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In This Issue: Costanera Sur, Crime, and New Laws
We’re getting into the rainy season. Nice partially sunny days with billowing clouds overhead changing into dark clouds and rain in the late afternoons or early evenings.
As usual, local news first followed by any national news that would have an impact on all of us.

In This Issue: New Matapalo Business, Where’s the Beef?
A lot of news as usual. On the local level Matapalo has two new businesses both of which are heartily welcome plus another established business reinvented itself. On the national level the Keystone Cop comedies of the new traffic law and immigration law continues plus [...]

Because of all the confusion and contradiction concerning two new laws which went into effect yesterday, 1 March, I thought I better get something out. These new laws are the ones affecting immigration to include 90 day visas and the new traffic laws.
Immigration (residency & 90 days visas included). This just goes to [...]

We had some very good news this week concerning our efforts to prevent the SIEPAC high-tension power line from passing along the beach and through Matapalo. On Wednesday, ICE lost their appeal of an earlier court decision which prevents them from installing the line along the beach. The case was tried in the Sala Primera, [...]

In This Issue: Highway Progress, and Luxury Tax
Here we are in a new year and a new decade and as usual a lot is happening down this way. For those following the luxury home tax issue I’ll include an up-date as I know it. Now, to what is going on in this area then [...]

In This Issue: Turtles, Bicycles, and Ladies
Here’s hoping that everyone enjoyed a great Thanksgiving and is well on their way to getting ready for Christmas. Karen and I are back stateside for Thanksgiving and greatly enjoying ourselves, particularly with shopping and food being as cheap as it is when compared to Costa Rica.

Frank Walker’s excellent monthly newsletter. This month he covers new Costa Rica Banking laws, the SIEPAC high-tension power line project, local Matapalo news, and general information about increases in the cost of living including attorneys and utility rates.

In This Issue: Think Globally and Pave Locally
Frank Walker’s excellent monthly newsletter. This month he discusses the road paving project, local Matapalo news, and includes his monthly “cost of living” information.