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If you tried placing a phone call to/in Costa Rica today and couldn't connect, remember that the I.C.E. today has inaugurated it's eight digit telephone numbering system effective for both cell phones and landlines. The changeover caused a system downtime between 12:00AM and 1:00AM this morning. The rules are simple though, simply add a 2 in front of landline numbers (such as 2643-3030) and an 8 in front of cellular numbers (such as 8555-5555).

For more information, please read the official statement at the GrupoICE Website.

Despite a long wait during sound checks between the opening bands and the main event, the crowd of spectators at Doce Lunas Hotel in Jaco Beach, Costa Rica were finally treated to a very up close and personal concert with the legendary band Steel Pulse.

Many thanks go to the event organizers at Doce Lunas Hotel for bringing the band all the way to Jaco Beach and of course to Steel Pulse for playing for us all.

Here is a snippet of video that we filmed for the concert. I apologize in advance for the shakiness of the video, but of course I was in the middle of a wired crowd! There are also photos after the break.

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One of the most famous reggae bands in the world will be playing right here in Jaco Beach, Costa Rica on March 16th, 2008.  The British band Steel Pulse will start the night off at 8:00PM at the Doce Lunas Hotel, Restaurant and Spa.

To attend, make sure you pick up your tickets well in advance at any Arenas Surf and Skate Shop throughout the country.  In Jaco Beach, there is a Arenas store in the same complex as the KFC restaurant on the north end of town.  For a full list of locations, please visit the Arenas Website.

Tickets will be priced at $25.00 for general admission, and $50.00 for VIP access.  For more information about Steel Pulse, please visit their official website.

Dear Business Owner, Events Organizer, or Promoter,

We would like to invite you to join “The Jaco Wire” at www.jacowire.com. Our goal is to create the most complete events and attractions/business guide on the internet for Jaco Beach and the surrounding area (Esterillos, Hermosa, and Herradura). The site targets English-speaking tourists and locals alike, and is intended to be an easy and free way for businesses to get some free publicity on the internet without having to worry about the technicalities of advertising online with other websites. Because all basic listings are free of charge, business owners, event organizers, and promoters can sign up on the site and submit their own information and photos for their listing. It is expected that the site will receive top placement in major search engines as it quickly becomes the most complete online guide for the region.

Any business/attraction owner or promoter can add their listing to our Business and Attractions guide for free. We are only listing businesses and attractions that specifically cater to tourism (i.e., locales that a tourist might want to visit), and as such will list restaurants, bars, nightclubs, hotels, cabinas, surf/gift shops, tour operators (not tourist info kiosks or referrals!), grocery stores, laundrymats, pharmacies, etc. We do not, however, want listings such as real estate agents, lawyers, surveyors, banks, etc, that a typical tourist will not be interested in visiting. The site also allows you to easily submit events to our events calendar, where you will have the opportunity to write full-length news coverage with photographs before and after major events should you choose to do so.

If you do not own or represent a business but would like to write about current events in the community, we will gladly accept any articles and stories that you submit. It is expected that the writing be clear and concise with proper spelling and grammar, and if you can accompany it with your own photos it will make the article more appealing. Credit is always given when due and the article will usually be posted on the front page of the site in chronological order.

If you are interested in contributing, please take a couple minutes to visit The Jaco Wire at www.jacowire.com. It only takes about twenty seconds to sign up for an account on the website, after which you will see how easy it is to contribute your own information and gain some free exposure online. If this doesn’t apply to you, then please forward this letter on to someone that it does. We are always looking for feedback on the site. If you have any comments, suggestions, or complaints, please direct them to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it and we will respond as soon as possible.



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