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Chapters: Limón, Cantons of Costa Rica, Cahuita, Talamanca Canton, Alajuela Province, Sixaola, Jacó, Costa Rica, Cordillera de Talamanca, La Unión Canton, Curridabat Canton, Puntarenas, Puerto Viejo de Sarapiquí, Barva, Abangares, Tejona, Tilarán, Nuevo Arenal, San Joaquín de Flores, Lake Arenal, Sixaola River, Heredia Province, Tronadora, El Silencio, Costa Rica, Tempisque River, San José Province, Unión, Guanacaste, Provinces of Costa Rica, Liberia, Costa Rica, Cartago Province, Playa Grande, Costa Rica, Puntarenas Province, Santa Cruz Canton, Costa Rica, Cordillera Central, Malpais, Costa Rica, Cerro Chirripó, Poás Volcano, Cerro Kamuk, Castilla de Oro, Chira Island, Santa Teresa, Costa Rica, Partido de Nicoya, Parismina, Puriscal Canton, Playa Herradura, Costa Rica, Cerros de Escazú, Alajuela Canton, Cerro Cedral, Bahía Drake, Pérez Zeledón, Desamparados Canton, León Cortés Canton, List of Islands of Costa Rica, Santa Bárbara Canton, Siquirres Canton, Nicoya Peninsula, Santa Rosa, Costa Rica, Buenos Aires Canton, Quepos, Tortuguero, Costa Rica, Turrialba Canton, Puntarenas Canton, Valverde Vega Canton, Pococí Canton, Grecia Canton, Vázquez de Coronado Canton, Barva Canton, Miravalles Volcano, Puerto Jimenez, Orosí Volcano, Isla Del Caño, Tibás Canton, San Ramón Canton, Cartago Canton, Cerro San Miguel, Atenas Canton, Palmares Canton, Mora Canton, Sarapiquí Canton, Lankester Botanical Garden, Limón Canton, Alfaro Ruiz Canton, Guatuso Canton, Heredia Canton, Santo Domingo Canton, Gulf of Papagayo, Los Chiles Canton, Alajuelita Canton, Tilarán Canton, Liberia Canton, Moravia Canton, Acosta Canton, Naranjo Canton, Aserrí Canton, Tarrazú Canton, Poás Canton, Upala Canton, Osa Peninsula, Guácimo Canton, Santa Ana Canton, Osa Canton, Sarapiquí River, Cerro Pico Blanco, Esparza Canton, Nicoya Canton, Nandayure Canton, Cerro Rabo de Mico, Cañas Canton, San Rafael Canton, San Mateo Canton, Alvarado Canton, Hojancha Canton, Bagace...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1362732 ... Read more

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Chapters: Monteverde. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 56. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Monteverde -Monteverde is humid, misty and cloudy, with temperatures ranging from 15 to 22° Celsius (59 to 77° Fahrenheit). Annual rainfall averages around 3,000 millimetres (118 in). Various indigenous artifacts, such as pots, containers, ceramics and grinders suggest a small population of Clovis Native Americans once farmed in villages in the Monteverde area, around 3000 BC. Around 3300 BC to 2000 BC, the nearby tribes of the Arenal area experienced a population decline. These nearby tribes re-established villages between 2000 BC to 500 BC. Agriculture intensified in the 500 BC to AD 300 period, and chiefdom societies replaced small tribal societies. Intense deforestation accompanied horticulture, and stone foundations dating to this period can be found. Jade objects became prominent characteristics of these villages. From AD 300 to 800, complex chiefdoms supplanted simpler chiefdoms and more intricate villages appear, with cemeteries, public squares, gold-work and inter-tribal trade and conflict. Around 1300, a general decline in population occurred, possibly due to Arenal Volcano's increased activity. When the Spanish arrived in 1502, Costa Rica endured two generations of warfare. Nationwide indigenous populations fell from approximately 400,000 to 80,000 within little more than 50 years. In the 1910s, 1920s and 1930s, Creole populations arrived to what is now called Monteverde in small numbers. Many were employed by, or provided services to the employees of, the Guacimal gold mines. Many settled the nearby lower, warmer valley of San Luis. What is now considered Monteverde was founded by Quakers from the United States whose pacifist values led them to defy the American draft during th...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=886785 ... Read more

