Costa Rica: A Global Studies Handbook (Global Studies: Latin America & the Caribbean)

This work is a fascinating guide to one of Latin America's most stable and progressive nations, examining the country's development, unique features, and the challenges Costa Ricans face in the 21st century.

Provides a chronology of key events in the evolution of the nation of Costa Rica from early signs of civilization over three thousand years ago through colonization and independence to the present

Includes political and geographical maps with photographs of natural attractions, tropical animals and plants, and the nation's people