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Great information – thank you.
For those of you thinking that this “new international airport” is coming please read my article entitled “Costa Rica’s New International Airport to be Built in the Sierpe Valley – Maybe…” which you can see at
Scott Oliver – Founder
WeLoveCostaRica.comYou did give them some great advice that they neeed to hear Jenny – thank you
Scott Oliver – Founder
WeLoveCostaRica.comFrom Al Dia’s list of feria prices at http://www.aldia.co.cr/ad_ee/2007/febrero/03/nacionales982543.html
Conversion rates used are 2.2 lb per kilo and 517 colones per USD.
Apio Celery ¢400 Kg 0.35 lb
Ayote Sazón Squash ¢190 Kg 0.15 lb
Ayote Tierno Squash ¢275 Kg 0.53 lb
Banano Banana ¢14 Un 0.03 ea
Bróculi Broccoli ¢475 Kg 0.51 lb
Camote Sweet Potato(red) ¢350 Kg 0.31 lb
Cebolla seco Onion ¢450 Kg 0.40 lb
Cebolla trenza Onion ¢450 Kg 0.40 lb
Coliflor Cauliflower ¢350 Un 0.68 ea
Coco ¢175 Un 0.34 ea
Culantro ¢40 rollo 0.08 roll
Chayote tier. Squash ¢70 Un 0.15 ea
Chayote quel. Squash ¢23 Un 0.14 ea
Chile Dulce Red/Green Pepper ¢145 Un 0.28 ea
Elote Ear of corn ¢60 Un 0.12 ea
Fresa Strawberry ¢400 Un 0.77 ea
Frijol tierno Black bean ¢1000 Kg 0.88 lb
Huevos Eggs ¢600 Kg 0.53 lb
Lechuga Am. Lettuce ¢150 Un 0.29 ea
Lechuga Crio Lettuce ¢115 Un 0.22 ea
Limón mand. Lime ¢20 Un 0.04 ea
Limón mesino Lime ¢40 Un 0.08 ea
Maracuyá ¢540 Kg 0.48 lb
Manga ¢740 Kg 0.65 lb
Mora Blackberry/Rasp ¢775 Kg 0.68 lb
Naranja Orange ¢33 Un 0.06 ea
Ñampí ¢350 Kg 0.31 lb
Palmito Heart of Palm ¢900 Kg 0.79 lb
Papa Potato ¢320 Kg 0.28 lb
Papaya ¢225 Kg 0.20 lb
Pepino Cucumber ¢400 Kg 0.35 lb
Piña Pineapple ¢525 Kg 0.46 lb
Plátano Plantain ¢90 Un 0.17 ea
Remolacha Beet ¢145 Un 0.28 ea
Repollo Cabbage ¢190 Kg 0.17 lb
Sandía Watermelon ¢225 Kg 0.20 lb
Tiquisque ¢350 Kg 0.31 lb
Tomate Tomato ¢920 Kg 0.81 lb
Vainica Green Bean ¢750 Kg 0.66 lb
Yuca Corr. Casava Root ¢130 Kg 0.11 lb
Yuca paraf. Casava Root ¢160 Kg 0.14 lb
Zanahoria Carrot ¢160 Kg 0.14 lb
Zapallo ¢160 Kg 0.14 lbScott Oliver – Founder
WeLoveCostRica.comPOSTED IN WRONG PLACE BY DAWNE AND REPOSTED HERE BY SCOTT
Posted Apr 07,2007 6:19 AM dawne
With a potential move to CR in the next few years, I have been reading alot of your entries and am wondering if those of you living on the Pacific Side – away from the apparent city crimes of San Jose, yet not completely isolated – in some of the smaller towns are experiencing the same amount and sort of crimes?You would not believe the hassle I have been through trying to find someone to update that report Fred…
Sorry to say this but you have the most ‘up to date’ report
Scott Oliver – Founder
WeLoveCostaRica.comThis family has experience in managing a B&B?
Have you been to the home that they are “losing?”
I can only assume that since you have not yet finalized their compensation, that you also do not have a formal legal contract with these people to officially employ them to manage your home/B&B yes?
Do you have a contract of any kind set up with them now?
You are officially planning on paying all the employee contributions that you are legally obliged to pay, yes?
You need an attorney, and you need one fast.
Scott Oliver – Founder
WeLoveCostaRica.comAs long as you remember Tom that we are talking about a Tico styled home in a Tico area, there certainly are not any “developers” building “gated communities” filled with luxurious $60K homes
Scott Oliver – Founder
WeLoveCostaRica.comThere was an article about this company in La Nacion and the reporters visited their offices for a demonstartion but unfortunately, for whatever reason, they were unable to get their systems to work that day… ???
Scott Oliver – Founder
WeLoveCostaRica.comThank you Maravilla – Attitude IS incredibly important here and unless we accept, respect and love the Ticos for who and what they are, then we’re going to have problems. How can we expect them to show us respect if we don’t show it to them?
My country home is in a different part of the country than Maravillas but we share the same attitude.
We have one local family (14 grown children) whom we know well and they have the keys to our place and look after it well, we treat them with respect and they have invited us to their family’s celebrations in their very humble home where we enjoyed chicharrones as fresh as can be… (The pig was slaughtered that morning and we actually helped them cut it up which was bloody hard work.)
And yes! We should try and speak their language.
Scott Oliver – Founder
WeLoveCostaRica.comYes but like any other country, it depends on where you live… I accidentally left the patio doors of my home in the country open for a week (long story) and nothing went missing but, would I do that in San Jose? No!
Scott Oliver – Founder
WeLoveCostaRica.comThat’s the point though Stan, you may not think so but many of our VIP Members obviously do think it is “broke” and that it does need fixing.
Scott Oliver – Founder
WeLoveCostaRica.comI will ask Jeff Hickcox – one of the authors of that article – to respond to you Lotus. I am certainly confident that they will do the best they can for their clients, as they have done for a number of our VIP Members but let’s get the facts straignt from them …
Scott Oliver – Founder
WeLoveCostaRica.comUnderstood… Crime everywhere is a fact of life and we do have crime in Costa Rica and it does need to be addressed but I don’t believe we need to feature it on the front page every day.
And you are correct, I have never personally had a problem of any kind here and the only ‘confrontations’ I have had in seven years have been with an American and a Frenchman so can’t blame the Ticos for that.
Please visit and insert the word ‘crime’ and you will find more Discussion forum information about how we feel about crime in Costa Rica
Scott Oliver – Founder
WeLoveCostaRica.comKate Evetts
Out of everything that is ‘Costa Rica’ please tell me why have you chosen to feature this one topic?
Why not choose to feature all the Americans down here ripping off fellow Americans or would that offend your viewers?
Scott Oliver – Founder
WeLOveCostaRica.com
