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	<itunes:summary>Ben, Rod, &amp; guests consider the ever changing news, information, ecological issues &amp; availability in Costa Rica real estate. Monthly talk shows &amp; videos.</itunes:summary>
	<itunes:author>Guys In The Zone</itunes:author>
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	<copyright>All rights reserved Guys In The Zone 2009</copyright>
	<itunes:subtitle>Living in Costa Rica Starts With A Place To Live</itunes:subtitle>
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		<title>Guys In The Zone Talk Show &#8211; Episode 7</title>
		<link>http://www.costa-rican-real-estate.com/2010/05/guys-in-the-zone-talk-show-episode-7/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 19:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tigre</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A short video where we share our thoughts on the current Costa Rica real estate market and the rainy season (our favorite time of the year).]]></description>
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		<title>The Memo</title>
		<link>http://www.costa-rican-real-estate.com/2010/04/the-memo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 11:36:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Disclaimer: the  following is not necessarily what some sellers of Costa Rica real estate want  to hear.
It was sometime in 2008 when the world changed.  Our globalized economy demonstrated, for the  first time, the extent to which we (all us humans) are interconnected.  When one falls, we all lose our balance.
Some of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Did Taxes &amp; Tourism Blow Costa Rica Real Estate Out?</title>
		<link>http://www.costa-rican-real-estate.com/2010/02/did-taxes-tourism-blow-costa-rica-real-estate-out/</link>
		<comments>http://www.costa-rican-real-estate.com/2010/02/did-taxes-tourism-blow-costa-rica-real-estate-out/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 23:23:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.costa-rican-real-estate.com/?p=869</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Costa Rica Real Estate  Listings
I just received an e-mail from a reader that shamed me into sitting right down and writing.
I have read your face book page and articles on the tax issue there.
I had been planning to take a trip in March in the hopes to travel to Domincal and Uvita nd look [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009: In The Rearview Mirror</title>
		<link>http://www.costa-rican-real-estate.com/2010/01/2009-in-the-rearview-mirror/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jan 2010 21:17:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rod &#38; I have decided to write a few words about the year just past.  We did so without consulting each other or giving any clues regarding what we&#8217;ve written. 
   First off is Rod
If you subscribe to the idea that life is a series of ups and downs, then last year [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kicking Tires in Paradise</title>
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		<comments>http://www.costa-rican-real-estate.com/2009/10/lots-of-looking-going-on-costa-rica-real-estate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:31:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve had a week full of working with  buyer-type clients, but they definitely fit into what the &#8220;Man Says  There’s No Market here&#8221; article says below.  I&#8217;ll call them the  Schmuggerdoos.  They are intent on buying some land, they came here to buy  land, they found land that will suit their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Man Said &#8211; There Is No Real Estate Market Here</title>
		<link>http://www.costa-rican-real-estate.com/2009/09/there-is-no-real-estate-market-in-costa-rica/</link>
		<comments>http://www.costa-rican-real-estate.com/2009/09/there-is-no-real-estate-market-in-costa-rica/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:59:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.costa-rican-real-estate.com/?p=757</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The effect of the statement on me has been: enlightenment.  Interesting, how a single expression out of an entire conversation can have such an effect.  The rest of the conversation simply served to establish the credibility of the man, and that two people, coming from two very different points of view, can arrive at the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>State of the Market June 09</title>
		<link>http://www.costa-rican-real-estate.com/2009/06/state-of-the-market-june-09/</link>
		<comments>http://www.costa-rican-real-estate.com/2009/06/state-of-the-market-june-09/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 01:39:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The  e-mail copied below is representative of several such that we have  recently received asking about the condition of the Costa Rica real  estate market. This one was sent to me, Ben, and I decided  to write my own answers to Deb&#8217;s questions,  I have asked Rod to do the  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The &#8220;Guys in the Zone&#8221; Talk Show &#8211; Episode 1</title>
		<link>http://www.costa-rican-real-estate.com/2009/03/gitz-talk-show-episode1/</link>
		<comments>http://www.costa-rican-real-estate.com/2009/03/gitz-talk-show-episode1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 23:59:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tigre</dc:creator>
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Click the &#8220;Play&#8221; button (upper left) to listen to the show.
The newest feature on GuysInTheZone.com, our &#8220;Talk Show&#8221; is your audio source for news and information about real estate in Costa Rica&#8217;s southern Pacific zone. Hosted by Ben and Rod, these conversational shorts can be listened to online (just hit the Play button below) or [...]]]></description>
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			<itunes:keywords>Talk Show</itunes:keywords>
		<itunes:subtitle> - Click the &quot;Play&quot; button (upper left) to listen to the show. - The newest feature on GuysInTheZone.com, our &quot;Talk Show&quot; is your audio source for news and information about real estate in Costa Rica&#039;s southern Pacific zone. Hosted by Ben and Rod,</itunes:subtitle>
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Click the &quot;Play&quot; button (upper left) to listen to the show.

The newest feature on GuysInTheZone.com, our &quot;Talk Show&quot; is your audio source for news and information about real estate in Costa Rica&#039;s southern Pacific zone. Hosted by Ben and Rod, these conversational shorts can be listened to online (just hit the Play button below) or download them to your iPod and listen to us at your leisure.
Episode One, &quot;Under 100K Ocean View Properties&quot; offers a quick overview of the evolution of local real estate, followed by short descriptions of the current ocean view properties we have in this under $100k category--


	Property #1 in Lagunas
	Property #2 in San Buenaventura
	Property #3 in Tres Rios

We welcome you to post comments on the blog and, if you like what you hear, sign up for future Talk Show episodes and blog posts.
- Ben and Rod
“Success is not a place at which one arrives but rather the spirit with which one undertakes and continues the journey.”  -- Alex Noble</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:author>Guys In The Zone</itunes:author>
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		<title>The Question on Everbody&#8217;s Mind</title>
		<link>http://www.costa-rican-real-estate.com/2009/03/the-question-on-everbodys-mind/</link>
		<comments>http://www.costa-rican-real-estate.com/2009/03/the-question-on-everbodys-mind/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 00:29:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How would you describe the current “crisis” impact on the local economy and on Costa Rica real-estate in general?
Yesterday I made the trip up to San Isidro de el General to take care of some things.  I was to meet Rod and Lindsay for lunch at &#8220;Mexico Lindo&#8221;, an amazing genuine Mexican food restaurant [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Brief History of Real Estate in The Zone</title>
		<link>http://www.costa-rican-real-estate.com/2009/02/brief-history-of-real-estate-in-the-zone/</link>
		<comments>http://www.costa-rican-real-estate.com/2009/02/brief-history-of-real-estate-in-the-zone/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 13:24:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.costa-rican-real-estate.com/?p=245</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“The Zone” is made up of a stretch of coastline starting from Hatillo in the north, and stretching south to Palmar Sur.   Included in that zone are the following towns, noted from north to  south:

Hatillo
Dominical
Uvita
Ojochal
Palmar       Sur

The inland portion of The Zone is a leg that runs from [...]]]></description>
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