Guanacaste, Costa Rica

ICE against a reduction of the electricity prices (2009-07-03)
The ICE (Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad) is due to the limited power of the user against a lowering of electricity prices. According to ICE, the average consumption decreased by 7.5% within a year.
The high ICE prices also heavily burdening the tourism sector. The hotels are complaining about high tariffs combined with the fall of the guests. Even households are complaining about the high electricity prices.
Perhaps a solution would be to lower electricity prices and streamlining internal operations to save money.

Euro as currency in Costa Rica (2009-07-01)
The euro becomes popular as currency in Costa Rica popular, in some hotels you can already pay in euros. For some time you can have a euro account in the banks. Without any problems you can usually change the euro into national currency Colones you get for 1 Euro around 800 Colones. The exchange rate of 1 U.S. Dollar amounts 570 Colones.

Electricity prices fall (2009-06-20)
The competent authority (Aresep) for Energy has announced to reduce the electricity tariffs between 10 to 14%. The high electricity prices currently put pressure on the economic situation of companies and hotels.

The fuel prices in Costa Rica rose again (2009-06-19)
Recently, the prices for diesel fuel rose with 46 ¢ up to 400¢ per liter, super fuel 40¢g452¢ and plus fuel 40¢g452¢. Therefore the cost of filling the tank of a car now has an average of 2000 ¢ more. The fuel prices were last updated on May 23. Even cooking gas will increased with almost 3% more expensive. The price of oil on the world market has doubled by about 100% and is currently at $ 70. You can be sure that oil prices continue to rise.

ICE plans TV on the Internet (2009-05-30)
ICE plans TV on the Internet, with IPTV. Thus, it will allow consumers to view films without a certain amount of time. This new type of television will only work on the router, the broadband connection to the Internet. ICE plans to offer "triple play", which means the user gets the Internet, television and telephony via one service. Requirement for IPTV is high-speed Internet (broadband connection). The question is at what price ICE offers this service. We hope that this possibility can be realized soon, that it besides the cable another alternative to the satellite provider "Sky", because it is an inadequate concern.

Further price reduction of diesel, super and gas (2009-05-16)
Yesterday, the Supervisory Authority for Public Services (ARESEP) has been reducing the prices of gasoline from 484 to 452 Colones per liter. Also did the price reduction of Plus from 474 to 435 Colones and diesel from 386 Colones to 354 per liter. The normal-liter cylinder of 21.5 leads to a drop in the price of 456 Colones from 6440 to 5984 Colones. The question is how much the price goes down because of the now less consumption, and how far it goes back up. Oil, it will not take long and the conditions to promote it will become increasingly difficult.

Lot of activities of the MOP and I.C.E in Nicoya and Samara (May. 2009)
Currently there are in the area of Nicoya, Samara, a number of activities of the ICE (Electricity) and the MOPT (Ministry of Labor and Transport). From Nicoya to Sámara the road is nearly fixed with asphalt and should be ready in 2 weeks and the long waiting will hopefully come to an end. Also the road from the petrol station in Samara to Nosara will by repaired. With Lastre or asphalt it is still unclear. In the area Nosara and Samara are by I.C.E. new electric poles have been set and some lines have been fixed. There were power outages giving anger not only of those who just watch football on television.

How much are we affected? Opinions about the crisis. (May. 2009)
The global economic crisis shows its first effects in Costa Rica. Fewer less tourists, less rentals in hotels, car rental companies, in the restaurants and the tour operators are one of the effects. Many are wondering now what happens next and how much will you yourself be affected by the crisis? What exactly will happen nobody knows, but surely there will be strong and also changed the next year will probably still do not bring recovery. Some say perhaps it's not so bad, because as long as enough to eat and there is no real emergency exists can be seen on other things in life are concentrated.
And it was not so tragic if every hill in Costa Rica is a house and every Chinese drives a car. And whether the economic progress, more and more and more and more cars, constructions and concrete is really a step forward for the environment must be questioned. After all, the crisis also has its good sides. For example, the prices go down.
Basic foods such as beans, rice, eggs and fuel is cheaper now. The price of gas, for example, was revised downwards force and the ICE reduced the tariffs for calls abroad up to 30%. Only electricity prices are still high.

Garbage Collection in Sámara
In Sámara the garbage is going to be collected once a week, namely on Wednesdays. The population made their choice to bring the garbage just on Wednesday to the allocated places, so that the collection will run trouble-free.

