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  • in reply to: 90 Day Extension for Tourist Visa #162550
    costaricafinca
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    This is if you have a visa that is valid for less than 90 days, so this does not apply to Canadians, Brits or Americans.

    Here is a a link for [url=http://www.costarica-embassy.org/consular/visa/country-selection.htm]Visa information[/url]

    in reply to: Could not buy a gun #157956
    costaricafinca
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    Obviously, having the guard house near will offer protection, over night, but robberies are often done during daylight hours…
    Keep safe.

    in reply to: Could not buy a gun #157952
    costaricafinca
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    The problems is that the [i]ladrones[/i] could be from out of your area, and not know that ‘you have nothing worth stealing’ but think you may have your ‘valuables’ hidden…

    in reply to: Could not buy a gun #157946
    costaricafinca
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    Again, ‘ours’ came prepared with poisoned food…
    The 2nd. attempt, the alarms sounded, and they fled since we were the neighbors house. We wouldn’t have usually set them, just to walk a short distance, but our worker had noticed some unusual ‘signs’ so when we went to a renewal of vows, at a wedding anniversary at a specified time, the [i]ladrones[/i] were waiting. The dogs came with us.
    The 3rd time….well, we won’t go into that….

    in reply to: Could not buy a gun #157944
    costaricafinca
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    Good neighbors are fine… [i]if you have neighbors living within a reasonable distance[/i]!

    in reply to: Could not buy a gun #157935
    costaricafinca
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    It is easy to be against something when it hasn’t [i]touched you[/i], in that your home hasn’t been ‘raided’ and your pets killed.

    in reply to: licence plates #160989
    costaricafinca
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    You must go to a Riteve facility. [i]If[/i] your vehicle meets all their specifications, they will issue you paperwork saying that the inspection was done and now you can apply for the plates and the insurance. Then, you return with these, to Riteve and they will issue you the Marchamo

    in reply to: Need advice on next steps #160420
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    I agree with the above poster in that it will be hard to sell an unfurnished condo in Playa del Coco. In fact, it is hard to sell a furnished condo, right now.
    While getting furniture made locally may be the way to go, I suggest you head to Alyss and purchase furniture & accessories plus whatever else you need. Making the furniture will take time, so if you need to start renting it ASAP, this may be the deciding factor.

    in reply to: Nursing salaries #160087
    costaricafinca
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    A legal working person here working as nurse receives a salary of approx. $750 per month.
    You need to do some research in the requirements of living/working in Costa Rica.
    And of course, you would also need to sit your exams again and be fluent in Spanish.

    in reply to: Our First Trip to Costa Rica #160071
    costaricafinca
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    It is the same going in the other direction up to Playas del Coco, Hermosa, Panama, etc. In Coco, many closed stores, all boarded up.
    Too many places vying for too few investors and/or tourists.
    I thought it looked awful, when I saw so many billboards being errected near the Liberia airport but now, possibly only 1 in 5 billboards are actually advertising a business, the rest are empty.

    in reply to: Finally found a good contractor #159310
    costaricafinca
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    Hope it continues this way, but personally I would wait until the job is [i]totally [/i]complete before celebrating the outcome …
    Sorry, but been …done that.

    in reply to: I rescued baby hummingbirds, need help. #158802
    costaricafinca
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    After posting my response, I was thinking that if you have some ripe fruit, try to get them some fruit flies….:lol:

    Actually ‘real hummer nuts’ say not to use nectar mix, but use a 4-1 mix of water and sugar, but since they’re young and need more nourishment, try making a mix of 3 parts water-1 part sugar. Boil the water, then add the sugar.
    I don’t use feeders, but this is what is reported on the [url=http://www.network54.com/Forum/439743/] Hummingbird site[/url] that I frequent,

    in reply to: I rescued baby hummingbirds, need help. #158800
    costaricafinca
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    I am a ‘hummer nut’ and here is a link to Connie Sale, [url=http://www.wildliferesponse.org/]Contact info [/url] via email at humnchirp@verizon.net, who operates out of the USA and attends to many hummers
    But cooked egg white?
    No,I never read much information regarding conditions there, so good luck and sorry to hear that a lot of damage was done, sorry

    in reply to: Importing a car to Costa Rica #205000
    costaricafinca
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    I just wrote a similar post…[i]although not so eloquently[/i]…then changed my mind about posting it.
    Unless, you have money to tie up waiting for a buyer, I would advise you to rethink this idea.
    Now, if you are were to offer warranty, this may be a different. But, then again, you will not know the real history, either….

    in reply to: Could not buy a gun #157925
    costaricafinca
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    Army or not, one should be able to protect ones family, [i]if they so choose and they abide by the rules of owning a weapon[/i].
    If classes and a license are required, so be it.
    We got ours, legally, before they changed the laws.
    We do not want to have to use them, but will ‘make a lot of noise with them’ periodically for them to be heard around the neighborhood. And hopefully, keep [i]uninvited guests[/i] away.
    If [i]one could rely on a response by local police[/i][b][/b], sooner rather than later, this would not be such a concern.

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