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I think I’ve heard that the Best Western on 21 and 1 will allow small dogs for an additional fee. That was a few years ago so I’m not sure anymore.
Caribe or Pacific?
The length of time for the bus travel depends on where you want to end up – and it will be inexpensive.
There are also two small churches on the road to Ocotal from Coco and for a boat tour look up the Kuna Vella (sic) out of Coco. They do a number of different types (sunset, snorkle, day time). It’s a motorized sail so you don’t have to worry about winds. There is another place (and I’m sorry I don’t know the name in Coco) just down from the Pacifico Beach Club that also does charters.
I also had some guests that took a boat tour from Hermosa – they hooked up with the guy through the Marriott conceirge.
Bill, you are in Samara correct? If so I have a guy that makes rock solid futons in San Francisco de Coyote – let me know if that’s close enough and I’ll get you his contact information.
Well it’s taken a few days but I finally found out that because we advertise our pool and bar area for rent (weddings, birthdays, special occassions) that a local official thought we should apply for an E-1 (hotel less than 15 rooms liquor permit).
However once it was explained that we do not supply, sell or offer liquor (renters have to supply their own refreshments) then it was a non-issue.
The rate though was only $60.00 per quarter and a 17% tax so much less than $60K a guy wanted to sell us his license several years ago!
[quote=”debiruns”]What do you mean by “Bonificado”? It sounds to me as though most people don’t get stopped at all but I want to be prepared for being the one in a million who does. It I have my receipt and I declare whatever it is and it’s under $500, am I OK???????[/quote]
Here is the best explaination I have seen – from another site:
You are entitled to a $500.00 exoneration of customs duty every 6 months. When they stamp your passport they are saying you have used that exoneration and are not be entitled to another for 6 months.One of the questions on your customs form is have you used your exoneration in the past six months?
As mentioned here – many of us now believe it is a $1,000.00 limit now.
I have traveled to CR 29 times now and have been stopped may be six times and received three Bonificao stamps – 06, 08 and now 12. I’m just unlucky I guess. I always have the receipts, the items are always for personal use.
I just talked to a friend yesterday about this subject, in May he received a Bonificado stamp and he was bringing in silverware for his condo, declaired it and had the receipt – $97 US.
Perhaps a Forum member has better insight to this? 😆
[quote=”Scott”]Sorry! I know nothing about it…
Sounds like one of the many laws that people will totally ignore …
Scott
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Well normally I would agree, however the document was sent to me by a municiple official so I have to assume at least in our area it’s going to be enforced.:cry:
If you are under a $1,000.00 just declare it all. I made the mistake of not writing down $78.00 in CFL bulbs on my trip in March. They yanked me aside in Liberia, I presented the receipt and still got stamped Bonificado – even though I showed them the receipt – there was no negotiating – a guy on the same flight – same thing with a $100 shop vac he was bringing for his place.
I know it’s been mentioned but in my opinion 10 days in October is not enough time – I have been stranded for three days in one place on the Nicoya because of bridge and road issues!
(and – October and November are my favorite months – however you need to be very flexible in your schedule!)
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[quote=”jamesgoshen4″]Thanks CRB. What is the travel distance via car from Liberia to San Miguel. I would think that the route would be from Liberia to Nicoya to Carmona to Cerro Azul to Bejujo to San Miguel. No river crossings there…correct?[/quote]
The crossings are safe from Carmona to San Miguel however the road is in tough shape right now. (If you take “the Carmona Road”). If you take the road that goes up through Los Angeles (past the Cerro Azul Coffee Farm) the same but the road is even worse. Most of the streams have been bridged and the ones that are not are only door deep on a bad day. It will be 2.5 hours from Liberia to San Miguel in the light.
It’s been raining pretty much every afternoon. Sometimes pretty heavy and yes the folks at Crystal Azul will give you an update
He says the surf has been fantastic the last two weeks!:lol:
Should be no problem around Coco – use the bus and not the cabs – they are getting crazy for prices – you’ll be able to walk or bike most places. Plenty of happy hour bars with great food and drink specials for those on budgets.
[quote=”costaricafinca”]When we wanted to cut down some trees on our coffee farm, we had to get permission, and when they saw a bird landing on a tree that was marked to be removed, we were refused permission…
Not only old growth needs permission.
When on contract, they will tell you what hours they will/want to work.[/quote]This is correct – typically you need to have an inspection and they will tell you which trees you are allowed to cut. If they are indeed dead – now is the time to have an inspection, it is much more likely to get the green light.
If not – you need to hope for one helluva windstorm in the middle of the night with the impact potential of a truck bumper. 🙂
I can’t believe with the professionalism and quickness, not to mention grand customer service in the Costa Rica government offices that this could even happen. 😉
While limited geographically – this could be a good start:
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