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		<title>Breath of Fresh Air in Costa Rica</title>
		<link>http://www.usexpatcostarica.com/2012/05/breath-of-fresh-air-in-costa-rica/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 05:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A comprehensive ban on smoking in public places, just two months since its first legislature approval now enjoys widespread acceptance in Costa Rica. For some in the English-speaking community, the change generated a great deal of confusion. The smoking ban, which became law following the signature of President Laura Chinchilla on March 22nd prohibits smoking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Customs Tax on Internet Purchases</title>
		<link>http://www.usexpatcostarica.com/2012/05/customs-tax-on-internet-purchases/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2012 15:38:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Receiving Internet purchases in Costa Rica has become a more expensive proposition thanks to a decree from the Ministerio de Hacienda. The tax authority announced in November that for the first time even small purchases, under $500 would be subject to tax. Fortunately the dust has settled, and it is easier to receive Internet purchases than during the last holiday shopping [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Corporate Equity and Tax Evasion in Costa Rica</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:05:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Publications that promote investments in Costa Rica are quick to point out advantages of offshore incorporation, but often fail to bring up the issue of double taxation. The same proverbial elephant in hiding in the room when news reports in both English and Spanish discuss the problem of tax evasion in Costa Rica.]]></description>
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		<title>United States obligates foreign banks to sign agreement with IRS</title>
		<link>http://www.usexpatcostarica.com/2011/10/irs-foreign-banks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 18:18:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Foreign banks worldwide that fail to sign an agreement with the Internal Revenue Service by June 30, 2013 will be subject to stiff sanctions. Expats and those with assets abroad will also  face new requirements when filing tax returns. A recent article in La Nacion quotes Franco Naranjo, President of the Costa Rican Banking Association [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Public Security and Future of Central American Youth in Peril</title>
		<link>http://www.usexpatcostarica.com/2011/09/future-central-america/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 05:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Laura Chinchilla appeared before the United Nations General Assembly last week and woefully declared that the Republic of Costa Rica is seriously threatened by the problem of narcotics related crime and violence. The statement is a bold one coming from the leader of a nation that is uncomfortable airing its dirty laundry on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Catholic Church, Sex and Reproductive Freedom in Costa Rica</title>
		<link>http://www.usexpatcostarica.com/2011/08/catholic-church-sex-and-reproductive-freedom-in-costa-rica/</link>
		<comments>http://www.usexpatcostarica.com/2011/08/catholic-church-sex-and-reproductive-freedom-in-costa-rica/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 14:48:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Slogans like, &#8220;Get your rosary beads out of my ovaries&#8221;, &#8220;illuminate the Catholic Church by burning it&#8221;, and &#8220;Jesus loves prostitutes&#8221; are a few examples of themes repeated Sunday in front of the metropolitan cathedral of San Jose. Ambivalence toward the official state religion of Catholicism is nothing new in Costa Rica, and a protest [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Costa Rica Invites Intel to Expand</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 04:18:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Laura Chinchilla recently returned from a trip to the United States, and the first item on her agenda was to pay tribute to the Santa Clara, Calif.-based Intel Corporation. The company&#8217;s manufacturing facility in Heredia is responsible for producing 20 percent of the value of Costa Rica&#8217;s export market, and is considered vital to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>President Chinchilla Honors Juan Santamaría</title>
		<link>http://www.usexpatcostarica.com/2011/04/president-chinchilla-honors-juan-santamaria/</link>
		<comments>http://www.usexpatcostarica.com/2011/04/president-chinchilla-honors-juan-santamaria/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 09:43:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla on Monday honored Costa Rica&#8217;s favorite hero Juan Santamaría while presenting a speech to bolster support for the territorial dispute between Costa Rica and Nicaragua over the Rio San Juan and Isla Calero. Chinchilla gave the speech in the Alajuela park named for Juan Santamaría, which has been remodeled in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Costa Rica Not Paradise Raw Sewage Everywhere</title>
		<link>http://www.usexpatcostarica.com/2011/04/costa-rica-not-paradise-raw-sewage-everywhere/</link>
