HOLIDAYS Celebrated in Costa Rica - 2013

HOLIDAYS
(hence day OFF!!!)

  CELEBRATED IN COSTA RICA

FERIADOS - DIAS FESTIVOS 
2013
SOURCE: EscazuNews.blogspot.com/2012/12/feriados-dias-festivos-2013-holidays_29.html

January • Enero 
1 
***Año Nuevo  •  New Year's Day***


March • Marzo
19  
Dia de San Jose  •  Saint Joseph's Day

28 and 29
Jueves y Viernes • Thursday and Friday
***Holy Thursday and Good Friday - (during Samana Santa•Easter • Holy WEEK)*** 
(NOTES:
The Sale of Alcohol is BANNED in MANY cities around Costa Rica on Holy Thursday and Good Friday (as of 2012 it is up to the individual city/municipality to decide.  See my not on that list for 2103 at
Also, VERY FEW buses run those days.
That WHOLE WEEK MOST things are CLOSED as most people seem to go to the beach areas or Arenal.  
MUCH of the government closes down for that week so if you need to do anything with them - try to do it at LEAST a week in advance as I'll bet - like throughout the world - many workers will be in "Vacation Brain" mode at LEAST days ahead.
Speaking of beaches - they're INSANE - sometimes with people camping on the beach, LOTS of buses parked all over, some places have outhouses on the beach - so of course restaurants will have LONG lines!!  Most hotels are booked WEEKS in advance and MOST jack their prices up 2-3 times.
Also - do NOT even DREAM of crossing the Costa Rica - Nicaragua border from about that Friday before - March 22 - to that Monday after - April 1 - because those lines at BOTH Immigration Offices can be 3-5+ hours LONG!!!)

31
Domingo de Ramos  •  Easter Sunday 


April • Abril
11
***Dia de Juan SantaMaria  •  Juan Santa Maria***


May • Mayo
1
***Dia del Trabajador  •  Labor Day ***
 

JUNE  •  JUNIO

16
Dia del Padre (tercer Domingo)  •  Father's Day (the 3rd Sunday)




JULY • JULIO
25
***Anexion  •  Annexation de Guanacaste***


AUGUST • AGOSTO
2
Virgen de los Angeles

15
***Dia de la Madre  •  Mother's Day***



SEPTEMBER  •  SEPTIMBRE
15
***Dia de la Independacia • Independence Day


OCTOBER  •  OCTUBRE 
12
Dia de la Raza  • Columbus Day - Discovery of America



NOVEMBER  •  NOVEMBRE
2
Dia de los Muertos •  Day of the Dead
(not as big as in say Mexico)


DECEMBER  •  DICIEMBRE 
8
Imaculada Concepcion  •  Immaculate Conception

 25 
NAVIDAD  •  Christmas***

25 - January • Enero 5
Fiestas  de Zapote  •  Feria de Zapote

26   
Tope en Paseo Colon y Avenida Segunda  
Horse parade to end all horse parades in downtown San José.

NOTE that MUCH of the NON-beach areas in Costa Rica closes down from 
2013  -  Friday - December 20-Sunday - January 5, 2014

*** Los asteriscos indican las vacaciones pagadas y días de descanso para los trabajadores.
***Asterisks indicate paid holidays and days off for workers.

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WARNING!!! MAJOR Road Repair on Ruta 32 - starts January 2, 2013

(ahhhh - only in Costa Rica would they START MAJOR Road Repair - that's expected to take 3 months [who wants to be 8 months???] - in the MIDDLE of THE BUSIEST WEEK of the YEAR for tourists going to the Beach!!!!  [though now that I think of it, I'll bet they don't have as many trucks traveling between the Port of Limon and San Jose so MAYBE that was the logic on this one])

MAJOR road repair project will begin this Wednesday

SOURCE:  AMCostaRica.com  1/31/12

The national road agency said contractors will begin replacing the asphalt with concrete on Ruta 32 north of San José Wednesday.

This is a 2.6 billion colon ($5.2 million) job that will take 3 months. The work area is from the heavily traveled intersection near the offices of La República, the financial newspaper, to the bridge over the Río Virilla.

The Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Transportes and its Consejo Nacional de Vialidad are encouraging motorists to use alternate routes.

The job will be in six stages and covers more than five kilometers. The four lanes of the highway are involved.

Some 60,000 vehicles a day travel this stretch, and the ministry said that workmen will be on the job 24 hours a day.

For most of the time only one lane will be open in each direction.

This is the major route from San José to points north and to Limón and the Caribbean coast.

EARTHQUAKES in Costa Rica in 2012 - DOUBLE the amount!!!

Observatorio Vulcanológico y Sismológico de Costa Rica graphic  Each dot represents a 2012 earthquake epicenter.
This year saw double the usual number of quakes
SOURCE:  AMCostaRica.com  12/31/12 In this year, 2012, Costa Rica experienced double the normal amount of earthquakes. The Observatorio Vulcanológico y Sismológico de Costa Rica said that there were 11,049 quakes detected this year compared with 5,483 in 2011 and 6,245 in 2010. And the scientists said that there were 115 events that were characterized as felt earthquakes. The Observatorio said these are quakes greater than 2.0 magnitude. In addition, the Observatorio, which is an agency of the Universidad Nacional in Heredia, said that the Sept. 5 quake at Sámara this year was the second most powerful one in Costa Rica's history. The quake registered a magnitude of 7.6. That is surpassed only by the 1950 Nicoya quake that had a	7.8 magnitude, said the Observatorio. Other quakes  did more damage and took more lives, but simply in magnitude, these are the two greatest. The effects of the Sept. 5 quake can be seen clearly in the number of felt quakes by month. Typically there are from five to seven such quakes a month. But in September there were 28 felt quakes, and in October there were 20, said the Observatorio. November saw 21, but the number dropped to six in December, according to the report. In fact, there have been slightly more quakes because the Observatorio report was prepared by Floribeth Vega Solano and Victor González Salas on Dec. 10, and it predates quakes since then. There were nine felt quakes from Friday through Sunday, for example. The bulk of the felt quakes were along the Pacific coast and in the central mountains. Most are the result of subduction of the Coco tectonic plate under the lighter Caribbean plate on which Costa Rica rides.