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This work was inspired by the original Illustrated Geography of Costa Rica written by Juan Trejos-Quiros, whose final edition (the 22nd) was published in 1968. It includes hundreds of full-color photos by John Skiffington III, Humberto Trejos, Guillermo Navarro, Marco Tulio Saborio and others. It contains a section of contemporary maps and a photo-tour through each of the provinces. ... Read more

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Costa Rica - History of Costa Rica, Geography ofCosta Rica,Politics of Costa Rica, Pérez Zeledón Canton, Economy ofCosta Rica, Tourism in Costa Rica, Demographics of CostaRica, Chibchan languages, Culture of Costa Rica, Calypsomusic, Education in Costa Rica, José Figueres Ferrer,CostaRican Civil War, Cocos Island, Óscar Arias, Wildlife ofCosta Rica, Central American Squirrel Monkey, CentralAmerican Spanish, Costa Rican cuisine ... Read more

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This work traces the development of Pittier as a man and scholar, and it evaluates his role and impact in the development of geography in Costa Rica and Latin America. ... Read more

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FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. A collection of jokes based on the relationships within a family. ... Read more

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Not funny at all
As a parent, I was concerned when I read this book with my chidren. Not only did I skip several of the jokes because they were over the heads of my 6 and 7 year olds, but most of them were just not funny even to a child.

What had me concerned was that many of the jokes were sarcastic and questionable. For example: 1) Mother: How many times have I told you not to come home late for dinner? Child: I didn't know I was supposed to keep score. 2)Mother: Mickey, I can't hear you saying your prayers. Mickey: That's because I'm not talking to you. 3)Mother: Henry! How did the baby get all these bumps on his head? Henry: Well, you said he was a bouncing baby boy. But I couldn't get him to bounce.

About half of the "jokes" are how to back talk parents or adults. Some of the jokes are silly, but not funny. I found that too many were in bad taste. I give this book two stars for providing only two genuinely funny jokes. If you just have to take a look at this book, I'd check it out at the library. Don't waste your money. ... Read more

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Photographs and brief text introduce the geography, history, government, people, and economy of Costa Rica. ... Read more

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Costa Rica: A Global Studies Handbook offers readers an authoritative tour of a remarkable country, tracing its historical development from pre-Colombian inhabitants and Spanish colonization through rising prosperity in the mid-19th century to current struggles to define itself economically and politically.

Costa Rica combines narrative chapters on the nation's history and the current state of its political, social, and cultural institutions with alphabetically organized entries covering important people, places, and events in its development. Throughout, the authors, drawing on extensive research and their own experiences, highlight the many ways Costa Rica is different from its neighbors, as well as the challenges the country faces in the 21st century's globalized world.

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An annotated bibliography and an index round out this down-to-earth, highly readable primer.
Part of the Global Studies: Latin America & The Caribbean series, Costa Rica: A Global Studies Handbook is a solid educational text written for students, travelers, businesspeople, and anyone interested in gaining a better understanding of this beautiful nation. Costa Rica: A Global Studies Handbook is divided into a narrative section (which relates the history of the land along with information about its politics, institutions, society, and culture) and a reference section (which has a timeline of key events in Costa Rican history, a listing of significant Costa Rican organizations, and entries of key Costa Rican historical figures, places, and events). An annotated bibliography and an index round out this down-to-earth, highly readable primer. ... Read more

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Costa Rica, the spectacularly beautiful Latin American nation, stands out from its neighbors in its political climate, economic stability, and social progressiveness. Culture and Customs of Costa Rica is a superlative introduction to the modern Costa Rica, which Costa Ricans compare in many ways to the United States. Helmuth, who spent her formative years in Costa Rica, provides an outstanding overview of this unusual and dynamic nation's place in Latin America. Written with the highest scholarly standards, but easily accessible to students and general readers, this well-written source goes far beyond the travel guide fare in providing in-depth information on this fascinating country.

Culture and Customs of Costa Rica begins with a discussion of how the country is unique in Latin America, including its incredible biodiversity, ethnic makeup, history, education policies, and women's roles. A chapter on religion covers indigenous faiths and focuses on the predominant Catholicism. Costa Rican social customs such as national traits, cuisine, family roles, and sports are presented engagingly. Chapters on media, literature, and the arts bring to light Costa Rican institutions and cultural figures. Informative appendices and a glossary round out the text. Featured topics include Costa Rica's, legacy of social reform, religion, social customs, media, and literature, and art and the performing arts.

