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Costa Rica���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Flag Country Profile:  Costa Rica   
Maps and Satellite Images
Title: Costa Rica's Maps
Resource Type: Web Site
Resource Language(s): English    
Abstract: Travel Routes
Central Valley and San Jose
Airport to San Jose
Jaco - Quepos - Mauel Antonio

Tamarindo and Flamingo
Nicoya - Samara
Volcan Poas
Cartago - Volcan Irazu
Tortuguero
Monteverde
Limon -Cahuita - Puerto Viejo
Arenal
Costa Rica Roads
Affiliation: Orbit Costa Rica
Title: General: World Time Zone Map
Resource Type: Web Site
Resource Language(s): English    
Abstract: A map of the Standard Time Zones of the World and Costa Rica's placement within.
Affiliation: University of Texas Map Collection
Title: List of Various Maps
Resource Type: Web Site
Resource Language(s): Spanish    
Abstract: Map of Costa Rica
The Hispanic Compass
Scalable Map
Visitors Country Map
National Reserves (protected areas)
Political Map
Travel Routes
  • Central Valley and San Jose
  • Airport to San Jose
  • Jaco - Quepos - Mauel Antonio
  • Tamarindo and Flamingo
  • Nicoya - Samara
  • Volcan Poas
  • Cartago - Volcan Irazu
  • Tortuguero
  • Monteverde
  • Limon -Cahuita - Puerto Viejo
  • Arenal
  • Costa Rica Roads

  • Sketch Map of Mountain Terrain
    Interactive World Atlas

    General:  World Time Zone Map - University of Texas Map                   Collection
    Title: National Reserves (protected areas)
    Resource Type: Web Site
    Resource Language(s): English    
    Abstract: From "World Headquarters", a map of Costa Rica and the location of national reserves there. Click on the yellow circles or select from the provided links to learn more.
    Affiliation: World Headquartersrs
    Title: Natural Hazards in Central America: Consequences to People and the Environment
    Resource Type: Web Site
    Resource Language(s): English    Spanish    
    Abstract: “Depicts the vulnerability of people and the environment to tropical storms, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, floods, fires, and tsunamis.“ This series of maps can be accessed from the left vertical bar on this introduction page.

    Publication maps are available in the following categories: earthquakes, tsunamis, tropical storms, population, floodplains, shaded relief, volcanoes, and fires. These maps provide some text background information with each category selected.

    An interactive map of Central America that allows you to design your own map using the following categories: boundaries, rivers, roads, floodplains, tsunamis, fires, tropical storms (by intensity, and date), earthquakes (by magnitude and potential severity). It also provides a background choice of either shaded relief or population.
    Affiliation: UNEP/GRID (United Nations Environmental Program & Global Resource Information Database)
    Title: Satellite Images of Costa Rica
    Resource Type: Web Site
    Resource Language(s): English    
    Abstract: A map that shows the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index from NOAA Satellites, which indicates increases/decreases in vegetation in different areas of Costa Rica.
    Affiliation: Global Information and Early Warning System on Food and Agriculture (GIEWS), and FAO
    Title: Scalable Map
    Resource Type: Web Site
    Resource Language(s): English    
    Abstract: A scaleable map from multimap.com. Permits one to zoom in and out and view areas to the North, South, East and West of the country selected.
    Affiliation: MultiMap
    Title: Visitor's Country Map
    Resource Type: Database
    Resource Language(s): English    
    Abstract: The Costa Rica Tourism and Travel Bureau has divided this map into 8 different sections. By selecting a region you may learn more about it.
    Affiliation: The Costa Rica Tourism and Travel Bureau


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