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Costa Rica

 File — Box: 7, Folder: 11 - 16

Scope and Contents

Coffee beans and plantations, Cattle ranching and farming, Chaverri ox carts, Flora and fauna including birds of paradise, heloconia flowers, butterflies and other insects, frogs, Poas volcano with craters and sulfer fumes,Scenery including beaches, coast lines, rain forests and waterfalls; Toucans, sloths and river otters.

Specific locations include Drakes Bay and Oso Peninsula, Gulf of Nicoya, Montederde Cloud forset, Puntarenas, San Jose Grecia ChurchSan Pedrillo Falls, Rio Pacuare, Sarchi, Tabacon Hot Springs, Talamance Mountains, Tortuguero Channels, Zacero.

National Parks views include Braulio Carrillo National Park, Cahuita National Park, Cano Island Biological Reserve, Corcovado National Park, Manuel Antonio National Park.

Dates

  • 1970s - 1990s

Access Restrictions

The collection is available for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 72,000 items (30 boxes) : 55,000 color slides and transparencies; 27,100 digital files ; 35 mm slides; transparencies ranging from 2 x 1.5 inches to 5 x 5 inches

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository

Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451