Life & Life Style in Costa Rica

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – Considered the hub of the Central Pacific coast of Costa Rica, Jaco (pronounced: ha-ko, officially it is spelt Jacó, with accent on the o) is the leading beach retirement destination in Costa Rica.
Bustling during the day and a sizzling nightlife, this beach town features several large resorts in the area as well as residential developments. These resorts and development offer options for short-term, longer-term residents, including condominiums, gated communities, and many affordable lots for constructing your own dream home.
Housing options are exceptional with something for everyone price range and style, as well as having all the amenities and comforts that has put retirement living in Jaco, Costa Rica on top of many ‘destination of choice’ awards and lists.
Let’s take a look at some of the great living and lifestyle options…
Beachfront condos are the most prominent features when entering this hot little beach town. Beachfront 1 bedroom condos can be found starting at $150,000. Two bedroom condos for $200k, and 3 bedrooms starting at $250,000. Although direct beachfront homes in Jaco are quite expensive, beachfront gated communities in Jaco offer 3 bedroom homes as low as $260,000.
Ask an expat why they chose Jaco to live and they will tell you; great weather, beautiful tropical landscapes and is Jaco is convenient. San Jose and the main international airport, is only about an hour away on a new modern highway, so expats have ease, fast access to all San Jose’s amenities such as large private hospitals, medical and dental clinics, and modern shopping malls.
As the closest beach town to the capital of San Jose, Jaco Beach attracts locals as well as tourists. On the main street you will find a wide and varied range of bars, restaurants, and nightclubs, many unique boutiques, shops, tour operators and galleries.
Because of the number of tourists, part-time and full-time expats Jaco Beach has developed the best service industry in the country, and as a result it is one of the few beach towns in Costa Rica where you can get by with only English.
Just a couple minutes south of Jaco is the Playa Hermosa, famous for its amazing surfing. Playa Hermosa hosted the 2009 International Billabong ISA World Surfing Games. This quiet little beach village is a favorite amongst expats because it’s outside of Jaco but still close to all the amenities. Playa Hermosa is the only place where you can actually buy Titled beachfront properties and for under $180,000 USD, you can visit Jaco Real Estate to see more on this and other Costa Rica property opportunities.
For world class sportfishing and golf, the renowned Los Suenos Marriott Ocean & Golf Resort is only a few minutes north of Jaco. This luxury residential resort and marina offers some of the finest and most sought after real estate in Costa Rica.
Jaco horseshoe shaped bay is 2.5 miles long and great for relaxing in the sun, enjoying a beach bar and surfing. The

5 million Gmail passwords leaked

A list of 5 million Gmail addresses and passwords appeared on a Russian Bitcoin forum Wednesday It is still unclear how anyone obtained the vast collection of usernames and passwords. Google says its servers were not breached. The list appears to be a collection of passwords exposed in previous hacks -- likely on users' own computers, not Google's systems.

"We have no evidence that our systems have been compromised," said Google (GOOGL, Tech30) spokeswoman Caroline Matthews.
In fact, there's no telling yet whether the list is even authentic, the company said.
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However, Google has locked out anyone whose email account was included in the leak. The company is directing them to this Google site to reset their password and regain access to their account.
It's also advising them to take steps to further protect their Gmail accounts, such as creating a stronger password and using an extra security feature called two-step authentication.
And if you haven't heard from Google and you're still worried? In an upcoming blog post, Google will direct users to another website so they can check if their email addresses are listed.

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Forex reserve up $60.5 mn to $319 bn

The foreign currency assets rose by $75 million to $291.39 billion
India’s foreign exchange reserves rose by $60.5 million to $318.64 billion for the week-ended August 29. Last week, the reserves had fallen by $810.7 million to $318.579 billion, the RBI statement said.

The foreign currency assets rose by $75 million to $291.39 billion, according to Reserve Bank of India data released on Friday.

Foreign currency assets, expressed in dollar terms, include the effect of appreciation or depreciation of the non-US currencies such as the euro, pound and yen held in reserves.

Gold reserves remained unchanged at $21.173 billion in the reporting week.

The special drawing rights were down $10.5 million to $4.386 billion, and India's reserve position with the IMF also dropped by $4 million to $1.687 billion during the week, RBI data showed.

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