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As a kid living in Costa Rica in the late 50’s I remember my mom telling me almost every day to not talk to strangers, specially men who were “satiros” which was the code word for slimy men who liked little boys. Luckily nothing ever happened to me as I had to take the La Salle bus number 5 going to school and coming back in San Jose, plus it also helped that I had friends to walk home with from the bus stop.
Most assuredly things have changed in Costa Rica, some for the better, some for the worst, specially with the increase in population, so maybe some of you parent’s should warn your kids also.[quote=”olsgaard”]Hi!
Do any of you lovely people 😀 know the cost of constructing a pool?
We are going to build a house in Ojochal (Puntarenas)– but we don’t have any idea how much a pool will cost us.
Or can you recommend a good pool constructers in this area.
We are looking for a pool 9×3,5 meters.
Pura Vida
Martin
[/quote]I would think that the company that is building your house could do it, or suggest a sub-contractor.
Not to get away too much from the topic which is that whenever governments get into fiscal problems, they go after the “sheep” which are more numerous and I count myself in. That being said, the whole western world and in particular the United States, is about to experience the German Weimar period. By this I mean that the choice that the German people had in 1933 was outright Socialism-Communism, or National Socialism under Hitler. Of course, there were deeper causes like International Banksterism which Hitler correctly identified and tried unsuccessfully to correct. This is the same choice we have today, only the banksters control both sides. Just like in 1933.
[quote=”costaricafinca”]Singing the anthem may be easier….8)[/quote]
Yes it is. I use to sing it in school and it’s very beautiful. Noble patria tu hermosa bandera, expresion de tu vida nos das…:D
[quote=”Scott”]IMHO there is no competition….
Segua is the best beer for me in Costa Rica but unfortunately it’s not that easy to find.
The fish restaurant in Avenida Escazu ‘Producto C’ serves it on draft.
You can see a [url=http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/24807/69943/]review of the Segua microbrewery beer here.[/url]
You can read more about the fascinating legend of [url=http://www.gothic.stir.ac.uk/blog/La-Segua-A-Warning-to-Drunk-and-Unfaithful-Men/]La Segua here.[/url]
Hope that helps …
Scott
[img]https://www.welovecostarica.com/public/images/Segua.jpg[/img]
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That’s an interesting name for a beer Scott. I read the article on the Segua, and I recall as kid of 8 to 10 years old being chided by other older kids that “La Cegua te va agarrar” and also “El Coco” which hid underneath one’s bed, just waiting to grab you. As a kid it would scare you. Now that I’m older I look back at the sheer fallacy of half a coconut grabbing you! 😀
Excellent thread and replies Scott! I’m wondering how many diputados or ICT officials are aware of this site. Perhaps knowing the reality of what the tourists are experiencing might wake them up. The whole purpose of attracting tourism is to give them an experience beyond coming to a green country, not to soak them on the details. I can see the concessions at the airports bottling Tico Air, and by that I mean Costa Rica oxygen in a bottle for $5.00. 8) Just because you build the resorts doesn’t mean you can soak the rich Gringos.
[quote=”sprite”]it is a world wide economic collapse, slow and grinding. It had to effect CR eventually in bigger ways. More to come.[/quote]
Exactly! It’s a worldwide depression affecting most western nations. I have been preparing for it while most have not. As someone mentioned, perhaps Costa Rica should emulate Hong Kong and Singapore. The latter is a tiny nation when compared with C.R., yet it is thriving.
I hope the incoming president has the competence to organize the best economic non-keynesian minds of the country, who will identify the problems and apply solutions. I’m also a cynic and a realist who will point out that here in the states, we elected a professor and community organizer, and we really got the change “we could believe in” and yes we got shinola loads of it!
What do you guys think of Covintec, and how well suited is it for homes in the Caribe Sur area which is more humid and hot? Thanks.
[quote=”Imxploring”][quote=”johnnyh”][quote=”Imxploring”][quote=”johnnyh”]Just being curious: Are U.S. coins used in Costa Rica for change? Taking it further, are silver pre 1964 U.S. coins accepted by some for transactions? How about gold Eagles?[/quote]
They really don’t use US coinage in CR although I have come across some tourist gift shops that did give change including US coins. Most will give you the small change in colonies. Junk silver (Pre 1965 90% silver) and silver/gold eagles don’t make their way into normal daily commerce in CR but aren’t a bad way to hold some of your assets in CR should we experience a change in economic realities in the world monetary system. No doubt you could find folks willing to do business in bullion but it would take time and effort and might involve a deep discount on your metals. That would change dramatically should the monetary system fall into question and would result in a handsome appreciation of your metal holdings.
I hold a portion of my assets in metals and feel it’s only prudent based on the current state of the world economy…. face it… if things go bad that share of Google stock is not going to be much use trying to trade for the things you need to survive. Metals have had value for thousands of years. Fiat currency comes and goes.[/quote]
Thanks for your reply. Yes I’m very aware and concerned about things to come. Even those in power are thinking of devaluing our current fiat tokens from the “expensive” metals to maybe aluminum coins as the metal content is more expensive than the coin values.
