Episode 16 Show Notes:

• 00:00-01:11- Introduction and Podcast Summary for episode 16
• 01:12-21:51- Introduction and Interview with Charlie Zeller of Ship to Costa Rica
• 21:52-24:00- My London and Panama trip
• 24:01-27:11- Costa Rica News Roundup
• 27:12-27:46- Costa Rica Spanish Lesson #15
• 27:47-28:26- Wrap up
• Music by BobbyBlue

Episode 15 show notes:

• Introduction (00:00 – 00:38)
• Song: Punto Guanacasteco (00:39 -02:02)
• Ivo Henfling Interview (part two of two) (02:03-21:23)
•  Costa Rica News Roundup (21:24 – 23:45)
• Costa Rica Spanish Lessons (lesson #14) (23:46-24:19)
• Wrap up (24:20-25:17)

Part two of my interview with Ivo Henfling includes discussion about what is the next hot area in the Costa Rican real estate market.  Along with discussions of the high rise condo trend in Costa Rica and straight talk about Costa Rica finance options for expatriates in Costa Rica.  Ivo has been living in Costa Rica since 1980 and doing real estate full time since 1997 so he knows his stuff and provided great insights about living and buying real estate in Costa Rica.

Costa Rica in the news for this week includes the recent taxi fare increase, the CAFTA referendum vote set for October 7th, and the merger of Scotiabank and Interfin makring Soctiabank the largest private bank in Costa Rica.

Continuing with the Costa Rica Spanish lessons this podcast Tico Spanish Phrase is “Qué Me Dice”.

Thanks for being a listener of Costa Rica Talk Radio, the podcast about Costa Rica!

- Alan

• This podcast features part 1 of 2 interviews with Ivo Henfling of Go Dutch Realty.  Ivo has been living in Costa Rica since 1980 and has been a full time real estate broker in Costa Rica since 1996.
• Costa Rica News Summary – items making news in Costa Rica this past week.
• Costa Rica Spanish lesson #13 – Spanish lessons with a Costa Rican slant so you can learn to speak Spanish like a Tico.
• Music – Himno Nacional de Costa Rica (Bobby Blue version).

The interview with Ivo Henfling was longer then the 15-25 minutes I like to keep each podcast at so I split the interview into two parts.  Part one is in this podcast and part two will be included in episode #15.

Go Dutch Realty is a real estate company in Costa Rica.  It’s founder and owner is this show’s interviewee, Ivo Henfling.  Ivo has been in Costa Rica real estate for 18 years and has been living in Costa Rica for 27 years.

Show length – 24:35

00:00 – 01:03 – Introduction to episode 14

01:-03 – 02-13 – Where did Costa Rica Talk Radio go for the last couple months?

02-13- 03:12 -   Ivo Henfling Introdution

03-12 – 20:38 – Interview with Ivo Henfling of Go Dutch Realty

20:38 – 22:53 – Costa Rica News Summary

22:53 – 23:35 – Costa Rica Spanish Lesson # 13

22:35 – 24:35 – Wrapping up

Music by BobbyBlue – thanks to BobbyBlue always pura vida for letting me use his cool song!

Show notes:

• 00:00 – Intro to Costa Rica Talk Radio Episode #11 (intro music by BobbyBlue)
• 00:39 – Andres Zamora Introduction
• 01:59 – Interview with Andres Zamora of Remax in Costa Rica
• 19:54 – Costa Rica News Roundup for week of May 7th through the 15th of 2007.
• 21:35 – Costa Rica Spanish Lesson #10

I’m trying to keep each podcast at the 15-20 minute range (yes I have that 30+ minute Costa Rica on eBay show but that was one of my first shows and I rambled on about eBay for way too long but I learned my lesson . This podcast went over a little bit but the information provided during the interview with Andres was good stuff and I had a hard time editing it down any more so we went over a few minutes.

Andres Zamora is a Realtor (please note that the term Realtor is trademarked and only real estate agents who have taken specific courses in the U.S. and are members of the National Association of Realtors can use the term Realtor so you might see a lot of folks using that term in Costa Rica but Andres is the real deal) with Remax Ocean Surf Costa Rica.

His website has a lot of great info and pictures of properties all over the scale – from the very affordable to the uber expensive – for me at least

During the interview we discussed one of his luxury listings you can check it out here. It’s a beautiful mansion!

In the Costa Rica News Roundup segment I discuss the tentative date of Costa Rica’s second and first in 150+ years referendum regarding CAFTA, starting June 5th it will be a little more convenient to get your drivers license, and new cadets are being sworn as the Arias administration is aiming to have the largest police force increase in over 50 years.

Costa Rican – Tico Spanish lesson #10 is the word: APURADO

Have a great week!

¡Pura Vida!

• 00:00 – 00:36 Intro – Theme: Himno Nacional de Costa Rica by BobbyBlue
• 00:37-01:19 Costa Rica Talk Radio Episode #7 Preview
• 01:20-02:00 Penny Layman Introduction/Mini-Bio
• 02:01-11:31 Interview: Penny Layman
• 11:32-15:03 Costa Rican Regional Zones Explained
• 15:04- 16:22 Costa Rica News Summary for the week of April 02, 2007
• 16:23- 17:17 Tico Spanish Lesson #6
• 17:18-18:12 Feedback, comments, and wrap up

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This podcast’s interview is with Penny Layman of PJL Properties.

Penny Layman moved to Costa Rica from Texas nine years ago and has been working in the real estate field in Costa Rica for eight years. Penny lives in Playa Tambor on the Nicoya Peninsula, she is a member of the Costa Rica Chamber of Real Estate Brokers and specializes in ocean view beach condos and homes in gated communities in Playa Tambor and its surrounding areas.

Prior to working in Costa Rica real estate, Penny Layman was a Manager at the Smith Barney securities brokerage firm in Texas. You can learn more about Penny, view her listings and reach her by visiting her website pjlproperties.com.

I’ll explain the Costa Rican regional zones, Central Valley, Pacific Coast, Northern Zone, and the Caribbean.

In the Costa Rica News Summay, I’ll discuss the Costa Rica Tran System project which will get you from San Jose to Heredia in 19 minutes! Route below as provided y the Nacion (text is in Spanish).

Costa Rican – Tico Spanish Lesson #6. Today’s lesson is: “Pulperia“.

Please send your comments, questions, and feedback!

Roger Petersen is an Attorney at Law, member of both the Costa Rican Bar and Florida Bar. In addition to his legal education, Mr. Petersen earned a Bachelors Degree in International Relations from Tulane University and an M.B.A. in Banking and Finance at the San José, Costa Rica Campus of National University. He was born in Costa Rica and has been practicing law in Costa Rica for the past 15 years.

Also featured in the podcast is the Costa Rica News Summay and the Costa Rican – Tico Spanish slang lesson #4.

Show length: 21 minutes

During the interview with Roger Petersen we discuss the services provided by his law firm to expats in Costa Rica. Roger shares his expertize on the Costa Rican legal system, real estate, and investing in Costa Rica. We discuss the legal rights expats have in Costa Rica with regards to owining a business in Costa Rica, buying a car, and investing. Roger Petersen is an expert in the Costa Rica legal system. His book, The Legal Guide to Costa Rica is now on it’s fourth edition! He has helped thousands of people relocating to Costa Rica. He is also a great person, I should know since he’s my older brother

The podcast news summary includes an interesting article on the Tico Times regarding the illegal over-development of the Costa Rican coast like Guanacaste.

Also featured is the Tico Spanish Slang Phrase/word Lesson #4. This podcast Spanish lesson is a popular phrase used in Costa Rica: Con Toda La Pata