		<comments>http://www.usexpatcostarica.com/2011/04/costa-rica-not-paradise-raw-sewage-everywhere/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 16:28:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An unclassified cable originating from the United States Embassy in San Jose on April 4th, 2007 is generating negative publicity for a country that markets itself as an eco-friendly tourist destination. Costa Rica treats less than 3% of human waste, dumping 97% of its sewage into the nation&#8217;s rivers that drain to the sea, making [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Protest Against Tax Increases in Costa Rica</title>
		<link>http://www.usexpatcostarica.com/2011/03/protest-against-tax-increases-in-costa-rica/</link>
		<comments>http://www.usexpatcostarica.com/2011/03/protest-against-tax-increases-in-costa-rica/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 01:50:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As promised a group manifested itself in downtown San Jose to protest against President Laura Chinchilla&#8217;s Tax Proposal and this year&#8217;s pay raise for public sector workers. The march started in Parque Central and moved east on Avenida Segunda to arrive on the steps of the legislature. The protest took the better part of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Peak Oil to be Felt in Latin America</title>
		<link>http://www.usexpatcostarica.com/2011/02/peak-oil-to-be-felt-in-latin-america/</link>
		<comments>http://www.usexpatcostarica.com/2011/02/peak-oil-to-be-felt-in-latin-america/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 10:34:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>expatcostarica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Costa Rica and Panama enjoy the highest levels of per capita income in Central America, and with prosperity comes a growing love affair with oil and gasoline. Costa Rica is an oil importing nation, however does have the capability to refine its own gasoline through port facilities in Moin. A recent $13.8 million dredging operation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Narcopublica de Costa Rica</title>
		<link>http://www.usexpatcostarica.com/2011/02/narcopublica-de-costa-rica/</link>
		<comments>http://www.usexpatcostarica.com/2011/02/narcopublica-de-costa-rica/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 23:39:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An estimated $4.4 billion in illicit funds enter Costa Rica annually according to an eight year study by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. The figure is double the $2 billion or so that the country earns annually from tourism and works out to just $1,000 per person in Costa Rica. It measures up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Express Bus to Jaco Beach</title>
		<link>http://www.usexpatcostarica.com/2011/01/express-bus-to-jaco/</link>
		<comments>http://www.usexpatcostarica.com/2011/01/express-bus-to-jaco/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 11:52:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>expatcostarica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After years of promises and delays its now possible to go from downtown San Jose to Jaco beach in just an hour and half by way of public transportation. Garabito buses on the express schedule recently made the switch to the new highway, which at least during the dry season is turning out to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Disconnection of Legacy Cell Phone Network in February</title>
		<link>http://www.usexpatcostarica.com/2011/01/disconnection-tdma/</link>
		<comments>http://www.usexpatcostarica.com/2011/01/disconnection-tdma/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2011 12:26:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ICE the telecom monopoly has announced that it will retire the first generation digital cell phone network in February. To ease the transition the 39,000 users of the old system are being offered a free cell phone compatible with the second and third generation networks. Some users are reluctant to upgrade because the older system [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Watch Cable TV from United States on Slingbox</title>
		<link>http://www.usexpatcostarica.com/2010/12/watch-cable-tv-from-united-states-on-slingbox/</link>
		<comments>http://www.usexpatcostarica.com/2010/12/watch-cable-tv-from-united-states-on-slingbox/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Dec 2010 14:52:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>expatcostarica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Expats tired of dealing with too few choices among local Cable TV providers in Costa Rica should consider another option, which is to simply receive cable television service from the United States via the Internet. The concept should come as no surprise as high speed Internet has for years provided an alternative to expensive long [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blue Christmas at Children&#8217;s Museum</title>
		<link>http://www.usexpatcostarica.com/2010/12/blue-christmas-at-childrens-museum/</link>