THANKSGIVING CELEBRATIONS in Costa Rica - 2012

The 2014 site for listings of LOTS of U.S. Thanksgiving Dinners around Costa Rica:

ThanksgivingInCostaRica.info

RETREAT - Vital Health Rainforest Retreat

RETREAT - Vital Health Rainforest Retreat - 2/8-16/13

YOGA RETREATS Costa Rica

TRUE NATURE EDUCATION
facebook.com/TrueNatureEducation

DATES:

January 26-February 2, 2013 - Karma Yoga Experience with Karina Mirsky - Nosara
February 16-23, 2013  -  "Where Heaven Meets the Earth Yoga Retreat" with Shayna Hiller  -  San Rafael (near Arenal)
March 9-16, 2013  -  -  "Mind, Body, Soul Yoga Exploration Retreat" with Andrea Dyer  -  San Rafael (near Arenal)


WHERE: 

PRICE:  $50 for the tour with lunch included.
Students and residents:  20% off  = $ 109

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BOOK - "Oceans of Insiration - Heart Echoes for Living a Life of Joy" - Sierra Goodman

BOOK

"Oceans of Insiration -
Heart Echoes for Living a Life of Joy" 

by 

Sierra Goodman

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I'm Seeking a Temporary or Short-Term Room to Rent - Jan. 2+

(WARNING!!  I'm a Hugger!!! [IF it's ok with you!])

Do you have a ROOM to RENT (ideally in Escazu or nearby - BUT - if it were a special place - I might entertain that!) - starting THIS Wednesday - January 2??

I'm seeking something more Temporary or Short-Term - VERY inexpensive - OR - even better - a trade or partial trade for helping with your Pets (I give LOTS of love and attention and GREAT Massages to pets!!), Ad Space on my LivingLifeInCostaRica.blogspot.com blog that usually comes up on the first 2 pages in Google Searches and gets over 34,000 Page Views a month, help with Marketing, Promotions, Facebook Marketing, Vacation Rental Property Marketing, Consulting for Newbies (I have LOTS of contacts/Information sites on Escazu!!)??

I've been booked up pretty solid Pet and House Sitting - LoveYourPetHouseSitting.com since Jan. 15, '11 but my slow season tends to be around January-May-ish

I have a GORGEOUS "base" home of a friend that I stay•trade with (for helping with her pets and free Pet Sitting while she's away)
so I'm considering a few options as I'm still LOVING the Pet and House Sitting (after 5 years running a guest house and literally selling just about everything - this lighter•minimalist life is AWESOME!!) - yet - this is a time of year these services aren't needed as much and sometimes I need a break - so I'm considering a few options for in between my gigs.

I am open to short-term or month-to-month (and when I no longer have a need, I will help you find someone else [something I'm REALLY GOOD at!!!]).  Or maybe a day-to-day rental?

There may be times I'm gone for weeks and when I'm there, I'm around all the time but I pretty much spend it out of the way on my laptop working on my blog (my PASSION/baby!!)!

I LOVE being around Positive People and/or people into Self Empowerment and am especially considerate of Common Spaces.

I also need to store 3 suitcases and a few bags that don't go with me (they can be out of the way in the garage or somewhere safe).

I MUST have either good WiFi or good signal for a Kolbi Datacard, good Cell connection, Furnished, HOT Shower, Tranquil Setting ultimately, NO Mold issues, close to a bus line. 
 
NO smokers/drunks/druggies.

Do you know of any options?? (even if it's not right away - keep my info)

E-mail me about you and what you have to share!!


Vicki Skinner
(aka the Sarong Goddess)
8-378-6679  •  1-941-312-7569 (my U.S. #)  •  VallartaVicki (Skype)
LivingLifeInCostaRica@gmail.com

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DRINKING LAWS in Costa Rica - NO Drinking in Public!!

As of October 2012 Costa Rica has
BANNED

DRINKING IN PUBLIC PLACES
INCLUDING on beaches


FINES:
180,000-colones/$360ish

Sounds like they can even ARREST you for it if you're unlucky (vs just a fine)

SMOKING LAWS in Costa Rica & Where IS Smoking Allowed and Not

As of October 2012, Costa Rica finally has joined the ranks of many other countries in creating some tight Anti-Smoking laws (YEAHHH!!!)!!!!

THE ANTI-SMOKING LAW
Ley General de Control del Tabaco y sus Efectos Nocivos en la Salud


WHAT IS BANNED?

Smoking in public of products containing Nicotiana Tabacum - aka Cultivated Tobacco.



WHAT AREAS ARE BANNED:
 Smoking of ALL tobacco products are now banned in ALL public places* - including bars, cafes, restaurants, clubs, the workplace, bus stops, festivals, taxis, taxi stands, elevators, trains, ATM's, shopping centers and hotel common grounds.

Special "Smoking areas" designated exclusively for smokers are illegal.
 (I don't get not allowing smoking exclusive areas - especially if employees like waiters don't have to go there)

Also it's illegal to sell less than 1 pack of cigarettes
(????  Was this rule made TO get people to buy a WHOLE pack of cigarettes vs just get a 1-2 cigarette fix???  Now THIS seems to defeat the purpose if the reason they're doing this is to help people with their healt

I'm sure it will cut back for many people, but might many of them just take it home & inflict it on their children/family - especially if they haven't learned to deal with life's stresses in a healthier way?  Does not sound very "family values/friendly" to me.)


(I'm impressed by much of these things & I am an avid anti-smoker [hey - if you want to kill yourself - go ahead but don't expect me to be there saying "Poor baby"] but some of this seems like it will cut back for many people, but might many of them just take it home & inflict it on their children/family - especially if they haven't learned to deal with life's stresses in a healthier way?  Does it sound very "family values/friendly" to you??)


FINES:
PEOPLE - CAUGHT SMOKING IN RESTRICTED AREAS:   
60,000-colones/$110-ish (interesting, last I saw when it started March 2012, it was just 36,600-colones)

BUSINESSES - PERMITTING CUSTOMERS TO SMOKE IN RESTRICTED AREAS: 
54,900-colones/$110ish (I'm sure this has gone up)


*NOT BANNED
On the streets (except taxi stands and bus stops) and Beaches.


OTHER PARTS OF THE LAW
It looks like it also bans selling individual cigarettes or anything less than a full pack•cajetilla that has 20 cigarettes
(the fine for someone selling anything less is 36,000-colones/$72ish!)

Cigarette packs and advertising displays MUST display text and a nasty photo with the warning on the dangers of smoking on at least 50% of the box.
(I LOVE this as it was in the '60's when the U.S. Surgeon General came out with this law that got my mom to quit smoking - saying she had no right to tell us not to smoke if she was doing it!!  CONSCIOUS Parenting!!!)

Advertising on billboards, events and promotions now have some sort of regulations but I have not found yet what that means.


TAX INCREASE
Taxes increased 20-colones/.04¢-ish per cigarette


WHERE DOES THE TAX MONEY GO?:
60% goes towards Social Security System to treat tobacco-related illnesses and create programs to help smokers quit!



NOT BANNED:
Electronic cigarettes • e-Cigarette • eCig • Personal Vaporizer or PVs
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_cigarette
They are an electronic inhaler that vaporizes a mixed propylene glycol- and vegetable-based Glycerol-based liquid solution into an aerosol mist, simulating the act of tobacco smoking by producing an inhaled vapor bearing the physical sensation, appearance, and often the flavor and nicotine content of inhaled tobacco smoke, without its odor or, ostensibly, its health risks. The device uses heat (or in some cases, ultrasonics) to vaporize a propylene glycol- or glycerin-based liquid solution into an aerosol mist, similar to the way a nebulizer or humidifier vaporizes solutions for inhalation.