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"The words 'tropical rainforest' may conjure up vistas populated by jaguars, brilliant macaws, and flowers amid the grandeur of towering buttressed trees. But the eager, expectant visitor is not regaled with the sight of charismatic vertebrates, gaudy birds, and luminous orchids. In the rainforest, close encounters with life that moves are usually rare but brilliant episodes; one is bedazzled for an instant and then left alone in the quiet greenery. Under such conditions, one must see the episode as part of a process; tracing the connections between organisms is the essence of rainforest appreciation."-Nature of the Rainforest

Nature of the Rainforest is a breathtaking tour of an environment that is the pinnacle of biodiversity and evolutionary sophistication by anaward-winning author and two photographers who love the rainforest, understand its intricacies, and have spent considerable time there documenting its wildlife and complexity. Adrian Forsyth draws on four decades of personal encounters with the animals of the rainforest-including poison-dart frogs, three-toed sloths, bushmasters, and umbrellabirds-as a starting point to communicate key ecological topics such as biodiversity, coevolution, rarity, chemical defense, nutrient cycling, and camouflage.

The luminous photographs capture stunning and rare creatures in action, including the now- extinct golden toad mating, a jaguar on the prowl, and the hermit hummingbird feeding. The behaviors and characteristics of the rainforest inhabitants featured here not only illustrate the text but also advance the scientific narrative and exemplify the critical importance of conservation. Thematic chapters are interspersed with four chapters devoted to specific habitats and regions of Costa Rica and Peru, areas with some of the most diverse arrays of plant and animal species in the world. The result is an exuberant celebration of the rainforest in text and images. ... Read more

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Excellent introduction for the tourist as well as the armchair traveler.
If you are going to travel to the tropical rainforests in Mexico, Central America,or Amazonia-you will benefit from reading the text.Forsyth has fashioned a great blend of scientific fact and personal anecdote.The photographs are also stunning.This is not a book you will pack along on your trek-too large.But it will prepare you for looking, understanding, and crying for what the world is losing in the depredations being made to these neotropical rainforests.

Excellent book for those going to Costa Rica
I have been to Costa Rica twice in the last couple years to see the rain forest and have found this book to be an invaluable resource. The author has written detailed chapters that really give wonderful details ...easy to read and enough info to learn quite a lot, no matter how much you think you already know. And the pictures on glossy paper are just a treat to see ... When you first see the book, you'll likely just flip through the pages and wonder at the majesty of rain forest life ...This is highly recommended for anybody going to Costa Rica!

Outstanding Gift!
I purchased this book as a gift for a friend who had recently been to Costa Rica on an 'eco-tourism' trip. The feedback ( from my friend) about the book was absolutely glowing! She raved about it! If you're looking for a good gift for someone who has been to Costa Rica, give this book serious consideration.

Wonderful book
The book contains a lot of excellent pictures. Each chapter explores different topic. My favorite chapters:

"Frogs." Describes a great diversity of rain forest frogs and their strategies for surviving.
"The essence of snake." Why the snakes are the way they are.
"Fruit of reason." Purpose, variety and importance of tropical fruits.
"The hidden." Camouflage of tropical animals. The chapter contains probably the most impressive photographs of the whole book. It is unbelievable how evolution molded animals in their environment.
"The virtues of sloth." Who has not heard about a sloth? It turns out I knew very little about this animal.
"Beetlejuice." Chemical defenses used by tropical animals. The most innocently-looking animals can be armed to teeth (even if they have don't have any :-) ).

Through the whole book one feels the author's pain for rain forest destruction, disappearance of tropical species, many of which are not even discovered yet. The book made me want to visit tropical forests of Costa Rica.

Fantastic Photo book
I did not expect this book this book to be great and it isn't. It is Wonderful. Beyond my expectations. It is a beautifully made photo book on high gloss paper with detailed writing about the rainforest. ... Read more

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Describes the geography, history, culture, religion, and people of the small Central American nation of Costa Rica. ... Read more

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Great Overview - Easy to Read
We wanted our kids to learn a little about Costa Rica before our trip there and this was just right - taught them just enough facts and culture without being boring. ... Read more