		<comments>http://www.usexpatcostarica.com/2010/12/blue-christmas-at-childrens-museum/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 14:54:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>expatcostarica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla and the ministry of public security threw a party on Monday for children from troubled neighborhoods of Leon XIII, Los Guido and Barrio Cuba. A total of 500 children showed up from the event at the Children&#8217;s Museum in San Jose. The president handed out candy to the children and quizzed them on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas Holiday in Full Swing in San Jose</title>
		<link>http://www.usexpatcostarica.com/2010/12/christmas-holiday-in-full-swing-in-san-jose/</link>
		<comments>http://www.usexpatcostarica.com/2010/12/christmas-holiday-in-full-swing-in-san-jose/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 14:48:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Without a doubt Christmas has come to San Jose and estimates are that annual holiday bonus injected almost $1 billion into the bank accounts of workers who are expected to part with these funds quickly. The figure is impressive considering that Costa Rica has an annual GDP of $48 billion and annual exports are valued [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nicaragua to Reshape River and Costa Rican Border</title>
		<link>http://www.usexpatcostarica.com/2010/11/nicaragua-border-rio-san-juan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.usexpatcostarica.com/2010/11/nicaragua-border-rio-san-juan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 08:58:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>expatcostarica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The question of the northeastern border between Costa Rica and Nicaragua, one which had been settled during the 19th century became the source of a conflict last month when Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega dispatched a military expedition to the Río San Juan. A dredging operation commenced at a point 30 kilometers upstream, and while this itself would not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brief History of Costa Rica and Nicaragua Border on San Juan River</title>
		<link>http://www.usexpatcostarica.com/2010/11/brief-history-costa-rica-nicaragua-border-on-san-juan-river/</link>
		<comments>http://www.usexpatcostarica.com/2010/11/brief-history-costa-rica-nicaragua-border-on-san-juan-river/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 08:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Border disputes between Latin American countries are not uncommon, and the recent dispute between Costa Rica and Nicaragua over the Río San Jose and Isla Calero is an example of how past conflicts that shaped the political landscape can resurface in the 21st century. The eastern border between Costa Rica and Nicaragua is defined by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Setback for Costa Rica Cell Phone Network</title>
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		<comments>http://www.usexpatcostarica.com/2010/10/setback-for-costa-rica-cell-phone-network/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 14:42:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week an accident at data center operated by the national telecommunications network disrupted services for prepaid cell phone and 3G Internet. Users of the more traditional GSM, 3G and TDMA lines are also seeing problems a week later. News reports of the accident and the subsequent fallout paint a bleak future for the growth of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Speculation About The Money</title>
		<link>http://www.usexpatcostarica.com/2010/10/speculation-about-the-money/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 03:25:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>expatcostarica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The exchange rate for buying Costa Rica currency dipped below 500 colones relative to the United States dollar over the weekend, and apart from a brief period last month is a level not seen since February of 2006. The situation is puzzling for many expatriates who live on a fixed income in dollars from Social [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Costa Rica Citizenship Trumps U.S. Law</title>
		<link>http://www.usexpatcostarica.com/2010/10/citizenship-us-law/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Oct 2010 02:04:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The latest example of citizenship in Costa Rican as a get out of jail free card is Andreas Roman Leimer, who is presently a fugitive from federal prosecution before the Western District Court of North Carolina. Roman was surprised to find ABC News correspondent Brian Ross at his front door last week in the Belen [...]]]></description>
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		<title>President Inspects Damage Personally</title>
		<link>http://www.usexpatcostarica.com/2010/10/president-inspects-damage-personally/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2010 14:53:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>expatcostarica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the past week Costa Rica has experienced heavy than normal rains attributed the the La Niña weather pattern. The president has done a good job of being visible in affected areas, which include the Caldera highway, Santa Ana and areas along the pacific coast. A video released by Casa Presidencial provides some of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>President Returns from United Nations</title>
