Archive for June 23rd, 2009
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009
A 26-year-old man from Ashkelon has been murdered in Jaco, Costa Rica, the Foreign Ministry announced Monday.
According to one report, the man, Itai Shechter Elias, was shot to death after a group of robbers broke into the hotel where he was staying with his brother.
Citing an eyewitness account by the brother, Elias’s family in Ashkelon said that the robbers broke into the hotel, and when Itai asked them to return his passport which they had taken, the bandits shot him in the head and fled the scene.
However, according to another report, Elias was killed in a fight with locals.
The two brothers had been traveling in the Central American country after serving as officers in the IDF.
The Foreign Ministry said that the Israeli Embassy in San Jose was making arrangements to fly Elias’s body back to Israel.
The incident marks the second Israeli murdered in Costa Rica this year.
In February, Israeli businessman Arno (Pfeifer) Zayit, who owned a restaurant in the village of Hermosa on the Pacific coast, was shot to death in an apparent gangland hit.
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Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009
“Our experience in the country has been positive in the quality of service”
Amazon, a leader in Internet sales, expects to expand its operations to Costa Rica at the end of the year hiring 100 more people for customer service.
Patty Smith, Director of Corporate Communications for the company, confirmed the information from the firm’s headquarters in Washington State, United States.
According to Smith, the reason to expand its operations in Costa Rica is due to the good performance of its first customer center in Latin America, which operates in the free zone UltraLAG in Heredia. (more…)
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Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009
There are many draws for Costa Rica – the tropical rain forest, volcanoes with bright red lava flowing down their sides, white water rafting through unexplored tropical wilderness, and plenty of sport fishing. But one of the biggest draws is the surfing – some of the best in the world.
Jaco (pronounced Ha KO) – known as the surf capital of Costa Rica – provides world-class wave action year-round. The entire town revolves around the waves, and you’ll find tons of shops ready to rent you a board, sign you up for a lesson (or two!), or sell you all the gear you will need to have fun in the waves.
Jaco offers accommodation in every price range – from low-budget to upscale – and there are plenty of apartments for rent for whatever timeline you might be looking for.
The many surf shops in town have standardized prices, so there is very little difference between them. They all offer surfboard rental for $10/day or a 2-hour lesson for $40/person.
For more information about surfing in Jaco, contact one of the following shops:
Jass Surf Shop: 2643-3850/ jasssurf@racsa.co.cr
Walter’s Surf Shop: 2643-1056
El Pana Surf Shop: 2643-2125
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Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009
The Costa Rican Water and Sewer Institute (AyA) began a series of inspections Friday afternoon in San José to ensure the safety of the city’s potable water.
Friday’s sweep, the first of many to come, took place Mercado Central, a popular market in downtown San José that sells anything from kitchenware to medicinal plants to hefty portions of freshly cooked rice and beans.
Members of the national water laboratory, AyA and Health Ministry officials examined the water systems of more than 80 merchants in the market.
Officials from the national water laboratory took samples from several businesses in the marketplace, which will be analyzed to determine if the water used by the Mercado Central for drinking, cooking and cleaning is safe.
Officials from AyA also examined damage to the pipe system, where the institute has already noticed several leaks, according to an AyA press release. The institute will provide recommendations for the repair of leaks and the use of hydrometers to detect them, the press release said.
This effort will bring us closer to our clients and because people know the work the institution does, it will help the city achieve quality potable water, said AyA’s executive president, Ricardo Sancho, in a statement.
The institute will continue its sweeps in neighborhoods and other city sites in the upcoming weeks.
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