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| Ambassador Cianchette and Marina Pez Vela Owner Harold Lovelady discuss the ongoing construction of the $43 million marina. |
US Embassy Officials Learn About Development Efforts Taking Place in the Quepos Region
Quepos-May 19, 2009
Ambassador Cianchette and other senior staff from the U.S. Embassy visited the Quepos area to meet with and participate in meetings with Quepos Mayor Oscar Monge and various local civic action committees on topics from security and counternarcotics to environmental issues and illegal fishing. The Ambassador also met with Harry Bodaan, owner of La Mansion Inn, and Harold Lovelady, owner of the “under-construction” Marina Pez Vela (which will have over 300 boat slips), and saw firsthand the impressive measures that local community leaders, Americans and Costa Ricans alike, have implemented to address security issues and the impact of increased economic activity. Marina Pez Vela, which could bring 1500-3000 jobs to the Quepos area, is expected to partially open later this year and is scheduled to be finished by 2012.
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