http://deededparadise.com/content Pura Vida! Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:59:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As a member of the Costa Rica Power Team and a lover of all things Costa Rica I am asked, "What about the health care?" when I am gushing about the attributes of one of my favorite countries in the world! Well, in 2001, the World Health Organization ranked the tiny ... http://deededparadise.com/content/2008/11/health-care-in-costa-rica-low-cost-high-value/ Traditional bueyes get ready to welcome Christmas By the A.M. Costa Rica staff Sunday marks the official start of the Christmas season in San José. The kickoff will be highlighted by the traditional Entrada de Santos y Boyeros, which is a procession of carretas pulled by bueyes with santos aboard. Boyeros are the ... http://deededparadise.com/content/2008/11/christmas-in-costa-rica/ NatureAir - the world's first certified carbon neutral airline announced today that Costa Rica is showing dynamic growth rates despite a challenging economy. According to the Instituto Costarricense de Turismo (ICT) -  Costa Rica Tourism Institute -  tourism ... http://deededparadise.com/content/2008/11/tourism-to-costa-rica-stays-strong-despite-trying-economic-times/ With the passage of the Intellectual Propety law yesterday, Costa Rica is now ready to ratify the Tratado de Libre Comercio (TLC) and join the Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) After fours years of debates and stalling, resulting in the first ... http://deededparadise.com/content/2008/11/cafta-is-almost-here/ San Jose, Costa Rica. The Costa Rica Power Team, a unit of San Jose based Crystal Clear Properties (www.deededparadise.com), announced today its “Certified Green Worldwide” Environmental Standards Program. In keeping with its corporate commitment to maintain high levels of environmental awareness, the real estate sales company instituted its twelve point ... http://deededparadise.com/content/2008/11/costa-rica-power-team%c2%ae-launches-%e2%80%9ccertified-green-worldwide%e2%80%9d%c2%ae-environmental-certification-program/ Costa Rica Real Estate Investors Market Update - Finance Minister says Costa Rica is in a "very strong and very favorable" financial position. Scott Oliver - 12th October 2008 I have received numerous emails from people this week along the lines of: "With the incredible financial meltdown in many countries and with ... http://deededparadise.com/content/2008/11/is-costa-rica-the-right-place-to-invest/ Build wealth and secure your future with a self-directed retirement plan.  The Costa Rica Power Team has teamed up with Entrust Arizona to offer self-directed retirement plans.  A self-directed IRA is a retirement account that allows you to choose where to invest your IRA money, as permitted under IRA rules.  ... http://deededparadise.com/content/2008/07/buy-in-colinas-de-miramar-or-costa-real-with-your-self-directed-retirement-account/ Are you planning on buying a vacation or retirement home in Costa Rica?  Then you owe it to yourself to check out our beach front single family homes in our Costa Real master planned community.  Starting at only $285,000, our homes in Costa Real are just a short four minute ... http://deededparadise.com/content/2008/07/costa-real-represents-a-fantastic-opportunity/ Soon tourists will be able to relax on one of Costa Rica’s most traditional beaches; the Playa Doña Ana, in Puntarenas, is getting a face lift. Reconstruction work and maintenance, under the surveillance of the Costa Rica Institute of Tourism (ICT), began some weeks ago. This is one of the many ... http://deededparadise.com/content/2008/07/this-beach-is-only-minutes-from-colinas-de-miramar/ We look forward to seeing you at our Costa Rica Informational Presentation on Saturday, July 12 in Scottsdale, Arizona. The seminar will be held at the office of State Mortgage located at the SW corner of the Loop 101 and Via de Ventura. Registration is at 9AM and ... http://deededparadise.com/content/2008/07/see-you-at-our-july-12-seminar-in-scottsdale/