what kind of money do you use in costa rica?
Costa Rican colón
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 Between 1995 and 2003 , US $ 3 @.@ 4 billion ( 7 @,@ 965 billion Colombian pesos ) were invested in the sector , of which 16 % were financed by the private sector . Since 1998 , private financing increased from almost zero to become a significant share of the total investment . Furthermore , despite a drop in 2001 , investment in the sector has increased since 1999 . 

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 By May 1992 , Endara 's public approval rating had fallen from its initial 70 % to only 10 % . The Associated Press later described Endara 's administration as being " tarnished by scandal " . Among other financial scandals , Endara 's wife Ana Mae Diaz was accused of reselling food that had been donated by Italy on the streets of Panama City . In 1992 , Diaz won $ 125 @,@ 000 in the national lottery and indicated that she intended to keep the money rather than donating it ; the incident was also cited as an example of the Endara 's administration 's lack of concern for Panama 's poor . 

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 In Costa Rica , President José María Figueres declared a state of emergency due to flooding in that country . He sought $ 15 million in aid from the Inter @-@ American Development Bank . The country 's government handled relief efforts through its Red Cross and federal and non @-@ governmental organizations . The government of Cuba issued an appeal to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs for financial assistance ; as a result , the agency provided $ 30 @,@ 000 , and the United Nations Development Programme provided $ 50 @,@ 000 . The government of Luxembourg sent $ 37 @,@ 000 worth of construction materials , and the European Union sent $ 443 @,@ 000 to the country . 

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 In addition , Colombia boasts one of the oldest and largest multi @-@ utilities in Latin America , Empresas Públicas de Medellín ( EPM ) , created in 1955 . 

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 Even though the U.S. has imposed a US $ 0 @.@ 54 tariff on every gallon of imported ethanol since 1980 , the Caribbean nations and Central American countries are exempt from such duties based on the benefits granted by the Caribbean Basin Initiative ( CBI ) . CBI provisions allow tariff @-@ free access to the US market from ethanol produced from foreign feedstock ( outside CBI countries ) up to 7 % of the previous year US consumption . Also additional quotas are allowed if the beneficiary countries produce at least 30 % of the ethanol from local feedstocks up to an additional 35 million gallons ( 132 @.@ 5 million liters ) . Thus , several countries have been importing hydrated ethanol from Brazil , processing it at local distilleries to dehydrate it , and then re @-@ exporting it as anhydrous ethanol . American farmers have complained about this loophole to legally bypass the tariff . The 2005 Dominican Republic – Central America Free Trade Agreement ( CAFTA ) maintained the benefits granted by the CBI , and CAFTA provisions established country @-@ specific shares for Costa Rica and El Salvador within the overall quota . An initial annual allowance was established for each country , with gradually increasing annual levels of access to the US market . The expectation is that using Brazilian technology for refining sugar cane – based ethanol , such countries could become net exporters to the United States in the short @-@ term . In August 2007 , Brazil 's President toured Mexico and several countries in Central America and the Caribbean to promote Brazilian ethanol technology . 
