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Costa Rica: Field Research in the Environment, Social Sciences, & Humanities

San José & field sites, Costa Rica

Links

General information

http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/destinationCostaRica.aspx

http://www.who.int/countries/cri/en/

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/costa-rica/

LANIC -Comprehensive list of links in a wide variety of subject areas, from academic research to news to tourism. The Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC) is affiliated with the Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies (LLILAS) at the University of Texas at Austin. http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/ca/cr/

Info Costa Rica www.infocostarica.com/

Costa Rica Map www.costaricamap.com/

World Factbook https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cs.html

Current news and information

Tico Times- Weekly English-language newspaper, covering news, business, tourism and cultural developments in Costa Rica and Central America. www.ticotimes.net/

La Nacion- Spanish-language newspaper in San Jose, Costa Rica. www.nacion.co.cr/

Environment and research

CATIE - Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center, a regional center dedicated to research and graduate education in agriculture and the management, conservation and sustainable use of natural resources. http://www.catie.ac.cr/magazin.asp?CodIdioma=ESP

Costa Rican National Chamber of Tourism - National parks index, with brief information about each park. www.costarica.tourism.co.cr/mapindex.htm

Costa Rica: Field Research in the Environment, Social Sciences, & Humanities

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Nicole Nemeth, Science Fellow, Wildlife Disease Program, Natl. Wildlife Research Center, USDA/APHIS My experience with the ACM Costa Rica Field Research program was paramount to forming my career interests. The program immersed all of the students, many of us on our first real international experience, into a new and exciting world. It was extremely well-organized and carried out; the staff created an ideal atmosphere for learning and developing, and the Costa Rican families that allowed us into their lives were also extremely supportive. We were allowed time and provided guidance in developing and carrying out our own independent research project, and this for me was a very important achievement. ACM helped me realize that I wanted to attend veterinary school, followed by graduate school; I always look back to ACM as my first step toward a research career.

—Nicole Nemeth, Science Fellow, Wildlife Disease Program, Natl. Wildlife Research Center, USDA/APHIS, Costa Rica, Spring 1994

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