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Mammals of the La Selva-Braulio Carrillo Complex, Costa Rica

Description: Summary of 142 species of mammals of Costa Rica, including geographical distribution, subspecies, last documented sighting in Costa Rica, and origin of specimen examined for each species.
Date: December 1989
Creator: Timm, Robert M.; Wilson, Don E.; Clauson, Barbara L.; LaVal, Richard K. & Vaughan, Christopher S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Costa Rica: Background and U.S. Relations

Description: Costa Rica is a relatively politically stable and economically developed nation with a long tradition of civilian democracy. Once a predominantly agricultural nation, Costa Rica has established a diversified economy with a strong export sector. This report examines recent political and economic developments in Costa Rica as well as issues in U.S.-Costa Rica relations.
Date: July 21, 2009
Creator: Meyer, Peter J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Costa Rica: Background and U.S. Relations

Description: Costa Rica is a relatively politically stable and economically developed nation with a long tradition of civilian democracy. Once a predominantly agricultural nation, Costa Rica has established a diversified economy with a strong export sector. This report examines recent political and economic developments in Costa Rica as well as issues in U.S.-Costa Rica relations.
Date: June 2, 2009
Creator: Meyer, Peter J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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[News Clip: Columbus actor]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: October 8, 1992, 5:00 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 52 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Interior of a van during travel]

Description: Fotografía del interior de una camioneta durante un viaje. La comida se está cocinando en una pequeña estufa de viaje Coleman. En el fondo, se ven dos encimeras y varios artículos, entre ellos una cesta de mimbre, un recipiente de plástico y dos platos de comida. A la derecha, se ve el asiento del conductor y del pasajero de la camioneta.
Date: [1969..]
Creator: Parlee, Lorena M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Farmland in Costa Rica]

Description: Photograph of farmland in Costa Rica on the other side of a barbed-wire fence. A large area appears to have been tilled for crops. Multiple houses and buildings can be seen in the background.
Date: [1969..]
Creator: Parlee, Lorena, 1945-2006
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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An Energy Atlas of Five Central American Countries

Description: In a series of maps and figures, this bilingual atlas summarizes what is known about the energy resources and how these resources and oil imports supply the energy needs of five Central American countries: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica, and Panama. The main exploited energy resources are firewood, hydroelectric energy, bagasse from sugar cane residues, and geothermal energy. Limited oil exploration in the region has uncovered modest oil resources only in Guatemala. Peat and small… more
Date: August 1, 1988
Creator: Trocki, Linda; Newman, C. Kay; Gurulé, Flavio; Aragón, Patricia C. & Peck, Claudia
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Ethanol Imports and the Caribbean Basin Initiative

Description: This report discusses ethanol consumption which has grown significantly in the past several years with the establishment of a renewable fuels standard in the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-58). This standard requires U.S. gasoline to contain a minimum amount of renewable fuel, including ethanol.
Date: March 10, 2006
Creator: Yacobucci, Brent D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Our Planet, February 2007

Description: Magazine of the United Nations Environment Programme discussing worldwide environmental policies and other concerns. This issue presents both positive and negative views of globalization, and explores a new model of sustainable globalization.
Date: February 2007
Creator: United Nations Environment Programme
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Agricultural Trade in a U.S.-Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA)

Description: As part of its overall trade strategy, the Bush Administration over the last year began negotiating bilateral free trade area (FTA) agreements with four regional blocs or countries. Negotiations on a U.S.-Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) involving Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua began in late January 2003 and are currently scheduled to conclude this December. While negotiators have reportedly made progress in a number of areas, efforts to formulate a fra… more
Date: October 31, 2003
Creator: Jurenas, Remy
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[A colorful cart in Costa Rica]

Description: Fotografía de una carreta brillante y colorida bajo un toldo de madera adosado a una casa en Sarchí, Costa Rica. La carreta está pintada de amarillo con diseños abstractos que incluyen los colores rosa, rojo, azul y verde. Al fondo se ve una casa azul en lo alto de una colina.
Date: [1969..]
Creator: Parlee, Lorena M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[A house in Sarchí, Costa Rica]

Description: Photograph of a wooden house in Sarchí, Costa Rica. The house has a metal-paneled roof with an antenna attached. The house is surrounded by tall tropical plants. It appears to be raining at the time the photograph was taken.
Date: [1969..]
Creator: Parlee, Lorena M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Inside of a cart workshop in Sarchí, Costa Rica]

Description: Fotografía del interior de un taller de carretas en Sarchí, Costa Rica. En el interior del taller se pueden ver algunos carretas. Las carretas son de madera y están pintadas con colores brillantes. Algunas de las carretas están apoyadas en una estructura de madera.
Date: [1969..]
Creator: Parlee, Lorena M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Irazú volcano and crater]

Description: Fotografía de una mujer sentada mirando el volcán Irazú y su cráter. El volcán se encuentra dentro del Parque Nacional Volcán Irazú. En esta fotografía, el cráter parece estar seco. En la actualidad, el cráter contiene agua y forma un lago en el cráter.
Date: [1969..]
Creator: Parlee, Lorena M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Stilt house on the Golfito Bay]

Description: Photograph of a small stilt house on the Golfito Bay in Golfito, Costa Rica. The exterior of the house is covered in metal panels. Train tracks can be seen in front of the house, running alongside the bay.
Date: [1969..]
Creator: Parlee, Lorena M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Playa del Coco]

Description: Photograph of "Playa del Coco" which translates to "Coconut Beach" in Costa Rica. A child can be seen walking along the beach. Numerous boats are visible on the water. In the background, a large hill full of greenery is visible.
Date: [1969..]
Creator: Parlee, Lorena M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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