Successful inauguration in the Salon Comunal Esterones
A small surplus has been generated at the inauguration of the Salon Comunal in Esterones last Saturday, 19 July, where approximately 200 people danced into the night and enjoyed the good food. Unfortunately it will reverd to the usual wrangles, but to all intents and purposes it was a successful music festival with the group K-orporacion, which made a profit, according to the statement of to the settlement of the Junta de Vecinos de Esterones de Sámara, with that the Salon Comunal can be further expanded.

Centre for recyclable materials.
One of the biggest problems in Costa Rica is garbage. Maybe that new recycling center in Samara Torito helps for materials such as:
Plastic: Add one-way bottles of beverages (water, gas, energy, yogurt and others). Who would be properly cleaned, are not received gallons white, chlorine and disinfectant.
Glass: These include glass containers, bottles and glasses. Glass windows and crystals. All right clean. Windscreens of vehicles, porcelain, ceramics and mirrors.
Metals: These are pieces of steel and stainless steel, aluminum parts (window frames, kitchen utensils, tools, etc.). Even cans of soft drinks, juices, beer cans reserve, tuna, beans and tin plates. clean and compressed. All kinds of iron, other metals such as bronze, copper and tin.
Electrical appliances: These include refrigerators, washing machines, fans, coffee machines, rice cookers, electric appliances, bicycles, etc. Not received contaminated materialized.
Children schools also coolaboran with collecting garbage, acquiring money for social projects.

Luis Eduardo Gutierrez again mayor in Nicoya
Lorenzo Vargas Rosales, Mayor of Nicoya, joined back by his office because of health problems to a term it on 8 February 2007 antrat. The problems remained, notably the waste problem after the closure of garbage dumps on February 21, the Ministry of Health was visible.

Britney Spears enjoys holidays on the beach Barrigóna
She enjoys his vacation in Guanacaste, Costa Rica with his former neighbor in Malibu United States Mel Gibson. The beach was visited by many paparazzi, but she is already accustomed, so I was very calm and relax the company of her sister and some of their relatives and friends.

Guanacaste with better roads
The Ministry of Building and Transport (MOPT) has announced that they repair the main roads in Guanacaste to make them better for to the public and the tourists. Great progress, the road from Hojancha to Puerto Carrillo. Between Lajas and Puerto Carrillo is the already paved. Even the beaches is in the vicinity of Junquillal should get asphalt and the route from Samara to Punta Islita.

Open air with Malpais in Samara was great success.
On 2 March came in concert Malpaís and various activities on the football field in Sámara approximately 1500 people and celebrated a successful open air concert by the communications center Alegria was organized.

Climate change in Costa Rica / Guanacaste
The unusual rain in February in Guanacaste is always includes on the ongoing climate change, in all parts of the world, the weather, and the whole climate is changing and thus also to the flora and fauna impact. The question is what impact Costa Rica/Guanacaste in the future. It remains to be seen whether the rainy season (May-November), or moves such weather forecasts in future no longer possible.

Phone cables missing
500 meters of phone cable were stealing as in Garza, Guanacaste a tree fell down and the phone cable cam down. Whole villages and their hotels were without phone and with it also without Internet. The ICE needed around 3 days to repair the damage.

Turtle day, playa Buena Vista
From de 30. November till 2.December 2007 in the Alegria in Samara Esterones on Beach Buena Vista. On the Program a Art auction to raise money for the turtle project at the Buena Vista beach to collect. Also Music, dance and et Sunday program for children. For more information Anette Nierhoff Tel: 00506-2 656 8191 + 8 899 89 86.

Back Gammon Buenavista Open
In November 2006 at the Hotel Costa Rica Samara 'Paraiso del Cocodrilo', Playa Buena Vista, Samara the first tournament of this kind took place. Punctually at 14.00 o'clock the players arrived. The starting amounted was 5000 Colones, however the prospect of gaining a profit 5 times bigger than the starting amount attracted many gamers. The whole profit of the event was used by the ALEGRIA association to support the local school in Esterones. The winner had donated the whole sum he won liberally. Due to the success of the event the tournament planers are thinking of a 2nd edition next year. Information in addition with Asociacíon Intercambio Cultural ALEGRIA: 8 899-89 86