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	Encyclopedia: Lists of companies
		List of companies in the Republic of China (Taiwan)
		Because marketing lists, telemarketing or e-mail lists are the single most important factor in a targeted marketing campaign.
		There are all kinds of mailing list companies and list broker companies out there.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Lists-of-companies (249 words)

	Costa Rica
		Costa Rican authorities generally permit U.S. citizens to stay up to ninety days; to stay legally beyond the period granted, travelers will need to submit an application for an extension to the Office of Temporary Permits in the Costa Rican Department of Immigration.
		Under Costa Rican law, suspects in criminal cases may be held in jail until the investigation is completed and the prosecutor is ready to proceed to trial.
		Costa Rica is also a country of microclimates and travelers to Costa Rica should check the projected rainfall amounts for the area in Costa Rica they intend to visit.
	travel.state.gov /travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1093.html (4748 words)

	Costa Rica, People
		The majority of Costa Ricans keep their proud little bungalows spick and span and bordered by flowers, and even the poorest Costa Ricans are generally well groomed and neatly, even formally, dressed: the men in fedoras, the women in shawls.
		Costa Rica's early fl population was "dramatically upwardly mobile" and by the 1920s a majority of the West Indian immigrants owned plots of land or had risen to higher-paying positions within the banana industry.
		In fact, almost 10% of all Costa Rican adults live together in "free unions," one-quarter of all children are hijos naturales (born out of wedlock; one in five of such births list the father as "unknown"), and one in five households is headed by a single mother.
	photo.net /cr/moon/people.html (4685 words)

	ICRT List-Serve Article: Costa Rica Goes High-Tech
		Costa Rica is expected to earn more from high-technology exports in 1998 than from bananas or coffee or even its lucrative tourism industry.
		Costa Rica's political and economic stability has drawn corporations, as has its socialized medical system and the general quality of life in a nation where 93 percent of the inhabitants have electricity.
		Costa Rica has clearly developed a niche as a technology hub, one that in some respects insulates it from the changing political and social winds in the region.
	www.svtc.org /svtc/listserv/letter9.htm (878 words)

	ICRT List-Serve Article: Costa Rica Lures Intel and Microsoft
		Costa Rica has a literacy rate topping 94%, an educated work force with 12,000 engineering students, and one of the highest rates of computer usage in the hemisphere after the U.S. and Canada.
		That strategy emerged in part after the Costa Rican Investment and Trade Development Board, or Cinde, urged the government to avoid a scattershot way of attracting investment to a developing nation, and suggested focusing on a sector in which Costa Rica had a competitive advantage.
		Costa Rica has also become a foreign base for companies like Acer, Taiwan's largest exporter and the world's seventh-largest personal-computer maker, which established a customer-service center near San Jose with a $25 million satellite communications system in 1995.
	www.svtc.org /listserv/leter12a.htm (1331 words)

	Costa Rica Land Investments - Welcome!
		Costa Rica’s past growth, and obvious future growth ensure that Real Estate investors will continue to enjoy an excellent return on their investments and re-sale market, both in terms of increasing land values, and an ever-increasing amount of qualified buyers.
		Costa Rica boasts a higher literacy, and life expectancy rate, than the United States, and is a peaceful, progressive country where democracy and stability are hallmarks.
		Costa Rica is one of the best places on earth to live because of the excellent quality of life.
	www.crlandinvest.com (960 words)

	Free trade agreement threatens Costa Rican environmental protections \| By Mark Engler, Nadia Martinez \| Grist Magazine ...
		In 1994, the Costa Rican legislative assembly passed a hydrocarbons law as part of a series of measures designed to comply with a Structural Adjustment Program sponsored by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.
		At the time, the Costa Rican government appeared grateful to be eliminating the specter of a costly international lawsuit.
		Back in Costa Rica, legislators committed to extending the country's conservationist tradition may yet prove hesitant to subject their environmental laws to the threat of corporate attack -- a threat that the ongoing dispute with Harken has made all too vivid.
	www.grist.org /news/maindish/2004/03/26/engler (1565 words)