Have you moved real money from the States to Costa Rica? If I may ask.8)[/quote]Yes I have. Both in bullion (generic issues), government issues (US Eagles), and junk silver. I was in CR during the big 2008 meltdown in the US markets and don’t ever plan on being in that financial situation again.
Should you plan on bringing down metals keep in mind a few things. There will be questions at the airport… I got stopped in NY boarding the plane on my last trip. There are different rules, forms, and a lower reporting threshold when transporting precious metals and commodities. Unlike the $10k regulations on negotiable instruments and cash anything over $2,500 in commodities requires a census form dealing with the transportation of such materials. My general rule is to stay under the reporting levels. But at the same time make it very clear when questioned that I’m familiar with the laws, forms, and reporting requirements. When I politely made that clear during my last encounter with the folks at TSA it went rather smoothly. Knowing your rights and the rules…. or at least having an answer seems to keep them at bay.
Good luck stacking… NOW is time to accumulate![/quote]
Roger!
[quote=”Imxploring”][quote=”johnnyh”]Just being curious: Are U.S. coins used in Costa Rica for change? Taking it further, are silver pre 1964 U.S. coins accepted by some for transactions? How about gold Eagles?[/quote]
They really don’t use US coinage in CR although I have come across some tourist gift shops that did give change including US coins. Most will give you the small change in colonies. Junk silver (Pre 1965 90% silver) and silver/gold eagles don’t make their way into normal daily commerce in CR but aren’t a bad way to hold some of your assets in CR should we experience a change in economic realities in the world monetary system. No doubt you could find folks willing to do business in bullion but it would take time and effort and might involve a deep discount on your metals. That would change dramatically should the monetary system fall into question and would result in a handsome appreciation of your metal holdings.
I hold a portion of my assets in metals and feel it’s only prudent based on the current state of the world economy…. face it… if things go bad that share of Google stock is not going to be much use trying to trade for the things you need to survive. Metals have had value for thousands of years. Fiat currency comes and goes.[/quote]
Thanks for your reply. Yes I’m very aware and concerned about things to come. Even those in power are thinking of devaluing our current fiat tokens from the “expensive” metals to maybe aluminum coins as the metal content is more expensive than the coin values.
Have you moved real money from the States to Costa Rica? If I may ask.8)Just being curious: Are U.S. coins used in Costa Rica for change? Taking it further, are silver pre 1964 U.S. coins accepted by some for transactions? How about gold Eagles?
[quote=”sweikert925″][quote=”johnnyh”]My main concern was that a crypto communist like Villalta was thoroughly rejected by the Costa Rican people.[/quote]
What, exactly, is a “crypto communist”?You know one of the candidates who ran this time, Guevara, had run 3 times previously. Villalta is 36. You may not have heard the last of him.[/quote]
Crypto commies are hidden pinkos. Pinko’s that once they attain power begin to change the constitution to favor their party like Danny in Nicaragua. Once in power, like a cancer that begins to metastisize, and by that time it is too late. That’s why socialist-communists like Villalta who promises equality of poverty for all, yet riches for their elite must be nipped very early, or else a country is doomed like the Soviet Union 1917-1991. I know these pinkos and they don’t fool me.
My main concern was that a crypto communist like Villalta was thoroughly rejected by the Costa Rican people. That in itself is great news!
Just saw the mini debate on Teletica website between Villalta, Araya and Guevara, and I think both Araya and Guevara came out alright. Villalta was a little, oops, did I say a little bit pushy and desperate, mainly due to his lack of finesse and may I say youth. Interesting in that Guevara questioned Villalta’s communism, which Villalta did not deny. Your thoughts are welcome, specially since you guys will be affected most living in Tiquicia.
Here in Southern California the weather is almost summer like, while the rest of the country is freezing! Happy New Year!![quote=”sweikert925″]I hate to keep sounding like a Pollyanna but I do seem to need to point out that whomever is elected president may not have a majority in the Costa Rican Congress and thereby rather limited in what he can do.
Even if he did have a majority, the pattern is that the president is replaced after one term in office. (Arias served twice, but those terms were 16 years apart). So whomever is elected will most likely be gone in 4 years.
By most accounts few will be sad to see Chinchilla go, so that seems to be an added bonus.
The current front runner seems to be someone named [url=http://www.ticotimes.net/More-news/News-Briefs/University-of-Costa-Rica-presidential-poll-shows-virtual-tie-between-Araya-and-Villalta_Wednesday-December-11-2013]”Don’t Know”[/url].[/quote]
I didn’t know anything about the Frente Amplio candidate when I started this thread.
Now that I read La Nacion every day, I can see where the majority of the people are rather disappointed with the Chinchilla presidency, and where they are looking for “change we can believe in” type of a president.
Where have we heard that before?
Unfortunately, I think Costa Ricans are being set up to vote for either Villalta of the Frente Amplio, or the Liberacion Nacional candidate Johnny Araya, who Scott has given us some hints about.
I personally like the Libertarian candidate. In any event, I hope in the event of a runoff between Villalta and Araya, Costa Ricans will elect the former.
A vote for a socialist with Marxist tendencies would be fatal blow to a small nation like Costa Rica. We only have to look at the damage that Danny and Maduro have done to nations like Nicaragua and Venezuela.
I’m very much aware, and wait anxiously for this presidential election.
