January 2007
Weather:
San Jose, Mostly Sunny, Daytime High 80 Degrees F. Overnight Low, 60 Degrees F. Humidity 57 %, UV 8, Very High, Winds from the East at 8 MPH. Rain chance 20%.
EXCHANGE RATE:
You will receive ¢515 Costa Rican colones for each US dollar you exchange. We always recommend that you change your money in a bank or in your hotel where you will receive one or two colones less. Do not change your money at the airport.
Most businesses will accept US Dollars and are generally giving you the bank rate. If you wish to buy US dollars you will pay ¢522 colones for each but with the float may be as high as ¢530. Now that the government of Costa Rica has allowed the colon to “float” the exchange rate may vary from day to day and bank to bank.
The airport departure tax for tourists is $26.00 and may be paid in U.S. dollars, VISA Credit or Debit Card, Costa Rica colones, or a combination of both currencies.
The exchange rate for a Canadian dollar (loonie) is ¢437 colones
The Great Britain pound is ¢927 colones for each pound
If you exchange EURO’s you will receive ¢622 colones for each
Japanese Yen brings ¢4.175 colones each
Weather:
June begins the rainy season. It is a warm, tropical rain that usually takes place in the afternoon but not every afternoon. We are always so happy to see the rain and literally dance in the streets as the first rain falls. Within three weeks of the first rainfall everything will be lush and green. Whitewater river rafting will increase to levels three and four, seas are flat calm, visibility improves and the water is warm. It is a glorious time.
San Jose, Mostly Cloudy, Daytime High 82 (Feels Like 85) Degrees F. Overnight Low, 67 Degrees F. Humidity 74 %, UV 9 Very High, Winds from the South Souithwest at 7 MPH. Rain chance 40%
Rain change 50 %...The resorts and dive sites are located south of the hurricane line and Costa Rica has not experienced a hurricane during the past 106 years that records have been kept according to the newspaper La Nacion.
WARNING:
¢50 colones less per dollar
Passengers arriving at Juan Santamaria International Airport in San Jose who exchange dollars at the Global Exchange windows get close to 50 colones less per dollar, the daily La Nación reports. Global Exchange pays 465.17 colones per dollar, while the reference rate of exchange is 514.74. Neither Global nor airport administrator Alterra Partners are willing to display the reference rate of exchange in order to warn passengers, La Nación’s reporters found out. In a nutshell: don’t change your money at the airport
New TSA Flight Regulations:
http://www.tsa.gov/press/happenings/threat-change.shtm
The new rule is "Three-One-One", which means that containers (each holding three ounces or less) of personal grooming products (shampoo, deodorant, cologne, etc) may be brought, as long as they are enclosed in a clear, one-quart-size "zip lock" type of plastic bag, limited to one such bag per traveler. The clear plastic bag has to be taken out of the hand luggage and placed in the tray for the conveyer, and is subject to visual inspection as well by TSA officials. THREE ounce maximum, in a clear ONE quart bag, and ONE bag per traveler, is acceptable in carry-on luggage.
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