FREE CONCERT on Mother's Day•Dia de Madre - FESTIVAL de MUSICA con Aulos - San Ramon - August 15

Festival Musico CredomaticFREE FESTIVAL IN THE PARK onMother's Day•Dia de Madre!!Thursday, August 15, 2013  -  8pmat Parroquia de San Ramon - the central park in San Ramon. FREE!SOURCE:  GringoCentral.webs.com/apps/blog/show/31968242-concerto-a-cargo-del-quinteto-thu-aug-...

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POWERFUL 1993 LAND ROVER DEFENDER 90 in cherry condition!!!!

This was one of a few 1993 LAND ROVER DEFENDER 90This vehicle is VERY SPECIAL for the person that will GET the value of it and REALLY APPRECIATE it and get the MOST OUT OF IT in Costa Rica!!! Under the hood features the Rover V8, which began life as the Buick 215.  Engine has 2 SU carbs making it VERY POWERFUL yet surprisingly a VERY ECONOMICAL.The compact aluminum engine (Land Rover only made these for 3 years) is light at just 144 kg (318...

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Taller de Feldrenkrais y Yoga

Taller de Feldrenkrais y Yoga Facilitadores:  Gerardo Chaves y Georgina SolanaCUANDO:Sabado 31 de AgostoLUGAR:Ashram Cañón del Guarco en INVERSION: 15,000-c(incluye alimentacion ovolactoVeteriana y transporte)CONTACTO:Redgfu@gmail.com  •  8-389-2...

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BURNING SPIRIT FESTIVAL - August 31, 2013 - Costa Rica

BURNING SPIRIT FESTIVAL EOM August 2013.The burn will be on Sat. Aug. 31, 2013 - after darkfacebook.com/events/426710024108442  RSVP  here.In keeping the vision of creating creative community, Laughing Gecko Campgrounds (near Quepos) has been chosen as the venue for the 2nd annual BURNING SPIRIT FESTIVAL.   In the spirit of Burning Man, this is YOUR opportunity to create YOUR festival.  It will be the last weekend of Aug. (following the BM 10 principals, with 'leave only a positive trace').  Well be providing the space...

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HONEY - How PURE•GOOD FOR YOU is the Honey YOU'RE EATING??? BE CAREFUL where you get it from!!!!

IThere Are Shocking Differences Between Raw Honey And The Processed Golden Honey Found In Grocery Retailers There are well over 30 commercial producers of honey that have no traces of pollen and lack beneficial vitamins and enzymes among a host of other natural constituents which are removed due to pasteurization and processing. Most golden honey you see at your local grocery is dead and far from the health promoting powerhouse...

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YOGA CLASSES - Mondays at Tin Jo Restaurant con Kathy Espinosa

YOGA CLASSESat Tin Jo Restaurantcon•with Kathy EspinosaSeguido por un almuerzo vital vegetariano  •  Followed by a tasty vegetarian lunch!Kathy nos guiará en una clase de yoga suave para relajar, estirar, respirar y vivir el momento presente.Kathy leads you in a gentle yoga class to relax, stretch, breathe and live in the present moment.CUANDO•WHEN:Lunes•Mondays - 11:30am-12:30pmDONDE•WHERE:Tin Jo Restaurant - Bamboo Room  - ...

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OFFICE SUPPLY • STATIONARY Stores • Papelería • Papesa in Costa Rica

The bigger OFFICE SUPPLY Stores • STATIONARY Stores with a wider variety of options•choices  in Costa Rica (in Español "Papelería's" or "Papesa" - paper store) are:MY FAV:UNIVERSAL Office Supply Stores (http://UniversalCR.com  •  facebook.com/TiendasUniversal  •  2-222-2222)They have lots of canvases at lower prices and LOTS MORE!  They carry everything from Home & Office Supplies • Books Preschool, School, College, University and Professional Reference (NEW BOOKS - Mainly in Spanish but a few newer release books...

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HEATED POOLS & JACUZZI's in Costa Rica (hahahahahahaha!!!)

Peeps, Costa Rica is NOT the U.S./Canada - as much as many of you might like or try for it to be!!  One of the MOST noticeable ways is in POOLS and JACUZZI's!!  SOOOOO MANY tourists say they "NEED A POOL" in their property prerequisites but what they do NOT know is VERY FEW POOLS are actually HEATED!!!!(this is the HUGE pool that we had in the first home I lived in in Pozos de Santa Ana, Costa Rica.  I sort of though, since it was...

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TAMALE MAKING Costa Rica style - a Step-By-Step guide from the Tico Times

If you’re Costa Rican, then you have likely spent at least part of every Christmas season in the company of your entire extended family making tamales. The process can take days, but it ends with a a giant pot of banana wrapped tamales that last the whole Christmas season.For those lacking a Costa Rican grandmother or the patience to wait until December, there is Antojitos de Maíz - facebook.com/pages/Antojitos-de-Maiz/179719208714046 - a restaurant...

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Curso GRATIS de CUISINART en TIPS in Pavas, Costa Rica - 5 de Augusto, 2013

Les recordamos hoy lunes - Augusto de 5 - el curso GRATIS de CUISINART en TIPS pavas a las 3 pm. doña Doris hará cosas diferentes como gravlax, pulpo...mmm...para que las practiquen en el día de las madres y por supuesto no puede faltar un rico queque con lustre de caramelo. Llamen :25432116/ 26432149 a partir de las 8:30 de hoy lun...

