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for tower on Paseo Colón By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
A Swiss real estate firm said Tuesday that developers have obtained approval for a 25-story tower on Paseo Colón just a few hundred feet west of the Hospital Nacional de Niños. This is the same firm, Fortia Investments, that is marketing a proposed 561-foot hotel-condo tower in Sabana Sur. Despite the approval, the firm is promoting plans for an 18-story building on the site at Calle 22, which now contains a converted residential home used at times as a language school. The firm seeks investors and developers. "The project stands out through its contemporary architecture offering generous volumes, maximum light and great living areas," said Fortia. "The outdoor includes lovely gardens, as well as three levels underground parking." Fortia also is representing the Spanish firm of Javier Aguado y Asociados that has proposed Condal 42 Sabana Park, a 42-story condo project with an included 16-story hotel and an eight-story office center. The project,would be the country's tallest structure, if built. Rooming house damaged by fire caused by short By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
Fire believed caused by a short circuit swept through a two-story rooming house Tuesday morning in the Barrio La Carit in central San José. No one was injured, but 28 adults and a child lost their homes. The structure contained 21 separate living units. All were connected to the same electrical meter, firemen said. The electric system in the living units all were fed by a line that would be appropriate for a single-family home, said firemen. Firemen were able to confine the damage to the single structure of some 1,090 square meters, nearly 12,000 square feet. About a third of that, an estimated 350 square meters (about 3,800 square feet), was leveled. Firemen used a snorkel to contain the blaze. The location is not far from the La Carit maternity hospital. Some of the older homes in the center of the city have been converted to a rooming house, called cuartería in Spanish. They are low-cost housing and host immigrants from other sections of the country or the elderly. One problem with the structure that was involved in the fire was that it was extended to provide more living quarters without upgrading the electrical system, said firemen. Guanacaste triathlon planned By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
A U.S. firm that specialized in triathlons announced that it will be conducting such a race in Guanacaste next February. The dates are Feb. 19 and 20. The firm, Revolution 3, did not give an exact location but it appears the race will be in and around Playas del Coco. A triathlon involves swimming, bike riding and running. Participants in a full triathlon swim 2.4 miles, bike 112 miles and then run a full marathon of 26.2 miles. The Guanacaste feature race is believed to be half those distances. A race for youngsters takes place the day before, Feb. 19. A Web site has been set up to provide updates.
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| The Turrialba volcano as seen
from Concepción de San Isidro de Heredia. This was April
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soared more than a kilometer into the sky. Clouds over Irazú on the right caused false reports of gas escaping. |
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By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
Even on the 100th anniversary of the 1910 Cartago earthquake, the major concern in the country is its volcanoes. Póas, Irazú and Turrialba continue to be active. The activity at Arenal has increased somewhat. The volcanoes are putting on almost daily shows as they exhaust columns of hot gases and sometimes ash. Irazú and Turrialba are twins east of San José. Irazú last had a major eruption in 1963 when much of the Central Valley was bathed in ash. Turrialba recently awakened and sent an ash cloud as far west as San Pedro. The Red Sismológia Nacional at the Universidad de Costa Rica reports this volcano likely to erupt within days, weeks or months. The earthquake monitors have a five-point color scale that runs from No. 1, volcano activity stable and normal, to No. 4, eruption imminent. Both Poás and Arenal are listed in the No. 2 green position, but Turrialba is in the No. 3 yellow position. No volcano is now listed in the No. 4 orange category. The lake in the crater of Volcán Irazú dried up completely |
in April after five years of
declining in size. Scientists blame this
on El Niño weather conditions instead of activities inside the
mountain. The lake in the crater of Volcán Poás has reached 50 degrees C. (122 F.), and the volcano experts believe the higher temperature is to blame for the decrease in the water level there. The volcano has been sending out bursts of hot gas, and one plume went a kilometer into the sky. Not to be upset by the massive geological activity taking place nearby, residents of Santa Cruz de Turrialba are planning a gastronomic event featuring local foods May 15 and 16. The event is being put in by the Comité de Rescate de Tradiciones Santacruceñas in conjunction with Ministerio de Cultura, Juventud y Deportes. The Fiesta Gastronómica Volcán Turrialba begins with a dance the evening of May 15, a Saturday, in the parking lot of the local Catholic church, the Templo Inmaculado Corazón de María. A Mass at the church starts the Sunday, May 16, events that include mariachi and folk music. And that is when the food will be served. The Mass is in honor of San Isidro El Labrador, the patron of farmers. |
