Culture : Costa Rica

The most important source for bibliography of books and articles concerning Costa Rica is the annual Handbook of Latin American Studies (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/) produced by over 130 contributing editors under the editorship of the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress. Additional coverage of journal articles can be found through a subscription to the Hispanic American Periodical Index (http://hapi.gseis.ucla.edu/).   Both the Handbook and HAPI are available in selected libraries in book form.   One of the major aggregators for links to a wide variety of subjects relating to regional resources for Latin America is the University of Texas' LANIC (http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/ca/cr/).

ARCHAEOLOGY OF COSTA RICA  (http://www.cool.co.cr/usr/archaeol/index.html)
Features information on the archaeology of Costa Rica from "Between Continents/Between Seas: Precolumbian Art of Costa Rica," by Michael J. Snarskis. Includes photographs of artifacts, descriptions of the ancient historical periods and regions, and information on archaeologists of Costa Rica.

ARTE DE COSTA RICA  (http://www.cr/arte/)
Introduces various cultural facilities and their collections in Costa Rica.

GUIA DE MUSEOS NACIONALES DE COSTA RICA  (http://museos.ulatina.ac.cr/portada2.html)
Image map of provinces serving as a guide to each of the museums in Costa Rica, produced by the Dirección General de Museos. In Spanish.

MUSEO DE ARTE Y DISENO CONTEMPORANEO  (http://www.madc.ac.cr)
Title from opening screen, December 26, 2000.

MUSEOS COSTARRICENCES  (http://www.cr/arte/museos.html)
This page will provide you with information on the main museums of the country, the page itself is related to culture in general and also include facts about painters, sculpturers and general arts . In Spanish