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As of now there are NO LONGER the Private Smoke Clubs (mainly for cigars).

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WARNING!!!   

FAKE CIGARS - ESPECIALLY "Cuban's"

Sadly, there seem to be MANY places around Costa Rica selling fake cigars - especially Cubans!!  I hear the biggest proliferation seemed to be 5-packs of Montecristo #4's, plus Cohibas and Romeo Y Julitas as well.

These are OFTEN found in Tourist and Souvenir shops.

With that said - here's where you can buy REAL cigars - many made in Costa Rica, Nicaragua (I hear that Cuba has even sent some seeds over to Nicaragua and they're EXCELLENT and they are growing them on such places as Isla Ometepe and Granada!!!)

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WHERE TO BUY CIGARS
(some even CUBANS!!!
Disclaimer [to cover my tush!!] - American's still are not allowed to purchase Cuban Cigars or you risk a HUGE like $10,000 [though a way around)

VEGAS SANTIAGO "MADE IN COSTA RICA CIGARS"

(VegasSantiago.com/factory.htm  •   8-815-4304  •  2-458 - 3179  •  VegasSan@gmail.com)  

MANUFACTURERS of premium cigars in Costa Rica.  I hear their special "Signature Brand" of Cigar Tobacco is "touched by the Gods" ... because it is grown with the "Secrets of the Shaman" from  the rainforests of Costa Rica.

LANGUAGES:

English, German, French 

LOCATION:

Puriscal

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DON BENIGNO "MADE IN COSTA RICA CIGARS"

Don Benigno Cigars - MADE IN COSTA RICA, plus a large selection of national and international cigars (guaranteed 100% genuine and kept in prime conditions), as well as lighters, cutters, and other smoking related souvenirs and gifts.

HOURS:  

Monday to Saturday - 10am - 7pm.  Sunday - 10am to 6pm

LOCATION:  

Pavas - Commercial Center Plaza Mayor, Stage 2

(BenignoCigars.com/plaza_mayor_costa_rica  •  2-296-8111  •  

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Isthmus Cigars

Made in Costa Rica (base), Nicaragua and Honduras

(facebook.com/pages/Isthmus-Cigars/191335999771  •  IsthmusCigars.com  •  KurtBrandt@IsthmusCigars.com)

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There at least USED to be a Cigar Lounge at the

White House up in San Antonio de ESCAZU

(now called Grand Tara).

I'm looking into this

2288-6362

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Hotel Little Havana

Cigar Bar and Walk-in Humidor (and hotel [lets just say it’s not a “family hotel”!!])

(HotelLittleHavana.com/humidor.php  •  facebook.com/pages/Hotel-Little-Havana/196743760405817  •  2-257-8624)

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CostaRicaCigarStore.com/store/pc/home.asp

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Smoking Club in San Pedro

2-224-5227

(I'm not positive if they are still in business as the listing I had was dated back in the late 2000s)

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"Bar La Castilla" in the Marriot Hotel in San Antonio de Belen

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CIGARS FROM 

NICARAGUA

vs 

CUBA!!!!

I hear THE HOTTEST CIGARS in the WORLD these days - even surpassing Cuban Cigars - AND winning MANY awards are coming from
NICARAGUA
When I was on Isla Ometepe in the middle of Lake Nicaragua we visited one of the main farms providing tobacco leaves to
Padron.com
Their Padron 1926 is supposed to be SUPERB!!!  

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TIPS FOR BRINGING YOUR CIGARS BACK TO THE U.S.

TrueCigars.com/2007/05/bringing-cuban-cigars-back-to-united.html

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This is a good thing since Bringing back to the U.S. - heck - or even Smoking
CUBAN CIGARS
are 
HIGHLY ILLEGAL
for 
AMERICANS
EVEN if you're traveling in another country!!!

Now, I think this law is BEYOND ASININE
BUT - I'm going to give you the warning anyways (both to cover my tush for printing ANYTHING about Cuban Cigars [OHHH MY - SINFUL!!!])

THE U.S. LAW
Cuban Assets Control Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 515, (Revised September 30, 2004) are administered and enforced by the Office of Foreign Assets Control. Criminal penalties for violation of the Regulations can go as high as $1 million for corporations, and
$250,000 for individuals + up to 10 years in prison! 
In addition, 
Civil penalties of up to $65,000 per violation can be imposed by OFAC.


Here's a GOOD site for more details on it:
Cigars.about.com/od/cubantradeembargo/qt/0062002a.htm

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Midwife • Midwifery • Doula • Birthing Coach • Home Birth • Hypnobirthing • Water Birth • Natural ChildBirth in Costa Rica

I have a list (and am seeking more people to add to it) of people/resources for the following services:

Midwifes

Midwifery

Doula
Birthing Coach

HypnoBirthing

Water Birth

Natural ChildBirth
Home Birth • HomeBirth
Childbirth

in Costa Rica



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HAVE YOU EXPERIENCED ANY OF THESE SERVICES IN COSTA RICA?

Please e- me your feedback/experiences and share who you used.
Have you created a blog or website with your experiences?
I'd love to add it to the resources!



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Name: 
Business Name: 
City and Province:
Title of your Service:
Distance you Service:
Description of Services you Offer (as MANY DETAILS as you care to share!):
Language Spoken (please put in order of strength):
Phone and Cell Number:
Email Address:

Website:

Facebook Page:

Other Information:
Is it ok to publish your information ON the blog (vs sent privately)?

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Nicaragua: Policing model ensures public safety

(Every time I go to Nicaragua [every 90 days on my Visa Runs] I have said I ALWAYS felt WAY safer which is a VERY DIFFERENT feeling than I initially was told before going - when I SWORE I'd NEVER got o Nicaragua because SOOOO MANY people had told me how UN-Safe it was [MANY MANY had also told me the border crossing would take 3-4 hours - which it can - IF you're not being Conscious on WHEN you go but I've learned how to work with that and it take just 30 minutes sometime!!!].  It would be GREAT if Costa Rica would implement some of these practices!!!)

Nicaragua: Policing model ensures public safety

Community outreach is the key to reducing violence in the Central American country.

MANAGUA, Nicaragua – Nicaragua’s police force has a strong ally: the community.

Nicaragua’s efficiency in fighting crime is well known in the region. The country has reduced its per capita crime rate, including its homicide rate to 12.5 for every 100,000 residents, the second-lowest rate in Central America behind Costa Rica (10.9), according to the United Nations report “Transnational Organized Crime in Central America and the Caribbean: A Threat Assessment.”

