Monday, August 31, 2009
Dear Reader,
Every Saturday, we’ll send you links to videos and articles that caught our attention during the week. We call it The Saturday Round-up.
Where Cid’s spending his $5.25 billion
$5.25 billion will be invested in Fortaleza (and the surrounding coasts) in the run up to the 2014 Soccer World Cup. These guys mean business. The projects are impressive. See for yourself…you don’t need to speak Portuguese to get the idea!
Fortaleza’s getting a new Aquarium. The investment: 108 million reais ($58 million). It’s expected to be one of the biggest tourist attractions in Latin America. Demand for short-term rentals in the area will increase. Impressive, eh!
The South Line of the Metro Atlanta (this is the name for Fortaleza’s metro) is one of the biggest infrastructure projects planned in the lead up to 2014. It will cost 1.8 billion reais.
How cool will this new stadium be?
What’s the real skinny on Panama?
Panama’s hotel lobby is on the offensive. They don’t like competition…even from us little guys. Is there trouble ahead in what was the paradise of the short-term rental market?
Panama also has a new administration. Some projects in the San Francisco area may no longer be legal…
Been to Panama lately? In March 2009, Avenida Balboa was a building site. When I was back last month the Cinta Costera (Coastal Belt Highway) was fully operational. In two years they had delivered what they promised in this ambitious plan. Amazing! The timely and efficient delivery of a project like this bodes well for Panama’s future.
How Far Will Ireland Fall?
This is first Irish listing to get my attention in 4 years. A country mansion, 14 houses, 47 acres of prime bloodstock land, exclusive fishing rights and all for….
Ronan McMahon
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