	Export Hot Topics from the Minneapolis U.S. Export Assistance Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		In the case of foreign companies, the new regulation establishes that they need to provide to their representatives in Costa Rica, a special power of attorney that will enable them to sign the contract in behalf of the foreign company.
		Unfortunately, as many American companies are not aware, largely because of staffing gaps in the Consular Section at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow the period between the submission of a visa application and the first available interview date for an applicant has lengthened considerably.
		Companies have reported that, in contrast to recent years, when their Russian guests were usually able to receive interviews within two weeks after applying for a business visa, the current waiting period for an interview (as of mid-May 2000) is approximately a full month.
	www.exportassistance.com /hot_topics/hot_topics0600.html (1637 words)

	Search the Costa Rica Digital Exports Directory Exports Costa Rica Costa Rican Digital Exports Directory free zone ...
		In case you are looking for a company that you know by name, you may want to use the "Find" command on your browser (under "Edit").
		Companies are listed only once so if the particular company you are looking for produces a diverse range of products, you may have to do some looking around.
		Unfortunately, most companies in Costa Rica do not have e-Mail yet, so you will have to resort to your fax machine (if you are worried about the costs of international faxing, you can check out the low-cost international faxing option faxaway).
	www.bruncas.com /crexport/crexsear.html (499 words)

	Costa Rica travel, Costa Rica tourism, Costa Rica investments Costa Rica hotel Costa Rica informationCosta Rica's ...
		Arenal National Park: Undisputedly one of Costa Rica's foremost tourist attractions, the highly eruptive Arenal Volcano is the centerpiece of this new national park declared in October of 1994.
		Las Baulas Marine National Park: Another newcomer to the list of Costa Rican national parks, Las Baulas was declared to protect two important nesting beaches for the Giant Leatherback Sea Turtle, as well as offshore areas where these large marine reptiles spend their days during the breeding season.
		Much of the Costa Rican side is deforested right to the river bank, while the Nicaraguan side is a veritable wall of impenetrable jungle (and is part of a gargantuan protected area known as Indio Maíz).
	web65483.vwh.net /parks (10925 words)

	Cariblue Hotel -- Ecotourism and Ecology in Costa Rica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		On the one hand, the population of Costa Rica is growing rapidly, and we have one of the highest rates of deforestation in the world.
		With the growth of the ecotourism industry, Costa Ricans have begun to reassess the value of their ecological resources.
		Costa Rica is now leading the way for Latin America in wildrness conservation, with vast regions of the country under protection as national parks and indiginous reserves.
	www.cariblue.com /ecologycostarica.htm (295 words)

	Costa Rica Business Incentives
		Costa Ricans are highly disciplined people, they learn fast and they have excellent working and administrative capacities.
		It Is also a guarantee to the investor who, according to the legal framework, can invest in Costa Rica and enjoy the same protection granted to Costa Ricans and to citizens of other countries.
		This division is in charge of planning, organizing and coordinating the participation of Costa Rican companies in international well known commercial events.
	www.amerisol.com /costarica/business/incentives.html (2390 words)

	Export America/Market in Brief Articles Archive
		Costa Rica has been affected by the slowdown in the U.S. economy, the decline in agricultural commodity prices, particularly for coffee and bananas, as well as the increasing costs for imported petroleum.
		Costa Rica’s growing economy also attracts investors, because there are numerous free trade zones that offer tax holiday opportunities and other benefits, such as exemptions from import duties on raw materials, capital goods, parts, and components.
		The Costa Rican government commissioned this board to be the main promoter and advisor to foreign investors.
	www.export.gov /exportamerica/MarketBrief/mb_costarica_0902.html (1362 words)