It’s an important achievement considering the homicide rates in Honduras (92), El Salvador (69) and Guatemala (39) are much higher.

Nicaragua is home to 3.7% of all the homicides in the region, far behind Honduras (29%), Guatemala (27.7%) and El Salvador (18.6%), according to the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).

In 2009, Nicaragua had 14 homicides for every 100,000 inhabitants, according to the UNDP.

Nicaragua has 13,000 police officers for a population of about 5.8 million, distributed throughout a territory of 130,370 square kilometers (50,336 square miles), equaling 224 police officers for every 100,000 inhabitants.

“This is a reality that is slowly changing because each year marks the graduation of 1,500 new police officers whose work will focus on the implementation and reproduction of the ‘preventive, proactive and community’ policing model, which is the institution’s main strength,” said Maj. Commissioner Javier Dávila, the director of the Walter Mendoza Police Academy.

In addition to the 1,500 officers who will join the Nicaraguan police force at the end of 2012, the country will also reintroduce 200 at-risk adolescents between the ages of 16 and 21 into society, keeping them away from gangs and criminal organizations.

These young people have been prepared to re-enter society by the Juventud center, an educational and training institution for at-risk youth managed by the Nicaraguan police. It provides job training in fields such as baking, tailoring, mechanics, beauty, crafts and electrician services, as well as high school equivalency courses.

Upon graduating from the Juventud center, they work as monitors for other at-risk youth, along with 10,000 young volunteers.

Nicaragua’s policing model, which was adopted in 1979, was born at the end of the dictatorship of Anastasio Somoza (1967-1979) and the disappearance of the National Guard, which had exercised the powers of both a police force and army.

Since then, the police have formulated a strategy of community-based crime prevention that is divided into three subsystems: police, society and state.

Francisco Díaz, the deputy director of the National Police, said crime is more of a social issue than a police issue, adding the actions of individual officers are not enough to improve public safety.

“The police work must be complemented with the two other major components: social prevention and the state,” he said. “Cracking down on society isn’t the answer. The key is enhancing the social fabric of communities, and that’s our focus.”

Díaz said the strong bond among the National Police, community and public and private institutions is responsible for the reduction in crime.

Currently, there are about 111,000 volunteers throughout the country who work with the National Police through the Promotoría Solidaria (Solidarity Action) initiative. This includes 25,000 members of the Committee for the Social Prevention of Crime, who inform the police about suspicious activities in their communities and also act as social educators.

In addition, 76,000 take part in Citizen Power Cabinets, citizen organizations that promote the participation of society in community development issues, such as sports and entertainment activities for young people, community health and clean-up days.

In rural areas, 1,300 members of the District Committees, 14,000 volunteer police officers and 4,000 volunteers who work to prevent domestic violence support the police.

“This community action plan has given strength and security to young people,” said Inés Espinoza, a 50-year-old community leader with 12 years of experience in the field. “When they are safe and secure, they have more opportunities to achieve their goals, such as getting an education.”

Nicaraguans rank the National Police as the third-most-trusted institution in the country, with the approval of 73.2% of the respondents, trailing behind the Army (86.1%) and media (75.4%), according to the latest survey by M&R Consultores.

“The success of this model is a responsibility shared by all Nicaraguan families, the entire country and its institutions. The credit does not belong to National Police alone, but to the entire system,” Díaz said. “That’s why we’ve achieved these results, and we have to continue strengthening this model based on individuals, families and communities.”

 SOURCE:  InsideCostaRica.com/2012/12/28/nicaragua-policing-model-ensures-public-safety   •   Abigail Hernández López for InfoSurHoy.com
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Cursos de Verano de Hula Hoop - Enero '13

Cursos de Verano de Hula Hoop

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HoopCamp /Talleres de Domingo/ Lunes de Tin Jo
HoopCamp para todos ! Tres semanas ♥
ninos .....teens.... adultos..... ciudanos de oro

primera semana 7,8,9 y 10 enero 10a - 3p

segunda semana 14,15,16,17 enero 10a - 3p

tercera semana 21,22,23,24 enero 10a - 3p

36 mil por la semana pago por BN para confirmar su reservacion
cada grupo con limite de 10 , mentora especializada por cada grupo de edad y Marty

cada dia hay calentamiento, clase, trucos, juegos, baile libre, coreografia, uso de jornada de hoop, ejercicios ,enfriamiento,
al final de la semana una pequena presentacion.

almorzamos estilo "pinic". traiga su almeruzo, agua, sueter, snack, crayolas, protecion solar,mantel

hay plato del dias vegetarianas y servicio de cafeteria disponible en el Jardin del Parque al par.

Hay transporte privado disponible (adicional ) y organizamos CarPool

Talleres de Domingo con Marty en grupos mixtos

13 enero Nivel I 10a-12p y Nivel II 1p-3p

20 enero Nivel I 10a-12p y Nivel II 1p-3p

27 enero Nivel II 10-12p y Nivel III 1p-3p

10mil cada nivel , repeticion de nivel 6mil
dos niveles en un dia 16mil
pago por BN para confirmar su reservacion

Lunes de Tin Jo con Marty

cada lunes a las 6p en El Salon Bambu de Restaurante Tin Jo
la clase es multi-nivel por una hora y cuesta 5mil con hula prestada o 4 mil con su propio hula hula
pago en efectivo en clase
EL Salon Bambu es un ambiente muy zen y super especial.
hay un menu "vital" disponible para cenar en 5mil

Noches de Viernes TBA hoop jam 

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FULL MOON Celebration - December 30, 2012 - Cuidad Colon

Last 

FULL MOON CELEBRATION 

of 2012

a Wolf Moon

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WHEN:  

Sunday - December 30, 2013  -  2:30-5:30pm

WHERE:

Alida's - Ciudad Colon

HAPPY HOLIDAYS SISTER-MOTHERS-DAUGHTERS!

No better way to end a powerful year 2012 then creating Sisterhood (Physically, Mentally and/or Spiritually) Simultaneous goodness across the globe is a great way to honor life between Grandmother Moon and Mother Earth. So gather your sacred stones and bring your sacred stories to the divine and join us on December 30, 2012...

FULL MOON IN CANCER (FRIDAY - DECEMBER 28th)

"The Full Moon in Cancer is at 5:23am bringing to a peak many sensitive issues and creating a flood of emotion. Review of how you feel and how things are going is about home, family and all close ties. It is important to work with the energy of nurturing and what affords comfort so that you are not overwhelmed by all that has happened throughout the year. Some things are not the same and some roads have been intense. A name for this particular lunar peak is the Wolf Moon that explains the often intensity of it at this time of year. Seek and return to faith and what gives comfort as thoughts and memories fill your mind." -- Shirley MacLaine

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?

"Unsettling emotions happen with the Moon opposite Pluto at 9:35am so take it easy and avoid any tendency to go too far. Exercise patience and avoid any situation that is pushing on your feelings or makes you feel overwhelmed.

