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The program
Overview and timeline ... photo album ... orientation ... language study ... selecting a research topic ... conducting research ... social science topics ... natural science topics ... humanities topics

Information
Eligibility ... credit and grades ... academic year program ... program staff ... living arrangements ... costs ... how to apply

Contacts
Campus program advisors ... ACM office

 
     
     
   

Links

Online resources for news and information about Costa Rica.

General information

LANIC (lanic.utexas.edu/la/ca/cr/) -- 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.

Info Costa Rica (www.infocostarica.com/)

Costa Rica Map (www.costaricamap.com/) -- Maps and travel information.

World Factbook (www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/cs.html) -- Information about Costa Rica from the CIA's World Factbook.

Costa Rica Travel Info (www.costarica-travelinfo.com/)

Current news and information

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

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

Environment and research

CATIE (www.catie.ac.cr/) -- 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.

Archaeology of Costa Rica (www.cool.co.cr/usr/archaeol/)

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

 
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updated 11/03/06