Pura Vida and welcome to Tropical Felgate Costa Rica Real estate specialist!

A.M. Costa Rica Head Lines

A.M. Costa Rica top stories
Chinese get a benefit from traffic law	3/19/2010 3:55 AM
Insiders are joking that the new traffic law contains a stimulus plan for the People's Republic of China. The bulk of the items motorists are required to carry under the new law are products of the Communist country.
Eight Osa Peninsula hotels under investigation	3/19/2010 3:54 AM
The environmental tribunal is investigating eight more hotels in the Peninsula de Osa and three saw mills that officials think are operating illegally. The latest cases bring to nearly 50 the individual files of environmental investigations being carried out in the Cantón de Osa.
Irish had an impact in Latin America, too	3/18/2010 4:22 AM
Saint Patrick's Day is celebrated in many places in Latin America, including Costa Rica. There is a usually some type of Saint Patrick's Day celebration at any of the local bars where Americans hang out.
The route to seek Costa Rican citizenship	3/18/2010 4:22 AM
One way expat residents might avoid paying the Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social for health care is to take out Costa Rican nationality. There are two ways to qualify: marry a citizen or live legally in the country for seven years.
Rainy season debut is slightly early, experts say	3/17/2010 4:19 AM
Local weather forecasters say that the rainy seasons will be slightly early this year in all areas except the Central Valley. The Instituto Meteorológico Nacional said that the season would arrive May 6 to 10 in the Central Valley, as normal.
Puntarenas is a sitting duck for tsunamis	3/17/2010 4:19 AM
The coasts of Costa Rica are the potential targets of tsunamis caused by earthquakes locally or even from the Pacific coast of South America. The city of Puntarenas is especially vulnerable.
Don't forget that pesky educational tax	3/16/2010 3:06 AM
There is only one tax inactive companies need to pay every year. It is the education and culture tax. The tax is due by March 31 which falls on a Wednesday this year. However, it can be paid anytime during the month of March.
A wall gets pretty in Playas del Coco	3/15/2010 3:31 AM
Playas del Coco residents have turned an eyesore wall into a work of art.
Public employees get the whole week off	3/12/2010 2:26 AM
Forget about any governmental business during Holy Week. Central government officials have declared the entire week to be a vacation.
That dancing dollar	3/11/2010 4:34 AM
The value of the dollar against the colon Tuesday fell to its lowest since the end of 2008 with an abrupt drop of almost two colons to 540.38. Volatility has been an issue in the four years since the Banco Central dropped a long-term policy of micro-devaluations.

A.M. Costa Rica Head Lines