A simple stability comes into play from the 9:44am trine between the Moon and Saturn. This is a time when things move along evenly and there is overall support. It stabilizes what you do and helps you to advance toward a better goal or approach to life."

-- ShirleyMacLaine.com/articles/astrology/article-341

The stars are in our favor to grow... grow... grow... in harmony with the Universe! Calling out ALL Goddess's, Warrior Women, Earth Angels Priestess's and Sister Skeptics; this is OUR time to evolve and celebrate the Power in Being Women... TOGETHER!


Come join us at the Jungle River Abode. if you are not anywhere near Costa Rica, Central America, please create an event in your community and share the cosmic medicine with us across continents. ONE LOVE OF DIVINE WISDOM!!


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BRING:
Your deepest wishes and prayers
Sacred objects (drums, rattles, flutes, gems, ect...)
A snack that represents your relationship w/ yourself
Journal to write your dreams


COST:
By Donation-- We want all women who care to celebrate to come. Therefore, this ceremony will be on a personal donation bases. WE thank you for your contribution and look forward to sharing sacred space with you and yours...


DIRECTIONS TO THE JUNGLE RIVER ABODE:
Take the Auto Pista South to Ciudad Colon (don't go to Orotina)
Turn Right at Avenida 9 (appox 3k from Piaje)
Drive 1k all the way down to the end of Avenida 9
Turn R (dirt road appox 200 meters)
Come up over the creek

*Jungle River Abode ( second house on right )


Any questions contact:

Alida (c) 7016 1013
Annie (c) 8694 3863

ACIM - A Course in Miracles - in Costa Rica

facebook.com/CourseInMiracles  •  The-Course-In-Miracles.com/free

I'm not sure of any ACTIVE ACIM - A Course in Miracles groups or events in Costa Rica in ENGLISH,
and the only consistency in Costa Rica - is the IN-consistency and with over 2,400 entries on my blog, I don't have time to stay up on every entry so before you go to anything listed, make sure to
CALL FIRST!!!
And if you find any changes or hear of any groups, PLEASE let me know so you can help others!!  E- me at:
LivingLifeInCostaRica@gmail.com

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NEW GROUP STARTING!!!

SAN ISIDRO DE GENERAL - PEREZ ZELEDON
(in the Southern Zone)
A COURSE IN MIRACLES GROUPS STARTING DEC 27, 28th
Contact
Sheri Cooke - 8-796-4758 • sheri@TotallyThriving.comWHAT IS A MIRACLE?
A miracle is merely a correction. It is a radical, new way of seeing which is the opposite of the world's thought-system-matrix. Miracles are both beginnings and endings, they ALTER the order of time. They seem to go back, but really go forward.  They undo the past in the present, and thus release the future.  The miracle brings great relief and profound gratitude when truth and innocence are seen where attack and threat were perceived before. Love and safety are restored, and pain, lack, fear and guilt are gone!  Miracles change the way we see everyone and everything—including especially yourself. This gives us a new experience and purpose for ourselves and the world. Instead of feeling trapped in a fearful, oppressive world with no purpose and no hope, you can now alternatively see a world full of hope and possibility with everyone and everything offering you exactly what you need, to know you are loved, safe, and free. Now you can choose which one you want.  
THE INTENTION OF OUR GATHERINGS is to directly experience this change of mind and heart the Course offers. Gatherings consist of meditation, teachings from the Course, simple transformational techniques, and heartful, mindful sharing. Sheri has been sharing this experience since 1986
It's a direct experience of remembering who you REALLY ARE - beyond your conditioning and beyond your beliefs.FORMAT:
A combo of meditation • Sheri teaches from her healed•whole•unified mind (so it's spontaneous based on what comes up) • Reading from the book (sometimes everyone that desires reads, sometime Sheri just reads) • Sharing and Questions.  It's a group of VERY advanced souls that are attracted to be there!

Potluck after!

In between gatherings, you will be applying a Workbook Lesson from the Course each day.  
And, there are FREE ONLINE WORKBOOK LESSONS put to song and music at: ACIMRevival.com
Like mantras, these help you remember the lessons each day.  
2 WEEKLY GROUPS BEGIN THE LAST WEEKEND OF DECEMBER
Facilitated by Sheri Cooke

The One-Year Course begins each year on January 1, beginning with Workbook Lesson #1, and Chapter 1 of the Text, and continued at your own pace. 
PLEASE CONTACT SHERI WITH QUESTIONS OR TO SIGN UP:
sheri@totallythriving.com 8796 4758
There is no fee. 

SATURDAYS - 1-3pm
 (bring a snack to share)
 CHIMIRROL AREA
Martha & Josh's
Call for directions, 2742 5139
With optional Kirtana chanting after, led by Russ Giles with Vyola Myst. 

SUNDAYS - 10am-12pm/noon
(bring a snack to share)
PEDRAGOSO
Optional, *BUDDHIST MEDITATION at 8-9 am led by Miguel, all are welcome! 

WHERE:
Finca Amrta, Suzanne & Miguel's
Call for directions, 2-770 4185  
With optional singing practice for Cantando La Vida after, with a cast of many.  

Books of A Course in Miracles are available for a donation of 10 mil to cover shipping costs.  The books contain the entire Course: Text, Workbook, Teacher's Manual


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ARENAL

Diederik (506) 2-694-4290 and Claudette - Norma Clarke?

They do something with ACIM at their retreat property in the Arenal area:
Choose Again Center

choose-again.com/home/costa-rica-program 

(not sure if these 2 are the same)

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CURSO DE MILAGROS 

en ESPANOL

There are some information for groups in ESPANOL•Spanish.  Details are at:

LivingLifeInCostaRica.blogspot.com/2012/06/acim-curso-de-milagros-en-espanol-costa.html

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Do you know of any other A Course in Miracles group•gathering around Costa Rica?
Help me update this site by filing in the DETAILS at:
LivingLifeInCostaRica.blogspot.com/2013/10/SeekingACIMUpdates.html


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MANY people involved in ACIM - A Course in Miracles are also involved in Unity churches.
Currently there is no Unity Church but there is a group - mainly of former members - that meets on Sunday mornings and discusses all sorts of methodology - including ACIM.
Here is link to the Unity church gatherings in Costa Rica
LivingLifeInCostaRica.blogspot.com/2014/01/UnityCostaRica.html


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PLEASE pass this link on to others you know in Costa Rica that are interested in

ACIM - A Course in Miracles
LivingLifeInCostaRica.blogspot.com/2012/12/acim-course-in-miracles-cr.html

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YOGA - Master Immersion con BJ Galvan - Enero 30-Febrero 3, 2013 - Krama Yoga, Escazu

YOGA - Master Immersion 

con 

BJ Galvan

CUANDO:  

30 de enero (8:30 am) a 3 febrero, 2013 

DONDE:

Krama Yoga
Escazu, San Jose, Costa Rica

COSTO: 

$195

Pronto pago: $150 (Hasta el 19 de Enero)

HORARIO:

Miércoles a viernes

8:30am a 12:30md  y  1:45 a 4:45pm

Sábado y Domingo

9:30am a 1:30pm  y  3:30 a 6:30pm

REQUISTOS:
haber hecho mínimo dos inmersiones de Anusara Yoga
Haberse leído toda la antología del Master immersion.
Personas que van a recibir los Teacher trainings, ocupan mínimo 100 horas de inmersiones. El master immersion cuenta como una Immersion para completar los requisitos.
Este taller está abierto a todo publico así no haya estudiado antes Anusara Yoga.

