Glossary
Abogado: Attorney
ADADA: Asociación Administradora del Acueducto Rural y Alcantarillado Sanitario de Nosara, the local water company in the "project".
Acueducto: AyA, Instituto Costarricense de Acueductos y Alcantarillado
Aguinaldo: Certain required payments to employees. Such as the annual Christmas bonus (extra month's pay) or termination pay.
Arribada: The name for the annual mass nesting of turtles (up to 100,000 per night).
Caja: Literally “box”. Often refers Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (Costa Rican Social Security System).
Cédula: The Costa Rican equivalent of a SSAN or EIN, used for a majority of interactions at financial and social institutions.
Cédula Jurídica: A corporate cédula, roughly equivalent to a U.S. Employer Identification number; identifies corporations for tax purposes.
Cédula Residencial: A residency cédula, roughly equivalent to a U.S. “Green Card” for legal residents.
Cesantía: Severance pay given to a worker, when terminated “without cause”.
EBAIS: The local (medical) Clinic.
Escritura: Property deed.
Factura: An invoice or, when marked “cancelado”, a receipt for goods or services.
Finca: A farm.
Hectare: Unit of land measurement equaling 10000 square meters or 2.47 acres.
ICE: Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad. Company with the monopoly to provide electricity and telephone service.
INS: Instituto Nacional de Seguros. National Insurance Company.
MINAE: Costa Rican Ministerio de Ambiente y Energía whose responsibility is to maintain the environment.
Personería Jurídica: A notarized document attesting to the existence of a corporation and who is authorized to act for it. Many institutions require one that is less than three or four months old. Obtain from your Abogado (attorney).
Plano: Official lot / plat map.
Preaviso: Payment to a worker given in lieu of notice that they will be fired, when terminated 'without cause'
RACSA: Radiográfica Costarricense S.A. Company with the monopoly to provide internet service.
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