Real Costa Rica, but I did and it is now online for your viewing pleasure or displeasure. The most obvious thing you will notice is the new color scheme and menu system. There are also a lot of new pages, new pictures, about 500 new links… ugh. I still have to install the new search engine though the olde one seems to be working perfectly. Go figure!
Thanks to those who tested the site. Reading the same old pages for errors is booooring, but you really helped!
Anyway… here it is: The REAL Costa Rica
Enjoy!
Filed under Costa Rica, Ecology and Nature, Health & Education, Humor, Immigration & Residency, Life in Costa Rica, Other Stuff, Politics, Rants, Recipes, Retire in Costa Rica, Study Abroad, Technical Stuff, Travel | Comment (0)The Bri Bri
May 28th, 2006