Resumen de las 108 horas de las inmersiones
• Asana from Basics to Radical Expansion Level 3
• UPA's technology of Alignment
• Meditation and Pranayama
• Tantric Philosophy, Cosmology, Tattvas
• Mahabhutas - Elements
• Adhikara - Studentship of Life
• Malas - Blocking our Heart
• Rasas - 9 Emotions
• Mythic tales of Ganesh, Shiva Shakti, Hanuman, Patanjali and Viakrypata; Nataraja and probably more..

BIOGRAFIA:
B. J. Galvan, Certified Anusara Yoga Instructor and founder of Handstands Anonymous™ offers this inspirational and playful expression of Anusara yoga on a global level. Grateful for having been blessed with the opportunity to extensively travel the U.S., Australia, South America and Europe, studying with, apprenticing, and assisting master yoga teacher and founder of Anusara, John Friend, BJ is deeply honored to have been integral in introducing Anusara Yoga® in South America.

Currently BJ leads bi-lingual immersions, trainings, master classes, workshops and intensives all over South America in addition to events in other international and national locations. Passionate about the practice, she is an “energizing presence, contagiously uplifting”, embodying the teachings and humor necessary to skillfully guide and assist you to transform, heal and awaken on all levels, from the inside out, on and off the mat.


MAS INFORMACION B.J.
HeartCoreYoga.com


Para cancelar y reservar su espacio:
Lo puede hacer en efectivo, cheque o tarjeta de crédito en nuestra oficina, o depositando a la siguiente cuenta a nombre de Krama Yoga Center S.A
BAC SAN JOSE
DOLARES:
# 912758638
CUENTA CLIENTE (SINPE):
10200009127586382
CED JUR: 3101467818
Favor enviar copia de transferencia a Info@kramayoga.com
MASTER IMMERSION
Con Bj Galvan

A BOYCOTT Travel To USA Campaign

Hmmm - do you think THIS can help??  SOMETHING NEEDS to be done to protect the American people from themselves!!!  I VERY MUCH AGREE with what the writer has shared below!!


I'm over this USA, how many more innocent lives have to suffer. No way I will travel to USA until there has been some gun regulations in place. Pass this on to support boycott travel to USA to get message through. A Facebook group called:

No To Guns Yes To Life Boycott Travel To USA 

facebook.com/NoToGunsYesToLifeBoycottTravelToUsa

How can the U.S. explain to foreign visitors wanting to spend money in their country why assault guns are available for every US citizen to purchase? A European Facebook user had enough and speaks out.

It almost sounded like a nightmare message for Christmas, when the United States’ top gun lobby has said that the country needs more weapons and has called on the authorities to place armed guards in all US schools, just like they do in Israel.

On Sunday, National Rifle Association (NRA) chief executive Wayne LaPierre said that Israel should be a model for the US in its efforts to deal with school violence.

“Israel had a whole lot of school shootings until they did one thing: They said, ‘We’re going to stop it,’ and they put armed security in every school, and they have not had a problem since then,” LaPierre stated.

After a period of silence, the NRA responded to the recent massacre at a Connecticut elementary school by resisting calls for tighter gun control and saying the answer is more guns not less.

On December 14, 20 children and 6 adult victims were fatally shot by a gunman -- who later killed himself -- at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in the town of Newtown in the US state of Connecticut. Earlier in the day, the assailant killed his mother in another location.

There have been reports that the 20-year-old killer, Adam Lanza, suffered from a personality disorder, was on the antidepressant Prozac, and was fond of first-person shooter games.

Every year, more than 30,000 people are shot and killed in the United States.

The US averages 87 gun deaths each day as a function of gun violence, with an average of 183 injured, according to the University of Chicago Crime Lab and the Centers for Disease Control.

The year 2012 has been a record-setting year for gun sales in the US.

About 4.5 million firearms are sold annually in the United States at a cost of 2 to 3 billion dollars.

On Monday, an Israeli official said what goes on in the US is totally unrelated to Israeli gun laws.

The director of the Israeli Legal Action Center said the US National Rifle Association would strongly oppose anything similar to Israel’s gun laws. Jonathan Lowy said Israel has far more restrictions on firearms and military-style weapons than the US has ever had.

He added that the NRA is simply making up their own fact

SOURCE:  eTurboNews.com/32860/boycott-travel-usa-no-guns-yes-life

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Digital system allows Android users to report crime

Digital system allows Android users to report crime SOURCE:  AMCostaRica.com Suppose a crook takes your wallet or purse but not your mobile device? Or maybe you have suspicions about that waiter in the local restaurant. In both cases, the security ministry has an Android application for you. The application is designed to prevent crimes, said the ministry. In conjunction with the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad and the Gobierno Digital program, the application is available via Google. The software has several functions. First, it offers advice for citizens to take to protect themselves under different scenarios, said the ministry, correctly called the Ministerio de Gobernación, Policía y Seguridad Pública. But the device also provides a way to report a crime in real time. Assuming the crook has not taken the mobile device, a user can register and then file a report to the local police. The ministry did not say if this would take the place of a formal crime report to the Judicial Investigating Organization.  Still, it is supposed to generate a response from the Fuerza Pública. The program also provides access to a data base of most wanted individuals where you can check out that suspicious waiter. The application is only available for Android devices, and the user has to have or create a Gmail account with Google for it to function. The application can be downloaded by clicking on the icon above.