	Costa Rican Real Estate
		Certain standard closing costs are required in Costa Rica to transfer the title of a property from the seller to the buyer, and are usually split between the two.
		There was recently a furor in the top Costa Rican Expats newsgroup over a new land development in between Dominical and San Isidro.
		Costa Rica just finished this last week the enormouse project of photographing 75-80% of the country from the air, using a NASA crew and airplane.
	www.costa-rican-real-estate.com (2640 words)

	Costa Rica Expeditions - Guest Poetry, Letter & Photos (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Once we landed in Costa Rica, every single person from your company we encountered was exceptional in their care and attention to each and every one of us.
		Costa Rica was near the end of a journey around the world, and so I have a list of follow-up thank-yous to send.
		She is a true asset to your company as well as to Costa Rica in general.
	www.costaricaexpeditions.com /aboutcre/guestspoetry/index.html (7925 words)

	Costa Rica, Mammals
		Given the rich diversity of Costa Rica's ecosystems, it may come as a surprise that there are only 200 mammal species in the nation, half of which are bats.
		The smallest Costa Rican primate, the squirrel monkey, or titi, is restricted to the rainforests of the southern Pacific lowlands.
		Ask anyone to compile a list of the world's strangest creatures and the sloth would be right up there with the duck-billed platypus.
	photo.net /cr/moon/mammals.html (3584 words)

	ABOUT Costa Rica' CHALLENGE Adventure: adventure travel in Costa Rica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Nine days of muscle stretching, surprising adrenaline and thought-provoking action in the wilder parts of Costa Rica Rafting, hiking, canyoning, duckies, mountain biking, a bit of Latin dancing, and clambering in the cone of a semi-active volcano.
		On the way we're stopping at a very Costa Rican experience -- ascending the tops of giant trees with ropes and harnesses and pulleys, and literally zipping from tree to tree on steel cables and ropes.
		Canyoning in Costa Rica is unlike anywhere else you may have tried it.
	www.about-costa-rica.com (1236 words)

	CIA - The World Factbook -- Field Listing - Economy - overview (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Roughly 400,000 companies were on the offshore registry by yearend 2000.
		More than 40,000 companies were registered in the Cayman Islands as of 1998, including almost 600 banks and trust companies; banking assets exceed $500 billion.
		Costa Rica recently concluded negotiations to participate in the US-Central American Free Trade Agreement, which, if ratified by the Costa Rican Legislature, would result in economic reforms and an improved investment climate.
	www.phatnav.com /factbook/fields/2116.html (16465 words)

	Costa Rica rental property
		Costa Rica covers only 0.03 % of the surface of the planet but it has about 6 % of the world's biodiversity.
		Costa Rica's extensive rental market offers, visitors and residents alike, a full spectrum of rental properties in a variety of outstanding tropical locations.
		Costa Rica rental properties include; the all inclusive luxury vacation rentals and spas with all the amenities; the villas and houses tucked away in private retreats all over the country, the eco lodges and rainforest hideaways, cabins and bungalows at the beaches, mountains or lakeside and also found perched at the base of magnificent volcanoes.
	www.rentingcostarica.com (906 words)

	Explore the regions of Costa Rica which include Alajuela, Heredia, San Jose, Cartago, Limon, Puntarenas, and Guanacaste
		Costa Rica is a small yet diverse country and its regions are intentionally divided a bit obscure because of the countries diverse landscape.
		Guanacaste in the Northern Pacific is one of Costa Rica most popular regions and is known for its dry hot weather that is great for raising cattle; because of this cowboys have existed in Costa Rica for decades.
		Costa Rican’s do see the beauty in their country as over 28% of the country is protected as a private Reserve or a National Park.
	www.govisitcostarica.com /regions.asp (309 words)

	January 2005 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Between nine and fifteen British soldiers die as a C-130 Hercules transport plane crashes about 40km north west of Baghdad.
		Members of eastern tribes, mainly Beja, presented a list of demands which included better representation to the provincial governor three days ago.
		President of the Royal Society warns of oil companies' funding of lobbies in the UK to cast skepticism over the debate on climate change.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/January_2005 (4799 words)