		<link>http://www.usexpatcostarica.com/2010/09/presidents-laura-chinchilla-united-nations/</link>
		<comments>http://www.usexpatcostarica.com/2010/09/presidents-laura-chinchilla-united-nations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2010 14:27:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>expatcostarica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Laura Chinchilla returned from New York this week where she attended the UN Summit for Millennium Development Goals. Apart from the official purpose of the trip she dedicated a portion of her time to promote investment in Costa Rica. Earlier in the month Moody&#8217;s Investors Service upgraded the sovereign debt of Costa Rica, which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Formal Charges in Costa Rica Against Alleged Expat Killer</title>
		<link>http://www.usexpatcostarica.com/2010/09/formal-charges-alleged-expat-killer-costa-rica/</link>
		<comments>http://www.usexpatcostarica.com/2010/09/formal-charges-alleged-expat-killer-costa-rica/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Sep 2010 21:42:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>expatcostarica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A formal complaint against William Dathan Holbert and Laura Michelle Reese for the murder of Wisconsin Attorney Jeffery A. Kline has been filed with prosecutors in Costa Rica. The complainant is Don Winner, an expatriate journalist from Panama, and he came to Costa Rica this past week and provided sworn statements, documents and other evidence [...]]]></description>
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		<title>President Proposes to Triple National Police Force</title>
		<link>http://www.usexpatcostarica.com/2010/08/president-police-force/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 08:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>expatcostarica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Laura Chinchilla attended the graduation of 700 police officers on Thursday at the Melico Salazar Theatre in downtown San Jose. While addressing the crowd she proposed to increase the national police force from 10,000 to between 20,000 and 25,000 officers. The national police is Fuerza Publica and consists of uniformed officers who patrol the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jazz Cafe in San Pedro Longtime Favorite</title>
		<link>http://www.usexpatcostarica.com/2010/07/jazz-cafe-san-pedro/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:48:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Jazz Cafe has for a decade been a popular night spot on the east side of San Jose in San Pedro. The location, when coming from downtown is just before the San Pedro Mall and taxi fare usually runs under $4. There is another location in the western suburb of Escazu, however San Pedro [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Panama Fugitive &#8220;Wild Bill&#8221; Cortez is America&#8217;s Most Wanted</title>
		<link>http://www.usexpatcostarica.com/2010/07/panama-fugitive-americas-most-wanted/</link>
		<comments>http://www.usexpatcostarica.com/2010/07/panama-fugitive-americas-most-wanted/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:55:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>expatcostarica</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.usexpatcostarica.com/?p=2612</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Their names are William Dathan Holbert and Laura Michelle Reese, and while they might turn out to be the Bonnie and Clyde of property theft their criminal resumes begin in the United States. Captured on the border crossing near the mouth of the Sarapiqui river by a Nicaraguan army patrol Wild Bill Cortez and his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AM Costa Rica Predicts Death of Social Media</title>
		<link>http://www.usexpatcostarica.com/2010/07/death-of-social-media/</link>
		<comments>http://www.usexpatcostarica.com/2010/07/death-of-social-media/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 08:23:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>expatcostarica</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.usexpatcostarica.com/?p=2264</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Would the last person done with the Internet please remember to turn it off, and on your way out don’t forget to pick up a CB radio and today’s print edition newspaper. A recent article in AM Costa Rica is skeptical of the growth of Social Media, and compares it to Citizen Band (CB) radio [...]]]></description>
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		<title>World Cup Soccer and Barbecue</title>
		<link>http://www.usexpatcostarica.com/2010/07/world-cup-soccer-barbecue/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 04:46:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>expatcostarica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The World Cup Soccer Match takes place just once every four years, enjoys worldwide attention and for the most part is ignored by the expatriate community despite being popular with Costa Ricans. At least the event was not well promoted in any local English language advertising, which is usually a good indicator of what business [...]]]></description>
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