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Fuerza Pública officers have captured a suspect in the murder of a U.S. businessman in Parrita Feb. 17, 2009. Officers said they were doing a routine patrol in Hatillo Cinco on San José's south side Tuesday when they noticed that the 20-year-old man appeared nervous by the police presence. Fuerza Pública officers said they checked with a data base maintained by the Judicial Investigating Organization to find out that an arrest warrant had been issued for investigation of murder. The man was identified by his last names of Carcache Castillo. The businessman was James S. Norris. He was gunned down outside his dance club, the Bougainvillea. |
Norris was hit with seven bullets,
investigators said, suggesting that
the motive of the crime was to kill him. There was no robbery, and the assailant fled after Norris fell to the ground. Investigators said that perhaps as many as 13 shots were fired from a 9-mm. handgun. The dance club or disco was on the main highway between Jacó and Quepos. Judicial police made eight raids last Feb. 16 and detained five persons, including a man in Hatillo. They said at the time that two other suspects were already in prison on unrelated charges. There was no mention of a fugitive. One of those detained was the girlfriend of the businessman. Agents said at the time the motive for the killing was greed. |
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Gringos make it hard for others who live here Dear A.M. Costa Rica: I also must take exception, based upon personal experience, to Steve Meno's take on so-called discrimination against us expats. From the very beginning of my six years here, I have received nothing but total respect from the many Ticos I have been with, done business with, socialized with, etc. My Tico attorney, for example, is not only the best attorney I've ever had but a close friend also. He is not only extremely competent, but has given freely of his time and effort assisting Gail Nystrom (Costa Rica Humanitarian Foundation) and me in our projects, building day-care centers/schools, medical clinics, etc., for the underprivileged of Costa Rica. The Escazú police and I are like family and visit me often. I, in turn, have helped with the repair of their cars and motos. I try to always do business exclusively with Ticos and Nicas. Why? Because I trust them and because, with few exceptions, ˆ have found many Gringos doing business here to be of the lowest moral character. I can't say that I totally blame those Ticos who don't like Gringos when greedy Gringo developers ruin their land and environment and dishonest hustler/Gringos (I include some Europeans and Canadians in this) lie and cheat. To these people, who make it hard for honest Gringos, I quote my Tico gym friend Charlie (Carlos), "Gringo, go home!". People tend to forget that in order to get respect, one must give respect. It's their country, not ours. Every Gringo fortunate to be living in this fine country should ask him or herself "What am I giving to help make this an even better country?" Fortunately, many fine Gringos I have met here agree with me. I am proud to be associated with those who support the arts, health care, and education, people like those folks I know from the Women's Club, Teatro Nacional, the Little Theatre Group, and, of course, my good friend Gail Nystrom. Sadly,these fine people contribute far more than those rich Ticos, who, for some reason, continue to have a feudal system mentality. Barry Schwartz
Escazú Misery you have here you brought with you Dear A.M. Costa Rica: We, as expats in Costa Rica, applaud the letter from Pam Cohen of Grecia! We have lived in Minnesota, California, and Houston, Texas, and in terms of living with people anywhere in the U.S., we would never even remotely consider returning there. We've lived here for over six years in an Acosta Barrio, and, as Ms. Cohen has stated, we have found family here. We are the only English-speaking here, but have learned Spanish and can communicate well with our neighbors. Do not expect Ticos to learn English to communicate with you! This is their country, and unless you make the effort, they probably couldn't care less if you spoke to them or not! I'm not sure where all the negativism comes from either Steve in Coronado de Osa or Sr. Coleto (in Houston), but would urge each of them to take one day out of their apparently miserable lives here, and spend it actually trying to "blend in" by being a good neighbor to real Ticos!! If, on the other hand, you choose not to do that type of socializing, then there is little else you can do but to leave Costa Rica, and return to the good old U.S. and resume your miserable lives there!! The misery you have here, is, I'm sure, misery you brought with you!! Just say good bye CR, hello wherever else, and know you're presence here will not be missed! John and Val Rubida
