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Last updated 8/15/12

Isothermal Community College P.O. Box 804, Spindale NC 28160 (828) 286-4636  fax (828) 286-8208 Charles P. Wiggins, Director of Library Services

Global Education 2011 Featured Country Costa Rica

"To insure the economic survival and well-being of our communities, it is imperative that community colleges develop a globally and multiculturally competent citizenry." --Global Education Advisory Committee, 1999 North Carolina Community College System

Suggested Keywords and Related Terms:         Republic of Costa Rica         Republica de Costa Rica

Researching Costa Rica in Books and/or Media (DVDs, CDs, Videos, Audiotapes, etc.):

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Researching Costa Rica Using Electronic Resources:  

Databases

Credo Reference

Global Issues in Context

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center

World Almanac

NC LIVE
The following NC LIVE databases are recommended for researching Costa Rica:
 

Academic Search Complete Art & Architecture Complete Biography Reference Center Business Source Complete eBooks on EBSCOhost Environment Complete

Funk & Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia Gale Virtual Reference Library Literary Reference Center (for biographies) MasterFile Complete Military & Government Collection Science Reference Center

 
Recommended Internet Sites for Researching Costa Rica:

     General Information

• "Background Note: Costa Rica." Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs. U.S. Department of State. 9 April 2012. Web. 9 July 2012.
• "Central America and Carribean: Costa Rica." The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. n.d. Web. 9 July 2012.
• "Costa Rica." Law Library of Congress. Library of Congress. 3 May 2012. Web. 9 July 2012.
• "Costa Rica." Travel. National Geographic. 2012. Web. 9 July 2012.
• "Costa Rica." United Nations. n.d. Web. 9 July 2012.
• "Costa Rica country profile." BBC News. 6 Dec 2011. Web. 9 July 2012.

     Business and Economy

• Business. Costa Rica. costarica.com. 2012. Web. 12 July 2012.
• Business. Ticotimes.net. 12 July 2012. Web. 12 July 2012.
• "Business in Costa Rica." CostaRica.net. Informática Internacional. 2002. Web. 12 July 2012.
• "Costa Rica." The World Bank. The World Bank Group, 2012. Web. 9 July 2012.

     Health

• "Costa Rica." Office of Global Health. UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health. 25 Aug. 2010. Web. 10 July 2012.
• "Costa Rica." Unicef. 2003. Web. 10 July 2012.
• "Costa Rica." World Health Organization. 2012. Web. 9 July 2012.
• "Costa Rica: Health." NationMaster.com. 2012. Web. 9 July 2012.

     History

• "Costa Rica: History and Culture." Geographia. interKnowledge Corp. 2006. Web. 10 July 2012.
• "Costa Rica." Infoplease. Pearson Education. 2012. Web. 11 July 2012.
• "Costa Rica History." Lonely Planet. 2012. 11 July 2012.

     Human Rights

• "2010 Human Rights Report: Costa Rica." U.S Dept. of State. 8 Apr. 2011. Web. 11 July 2012.
• "Costa Rica." HistoryCentral.com. 11 Mar. 2010. Web. 11 July 2012.
• "Study Says Costa Rica Violates Indigenous Residents' Rights." ticotimes.net. 11 July 2012. Web. 11 July 2012.
• "Costa Rica." United Nations Human Rights. Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. 2012. Web. 11 July 2012.

     Languages and Culture

• "Languages of Costa Rica." Ethnologue: Languages of the World. SIL International. 2012. Web. 11 July 2012.
• "Our Language." Infocostarica staff. Infocostarica. n.d. Web. 11 July 2012.
• "Costa Rica Spoken Languages." Know About Costa Rica. 2012. Web. 11 July 2012.
• "Costa Rica." Culture Crossing. n.d. Web. 11 July 2012.

     Literature

• "Literature: Prose." Infocostarica. n.d. Web. 11 July 2012.
• "Literature: Poetry." Infocostarica. n.d. Web. 11 July 2012.
• "Arts and Culture." CentralAmerica.com. Centralamerica.Com Corp. 2008. Web. 11 July 2012.

     Maps

• "Costa Rica Maps." Anywhere Costa Rica. 2012. Web. 11 July 2012.
• "Costa Rica." Worldatlas. n.d. Web. 11 July 2012.
• "Costa Rica Map." Costa Rica. Toucan Maps, Inc. 2010. Web. 12 July 2012.
• "Costa Rica." CentralAmerica.com. 2011. Web. 12 July 2012.
• "Costa Rica Map Project." Costa Rica Map Project. n.d. Web. 12 July 2012.

      Recipes

• "Costa Rican Recipes." Food.com. Scripps Network, LLC. 2012. Web
• "Recipes." Guias Costa Rica. n.d. Web. 12 July 2012.
• "The Five Best Costa Rica Recipes." Cheap Food Here. n.d. Web. 12 July 2012.
• "Overview of Traditional Costa Rican Recipes." Imagenes Tropicales. 2012. Web. 12 July 2012
• "Featured Recipes." Costa Rica. costarica.com, Inc. 2012. Web. 12 July 2012.

     Statistics

• "Costa Rica." The World Almanac. Facts On File. 2012. Web. 9 July 2012.
• "Costa Rica." Nationmaster.com. Nationmaster.com. 2012. Web. 12 July 2012.
• "Costa Rica." At a Glance: Costa Rica. Unicef. 27 Feb. 2003. Web. 12 July 2012.
• "Costa Rica." The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. n.d. ["The online Factbook is updated weekly."] Web. 12 July 2012.
• "The Republic of Costa Rica." GeoHive. GeoHive.com. 2012. Web. 12 July 2012.
• "Costa Rica Statistics." Globaledge. Michigan State University. 2012. Web. 12 July 2012.

     Travel in Costa Rica

• "Costa Rica." Frommer's. John Wiley and Sons, Inc. 2012.
• "Why Visit Costa Rica?" Anywhere Costa Rica. 2012. Web. 11 July 2012.
• "Introducing Costa Rica." Lonely Planet. Lonely Planet. 2012. Web. 12 July 2012.
• "Costa Rica: Country Specific Information." Travel.State.Gov. U.S. Dept. of State. n.d. Web. 12 July 2012.

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