NEW YEARS EVE 2012 • Fin de Año - Where to Celebrate in Costa Rica - December 31, 2012

Where to Celebrate NEW YEARS Eve in Costa Rica
2014
coming
LivingLifeInCostaRica.blogspot.com/2014/08/NewYearsEveCR14.html

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Where to Celebrate New Years Eve in Costa Rica!!!! 
(and what is open on New Years Day)

9*N CIGAR LOUNGE  -  Escazu
Costa Rica's ONLY Lounge where you CAN SMOKE!!
It's an upscale CIGAR LOUNGE
5pm-12/midnight
50% off Cigars, Party Favors, Hor D'Oeuvres, Bottle of Moet Chandon
$100
9n.cr   •   facebook.com/pages/9N-Cigar-Lounge/231367690324165   •   2-588-2913


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Alta Hotel - La Luz Restaurant  -  Escazu
THE BEST AND CLOSEST FOR WATCHING THE MIDNIGHT FIREWORKS THROUGHOUT THE CENTRAL VALLEY!! (closer)

HOURS:
7pm-2am

INCLUDES:
Live Music (Jazz and Bossinova) and Dinner (Appetizers - PortoBello Mushroom Tart - OR - Lobster Bisque.  Main Course - SeaBass with Cauliflower Sauce - OR - Grilled Shrimp on Papaya Sauce - OR - Filet Mignon with Shitaki Mushrooms.  Dessert - Ice Cream.  1 glass of wine) - a more tranquilo evening!!

PRICE:
$50 (+23% taxes)

RESERVATIONS:
  2-282-4160  •  facebook.com/pages/The-Alta-Hotel-Costa-Rica/99843818612


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Aurola Holiday Inn
ONE OF THE BEST FOR THEIR AWESOME VIEWS TO WATCH FIREWORKS IN THE CITY AND NEARBY SURROUNDING HILLS!!!

WHEN:
9pm-2am

INCLUDES:
Dinner Buffet (9-10pm-ish - COLD APPETIZERS:  Salad of mango pico de gallo, Chickpea salad with balsamic and charcuterie, Ceviche banana pesto, Palmito Vinaigrette.  Mixed vegetables, Zucchini soup with melting cheese.  MAIN COURSES:  Rice with mushrooms in white wine, Corona supreme vegetable, Tiquisque au gratin, Sole with passion fruit rolls, Gordon Blue beef in tamarind, Turkey in apricot juice, Slices of pork with herbs.  DESSERTS:  Black Forest, Amaretto cake and cherry Foamy, Blueberry Tiramizu, Strawberry Bavaroise.  1 soft drink) in the 17th-floor El Mirador restaurant, GREAT views of the city.  Midnight - 1 glass Sparkling Wine, 12 Lucky Grapes. DJ Music and Dancing.

PRICE:
$75 (INCLUDES tax and service). Kids 6-12 - $25 (but it's more of an adult event)

WHERE:
San Jose-Downtown

RESERVATIONS:
(mandatory [pre-pay is best or get there BY 9:15pm if making over phone):
2-523-1000 ext. 9258 or 9456  •  HolidayInnAurola.com  • 


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Barceló San José Palacio Hotel - Salón Greco

HOURS:
9pm-3:30am

WHAT:
They say it’s a 5-star celebration with a Buffet dinner (all night), Live Music and Dancing by Gabiota (romantic) and La Solucion (dance - Latin).  Midnight - Glass of Sparkling Wine, Carnival with Comparsa and Lucky Grapes, Magician and Mascarados a lo tico. Over 500 people.
facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=489977884357461&set=a.200323346656251.47681.200162020005717

PRICE:
56,000/$115 - Adults.  Kids (12 and under) 1/2 Price (INCLUDES tax)

WHERE:
La Uruca

RESERVATIONS:
(mandatory Pre-Pay [sells out]):

2-220-2034 ext. 718, 745 or 715
Room Reservations - 718 - special rate of $65 plus tax includes breakfast
facebook.com/BarceloSanJosePalacio


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BESO's Restaurant 

HOURS:
7:30pm-2am

INCLUDES:
Disfruta nuestro ambiente con Música en Vivo, Serenata con Mariachi y Carnaval con Comparsa. Champaña, Entrada, Ensalada, Plato Fuerte y Postre
Live Music, Carnival Mariachi Serenade with Comparsa.  Champagne, Appetizers, Salads, Main Course and Dessert!

PRICE:
$50/100,000-c-Adults.  $25/12,500-c-Kids

WHERE:
San Jose - Sabana Sur

RESERVATIONS:

2-290-6301
facebook.com/BesoRestaurante  •  facebook.com/pages/BESO-RESTAURANTE/214595945252881

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Beacon Hotel  -  Escazu - Centro

Dinner buffet, Midnight carnival, party favors and fireworks.
$65 INCLUDES Tax (kids 6-12 - 1/2 price).
2-228-3110


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Crowne Plaza Corobicí Hotel 

WHEN:
8pm-3am

INCLUDES:
3 orchestras - Karibú, Madera Nueva and Erick Sánchez, buffet dinner.  Midnight - one glass of champagne and Lucky Grapes.

PRICE:
$89

RESERVATIONS:
2-543-6000, ext 775 or 654  •  Gala31Diciembre@hotmail.com



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FOGO BRASIL

WHEN:
8pm-2am

INCLUDES:
THIS is the BEST for QUANTITY OF FOOD!!Buffet Dinner - Salad Bar, Seafood Bar, 7 Hot Side Dishes Bar, Bread, Cheeses, Apples, Grapes, 17 cuts of meat shaved in front of you at your table (pork, chicken, beef and lamb plus Turkey, Pork Leg), Drinks (coke, natural drinks, rum, whisky, vodka, caipirinha).  Live Music and DJ Music for Dancing.  At Midnight - Carnival, Brazilian show, Fireworks, 12 Lucky Grapes.

PRICE:
$110 (taxes included)

WHERE:
San Jose - La Sabana, 100 meter East of Nissan dealership

RESERVATIONS (mandatory):
2-248-1111  •  FogoBrasilCR.com


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Grand Tara Hotel
HIGHEST and BEST FOR WIDEST VIEW OF THE CENTRAL VALLEY!

INCLUDES:
Dinner buffet, Midnight carnival with party favors and fireworks (they will have AWESOME VIEWS of the fireworks of the Central Valley below).

PRICE:
$65 INCLUDES Tax (kids 6-12 - 1/2 price)

WHERE:
Escazu - San Antonio

RESERVATIONS:

2-288-6362


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Magnolia Restaurant: At Club Colonial, Av. 1, Ca. 9/11, Dec. 31, buffet dinner with two appetizers, main course, dessert, glass of wine, live music, toast and lucky grapes at midnight, carnival after midnight, $20 including tax,
RESERVATIONS:
2-258-2807  •  CasinoClubColonial.com


Marriott Hotel  -  San Antonio de Belén
7pm-2am
Dinner buffets at Antigua and La Isabela restaurants, Live music, a midnight carnival, free glass of sparkling wine and free valet parking
$125 (tax INCLUDED) ($38 for children)

2-298-0207 • 2-298-0206.

