FUN FACT FRIDAY!!!
The base price of taxi’s and buses has increased. The first kilometer in a tax now costs 605 colones (from 595) and all bus fares increased 5 colones. That’s about an extra 10-20 cents.
People are paid double in the month of December. Yep, you heard that right, double! Every person in every industry gets double pay in December to boost retail sales.
Postage is also twice as expensive in December. Yep, need to be pro-active in sending Christmas cards here! Get them finished by Nov. 30 or pay double the whole month of December! But, it’s not all bad, they donate the extra revenue to the Children’s Hospital.
The Color Run’s colors got held up in customs. There was supposed to be a Color Run race last weekend but the colors got held up in customs, so it’s rescheduled for this Sunday. And lucky for us, we were able to snag some last minute entries!
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