	Welcome to A.M. Costa Rica
		Instead, the Costa Rican market seems to be driven by 1.) major development projects and 2.) demographics of the United States and Canada that show baby boomers retiring in record numbers and living longer.
		His firm did some preliminary studies about baby boomers and their migrations to Costa Rica and relied on the State of Arizona and its studies on "snowbirds," those part-time residents who visit the state in the winter.
		In Costa Rica small outbreaks of Dengue have showed up in Puntarenas on the Pacific Coast and also along the Caribbean, according to Costa Rican health officials.
	www.amcostarica.com /082901.htm (3063 words)

	Pardini & Associates: Offshore Companies & Services (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		After the incorporation of the company or foundation, our Affiliated Corporate Services Group can arrange introductions to reputable international banks for the opening of bank accounts depending upon your business requirements, account activity, size of deposit of funds, etc.
		A banker’s reference will only be accepted from an acceptable financial institution and should be an institution with which the person has had a relationship for at least two (2) years.
		You are aware that we do not guarantee the opening of any bank account nor do we guarantee the amount of time that the bank will take to open a bank account.
	www.padela.com /offshore/bank_account.asp (734 words)

	Costa Rica Tour Companies - A guide to Tour Companies in Costa Rica
		Over 200 tour operators are recognized by the Costa Rican Tourist Board, with the majority in San José.
		Many companies specialize in nature tours, and visits to the national parks and wilderness lodges.
		Many of these nature tour companies also specialized in adventure tourism, such as river rafting or mountain biking.
	www.govisitcostarica.com /category/tours/tourcompanies.asp (224 words)

	Costa Rica Vacation Condos - FAQ (Questions) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		All vet documents must be approved by the Costa Rican embassy or consulate closest to you, and they must be presented to immigration, along with the animals, upon arrival in Costa Rica.
		There is also the Tico Times guide "Exploring Costa Rica." It is an annual publication with a lot of useful information on traveling around the country and the services you'll find here.
		The only thing you would have to be concerned about would be your residency, but with an investment of $50,000 in a business in the tourism sector, or $200,000 in other sectors, that would be no problem.
	www.colinasdelmar.com /faq.asp (1696 words)

	Home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Company Profiles on the major Latin American companies prepared by Wright Investors' Service and the latest full Annual Reports available to view/download from FinGlobe.com.
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	www.corporateinformation.com (622 words)

	The real Truth - The Costa Rica Forum
		I am a US citizen, and a first generation american of Costa Rican heritage.
		People here have been complaining about life in CR, and I happen to beleive that it is Tourism itself that has corrupted Costa Rican culture, business, and way of life.
		What's more, it is these american companies tha have been taking away the tourist industry from the natives, creating private and exclusive beaches, which never existed before.
	www.infocostarica.com /ubb/Forum1/HTML/000338.html (336 words)

	Forbes.com: U.S., Costa Rica reach free trade agreement (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		But Costa Rica balked at that time at concluding the deal that would create a free trade zone similar to the North American Free Trade Agreement between the United States, Canada and Mexico.
		Costa Rica also made specific agreements to fully open its insurance market to competition by Jan. 1, 2011, with most of it to be opened by Jan. 1, 2008, U.S. trade officials said.
		Corresponding imports from Costa Rica were $3.4 billion, up 9.7 percent from previous year, the U.S. Trade Representatives' office said.
	www.forbes.com /business/newswire/2004/01/25/rtr1226110.html (554 words)

	Museo de Arte Costarricense (Costa Rican Art Museum) \| Museum/Attraction Review \| San Jose, Costa Rica \| Frommers.com
		On display are some exceptionally beautiful pieces in a wide range of styles, demonstrating how Costa Rican artists have interpreted and imitated the major European movements over the years.
		If the second floor is open during your visit, be sure to go up and have a look at the conference room's bas-relief walls, which chronicle the history of Costa Rica from pre-Columbian times to the present with evocative images of its people.
		Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/sanjosecostarica/A23891.html (323 words)

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