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Real InterContinental Hotel  -  Escazu

9pm-12:30am

Salon Real. Buffet dinner 10pm-12:30am.  Midnight countdown includes party favors, lucky grapes and champagne! DJ will entertain the crowd and live music with Fachas at 11pm

64,000-colones/$128  •  25,000-colones/$50 - kids 6-12 (tax included)
Child care and a children’s buffet will be available for kids 3-12.
2-208-2100

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Ringling Resort  -  Escazu
MASQUERADE PARTY
 8pm-2am
Dinner and Entrance:  $50/per person  •  Entrance only:  $25/person
Reserved Table for 4:  $100 (includes 1 bottle and mixers)
(facebook.com/RingleResort  •  RingleResort.com  •  2-203-0701)

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facebook.com/events/135417476614951

TGIF - Escazu
7pm-
DJ, Raffle, Prizes, Models, Carnival, Drinks 2x1, Fiesta at Midnight, Full Menu
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VENUE Gay Bar -  San Jose
9pm-2am
Open-Bar, 3 DJs
General Admission - 9,000-c  •  VIP - 12,000-c (better quality liquor)
facebook.com/events/531017600250652  •  facebook.com/VenueCR  •  VenueCR.com


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Wyndham Hotel Herradura  -  San Jose
8pm-4am
New Years Eve “Under the Sea”
2 party rooms, different activities simultaneously, various styles of music, 8 hours of OPEN BAR, a well thought out menu and choice of snacks and meals in a very complete buffet.(Wyndham Hotel Herradura - former Ramada Plaza Herradura - is part of this new global concept in entertainment of the Hard Rock Café!!)
2-209-9800  CODE:  NYE2013


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AROUND COSTA RICA

JACO Los Sueños Marriott
8pm-2am
New Years Eve “Under the Sea”
OPEN BAR, Buffet Dinner, Midnight Station, Live Music, Carnival, Fireworks at Midnight, Raffle FULL of great prizes!
$200 per person (tax INCLUDED)

2-630-9022 • Adriana_Castro@Marriott.com




QUEPOS

Best Western Kamuk - Mira Olas Restaurant and Bar
8pm
3-course New Year’s dinner, fireworks. 

$43 (INCLUDES Taxes)

2-777-0811 • ventas@kamuk.co.cr.


NOSARA
VoiceOfNosara.com/archives/12_12/12_12_entertainment_17.html


GUANACASTA

Hotel Punta Islita
6pm
Carnaval!  Dress “beach festive” for the celebration at the Borrancho Beach Club Gardens, beachside barbecue - 8pm, live music, masquerade party favors, beachside fireworks show.
$75 (plus 23% taxes)
2-656-2020 or e-mail outreach@grupoislita.com.

FLAMINGO (Guanacaste)

I don't have much info other than this is an INSANE P-A-R-T-Y where THOUSANDS of young MEGA PARTIER types descend onto this small beach community and kind of take over much of the town (though the permits are for it being held at the Amberes Hotel) from December 26 till the MORNING morning of January 1 -
facebook.com/pages/LIFE-PRODUCTIONS/108535949176126
AMCostaRica.com/120712.htm#88


PLAYA GRANDE
The GREAT WALTINI's at Hotel BulaBulaIf I had one place to choose for the food - THIS is where I'd go as I think Wally has some of the BEST FOOD I've had in Costa Rica!!!
Dinner from 5-8pm.  Midnight Fireworks




PLAYA HERMOSA
AquaSport
8pm - ?
Buffet Dinner, Live Music
$55
2-672-0050



TAMARINDO

El GaritoHouse Music and Fireworks


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JW Marriott at Hacienda Pinilla - south of Tamarindo
Choice of 3 events
#1 - Banquet Ballroom - dinner buffet, premium open bar till 1:30am (champagne and sparkling wine NOT included), carnival set and band music by Martha y Los del Barrio.
$170 per adult and $80 for children 6-12.
#2 - Azul Restaurant Lounge - Dinner, open bar until 1am (champagne and sparkling wine NOT included), carnival set, DJ spinning house and progressive music
$80 per adult or $45 for kids.
#3 - Mansita Restaurant - Family-style New Year’s with a dinner buffet, glass of house wine, carnival set and background music
$79 per adult or $40 for kids.

2-681-2000, ext 5632  •  christy.tittles@MarriottHotels.com

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CARIBBEAN
Manzanillo
Punta Mona
New Year's Eve Pura Vida Jungle Celebration
facebook.com/events/164860016991257  •  facebook.com/pages/Punta-Mona/7005538092
Gandoca National Refuge

We are all going to survive the Solstice of 2012, so lets usher in 2013 with great community, organic home grown food, permaculture and community!

INCLUDES:
Lodging, organic vegetarian 3 course dinner, signature jungle juice cocktail, breakfast, music, activities and morning yoga.

PRICE:
$80/40,000-colones

Camping and local's rates available upon request.



SOUTHERN ZONE

Roadhouse169 - Bellena
2 packages
#1 - 3-course dinner (choice of 2 entrees; tuna or filet mignon, with all the trimmings and a special dessert) (7pm), bottle of champagne and live music and dancing with Kazira and her band (9pm)  =  $35
#2 - Party/Dancing only - 9pm-???  =  $10
http://facebook.com/Roadhouse169  •  http://Roadhouse169.com  •  2-786-5404


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New Year’s Eve Party at Osa Mountain Village -  Toucan Tilly’s Bar
6pm
    COUNTDOWN TO THE NEW YEAR AT TIMES SQUARE
    with Fireworks at OMV at 11pm Costa Rica Time
    Bartender Alonso will lead the
    COUNTDOWN AT MIDNIGHT in Costa Rica with FREE CHAMPAGNE TOAST
Cash Bar – No Cover

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DOMINICAL
Maracatu Natural Restaurant and World Music
facebook.com/Maracatu.cr   •   2-787-0091

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PLEASE ONLY make reservations you plan on keeping or if you can't go/changed your plans - PLEASE cancel it ASAP so the business isn't stuck with that extra food/goodies and people that want to go can!

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Where to Celebrate CHRISTMAS
in Costa RicaChristmasInCostaRica.info


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RESTAURANTS Serving CHRISTMAS DINNER
LivingLifeInCostaRica.blogspot.com/2012/12/christmas-dinner-cr-2012.html



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CHURCH SERVICES Celebrating
Christmas and/or New Years in Costa Rica
LivingLifeInCostaRica.blogspot.com/2012/12/christmas-church-services.html


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What RESTAURANTS are Open
Christmas and New Years WEEK in Costa Rica
LivingLifeInCostaRica.blogspot.com/2012/12/restaurants-open-december-20-january-7.html



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Businesses Open • Closed in Costa Rica during the
Christmas • Navidad • New Years • Año Nuevo Holidays
LivingLifeInCostaRica.blogspot.com/2012/12/open-closed-christmas-holiday.html

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Know of other things to add to any of these lists??
Please email me DETAILS (even if it's after the effect so we have a start for next year to)
Name of Business, Days Open (or closed), City/Neighborhood•Barrio/Location  •  Hours  •  Any Specials (ESPECIALLY if it's special Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Years events!!).
LivingLifeInCostaRica@gmail.com

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