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with legal system started with an eviction Dear A.M. Costa Rica: We had bought a piece of land in Costa Rica and in May of 2004 we moved from the U.S.A. to live in Costa Rica. We needed a caretaker for the land, so we hired a local. He and his wife then lived in a small house on our land. We put him on Caja, insurance, paid above average, supported her to establish a business. By the end of the year we realized that we needed to let him go, and that he and his wife needed to vacate the house and leave. Papers were prepared and his last salary calculated. They refused to leave our property and started lawsuits: for not being paid for all the time and physical violence against her. We needed to have them evicted! So we hired our first lawyer. For the sake of peace, the police told us it would be better for us not to set foot on our own land. We hired another lawyer who was able to move the eviction. Still the worker and his wife refused to leave. 10 policemen showed up on eviction day. After that violence started against us: physical against my partner, one of our dogs got stolen, another got poisoned. New lawsuits against us were presented. They claimed damage to their reputation for an amount of $100.000. Our third and fourth lawyers could convince the judge to close that case. In the meantime I had to defend myself in court against her claim of physical violence: neither she nor her numerous witnesses showed up. Case closed. The labor court refused to take on his case because salary and Caja payments had been made. Then the last lawsuit against us showed up: because of us they could not find any work in the area. They claimed to have lost more than $115.000. Their witnesses got heard, people who promised to defend us as witnesses (Ticos) did not want to be bothered on trial day. The judge decided for us. The case moved up to the appeals court. These judges decided for us. The case moved to the Supreme Court (!!!), and they refused to take the case because of a lack of evidence… My partner got cancer in the meantime. We could not achieve an import exemption from the Ministerio de Salud for his medicines shipped from the U.S. We tried numerous times over the year, we appealed, but no success. Exactly three years after our arrival in Costa Rica, we left Costa Rica for good. Lawyer bills: we never added them together but certainly more than $25.000. Cost for them: nothing. The lawyers take it on contingency base. They just look for new cases and victims. M. Kautz
Just learn to live with itGermany when you have Gringo face Dear A.M. Costa Rica: I am going to have to say that Pam is wrong here. While I do recognize what Pam says as part of the problem, I do not feel that gives the Ticos the excuse to treat all Gringos the same. That in itself is racism!! I have lived here for seven years. I am married to a Tica and have two Tico children. I can make gallo pinto with the best of them, and I am fluent in Spanish. I am also a naturalized Costarricense. I am for all intents and purposes more Tico now than Gringo. However, given my obvious Gringo face, I am constantly feeling the hateful/resentful eyes of Ticos and their very obvious yet incorrect opinion of me. Until I actually open my mouth and start talking to them do they realize that I am not a Gringo tipico, and they warm up and act friendly towards me. Getting on a bus packed full of Ticos will get me a bus full of cold stares. Its honestly creepy sometimes. So while I agree, that being humble is good and ALL people should be this way, a vast majority of Ticos themselves lack this important quality when they see my blonde hair and blue eyes and instantly resent me. At the end of the day, there isn't much we can do sadly. I accept this fact and have learned to live with it. James Dyer
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of certified exporters omits shrimpers here By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
The country has been left off the list of those certified by the U.S. Department of State for importing shrimp. The State Department certified 39 entities April 30, it announced Tuesday. Costa Rica was not among them. Those listed meet certain criteria relating to the protection of sea turtles in the course of shrimp trawl fishing. Either the country mandates turtle excluder devices or the country's fishing boats go where there are no turtles. Sea turtles become entangled in shrimp nets and drown. Certification is done every year after visits by U.S. inspectors. Tropical countries that mandate excluded devices and were certified are Belize, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Madagascar, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Panama, and Suriname. Costa Rica has been on and off the list for years. The United States is a major market for Costa Rican shrimp. More effort being sought in deaths of journalists Special to A.M. Costa Rica
The Inter American Press Association has submitted to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights a formal charge in two cases of journalists murdered in Brazil in 1995 and 2001 that remain unpunished. The press organization submitted the results of its investigations into the murders of Nivanildo Barbosa Lima and of Jorge Vieira da Costa in order to exhort the inter-American system to advise the Brazilian government to advance the legal process and put an end to the impunity surrounding crimes against journalists, it said. Barbosa Lima, 27, a reporter with the Paulo Alfonso, Bahia, newspaper Ponto do Encontro, was killed July 22, 1995. The paper covered topics of popular interest and exposed local execution gangs that proliferated at the time. He had been followed and received phone threats before the assault that took his life. The murder of Vieira da Costa of Radio Tropical in Teresina, Piaui, took place after he received threats. Da Costa was attacked March 23, 2001, and died of his wounds seven days later. Three people were convicted in 2005, but only one is in prison. The alleged masterminds have been successful at stalling legal proceedings and have not been brought to trial, the Inter American Press Association said. |
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