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BLOOD TEST for DRIVER'S LICENSE's in Costa Rica NO LONGER NEEDED - Why is that????

Blood Type Requirement On Costa Rican Drivers License Is Of No Use(You do NOT NEED the BLOOD TEST to get your drivers license in Costa Rica [this is an OLD ARTICLE explaining the logic behind it]) In May 2008 it became mandatory that the persons blood type be included on the drivers license. However, due to protocol and security, doctors do not base their decision on that information when it comes to a blood transfusion. Furthermore, the Colegio...

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BIRD LOVERS FESTIVAL in Costa Rica - Festival Ornitológico Del Bosque Lluvioso Sarapiquí 2013 - September 20-22

facebook.com/pages/Festival-Ornitol%C3%B3gico-Del-Bosque-Lluvioso-Sarapiqu%C3%AD-2013/408750212555287ESPANOL:Reservaciones: reservaciones@selvaverde.com / Teléfono: 2611800- ACADÉMICO - EDUCATIVO - RECREATIVO - TURÍSTICO -Investigación, Conservación, Sostenibilidad y Retos en la Ornitología CostarricenseDescription:Del 20 al 22 de de Setiembre de 2013 se desarrollará en Sarapiquí el Primer Festival Ornitológico y del Bosque Lluvioso. Dirigido a la...

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BAN on Sports Hunting • Zoos & Circuses with Animals in Costa Rica

Did you now that in 2002, Costa Rica banned Circuses with wild animals??And that Costa Rica is the FIRST country in the Continent to PROHIBIT Sports Hunting  - news.co.cr/hunting-for-sport-outlawed-in-costa-rica/18707 (punishable with a fine of up to 1,800,000 colones ($3600)?Sports fishing and hunting for subsistence/to sustain one's self/food or to control species is STILL legal. Costa Rica is also intending on CLOSING ALL it's government run/owned Zoo's and release them into the wild or sent to rescue centers and they plan on turning the...

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HAPPINESS INDEX - Where's Costa RIca on this latest one that's based on Socio-Economic factors, unemployment, government resources, poverty+???

Where is Costa Rica here?????  Each of the "Happiness Index's" have different criteria.  I like THIS one best as it measures Socio-Economic factors, unemployment, government resources, poverty++...

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Criminal Record - Don't come to Costa Rica or they'll find you!! Interpol's system is now online at all borders

Immigration agents now online with Interpol headquartersThe immigration agency and judicial police revealed Thursday that agents at the country's ports of entry have been online with the International Police Agency since April. This gives agents checking arriving foreigners access to real time data that may contain information sufficient to deny entry.The local Sección de Interpol is now within the Judicial Investigating Organization.The  Dirección General de Extranjería said that its agents would be in direct contact with the main Interpol...

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DAY OLD • END OF DAY BREAD•BAKERY GOODS DISCOUNTED • Where to find Bakery "THRIFT SHOPs"•Panadarias in Costa Rica - Bimbo Expendio • Bagelmen's

Dolores has created an AWESOME blog on great deals in Grecia and San Jose (and other areas) - GreciasJBargains.blogspot.comOne of the stories she did was on Bimbo's "Expendio" Day-Old baked goods (back in MY youth, we called them "Bakery Thrift Shops") in Grecia!!!GreciasJBargains.blogspot.com/2013/05/name-expendio-merchandise-old-bimbo.htmlIt looks like there might be other BIMBO EXPENDIO locations around Costa Rica at: AlajuelaCarretera...

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Delinquent U.S. Expat Taxes: Where to Start

Are You Late with Filing Your US Expat Taxes (even several years)? Here’s how to get back on track (and why you should!)The author of this article, David McKeegan, is Director and Co-Founder of Greenback Expat Tax Services, a US Income Tax provider that provides best-in-class, expert expatriate tax services at an honest price for Americans living overseas. All information was correct at the time this article was written (February 2013).Although many do not know it, it is actually quite common for American expats to find themselves late with...

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GLOBAL AUCTION for Democrats Abroad - 2013

Donate and sign up your friends too!2013 Global Auction - "Going Live" November 14, 2013 to raise funds for 'Get Out The Vote'BiddingForGood.com/auction/item/Item.action?id=191271802 Also below:   2013 Global Donkey Race  Grand Prize: "real live donkey" ??? Even if you’ve already donated to the Democrats Abroad Auction there is more you can do.  See what Meredith Wheeler from France...

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Group from Grecia going to Donate their Bodies to science in San Jose (for when they die) - August 5, 2013

There is a group from GRECIA going to San Jose to sign up to Donate their Bodies to the medical school in Costa Rica - UCI Med - when they die.This is such an IMPORTANT program and not a lot of people have signed up for it yet!  #1 - it makes it TOTALLY FREE way to dispose of your body/remains while at the same time, HELPING medical students learn better first hand/up close about our anatomy!They have ONE SEAT available in the van.Interested?WHEN:Monday  -  August 5, 2013  -  12pm/noonWHERE MEETING:in front of the ICE building...

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