Local News and Current Events Links
Al Día
Daily Costa Rican newspaper featuring articles on local and national news as well as sports and local events. Written in Spanish, this is a good place to start becoming familiar with the language. http://www.aldia.co.cr/
A.M. Costa Rica
Monday through Friday, this online newspaper brings you some news but is primarily geared towards tourists and foreign residents. http://www.amcostarica.com/
Nacion.com
This online daily newspaper covers national and international news. This Spanish-language newspaper is based out of San Jose. http://www.nacion.com/
The Tico Times
The Tico Times is a large English language newspaper which covers all of Central America. http://www.ticotimes.net/index.htm
Costa Rica Art and Culture Links
Museos de Costa Rica
In Spanish-language this site offers a brief history of art, culture, flora, fauna and other topics covered in Costa Rican museums. You can even listen to the National Hymn while you peruse the art. http://www.museosdecostarica.com/
Artists of Costa Rica
Click on any of the artists listed here to read about them and their work. You can also view thumbnails of many of their pieces. http://crtimes.com/artists-groups/
Travel Guides and General Info
Lonely Planet
Lonely Planet is always a great place to start reading and planning. You can search information about Costa Rica or specifically on San Jose. It is written for travelers and contains lots of helpful info information. http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/central-america/costa-rica
CIA – The World Factbook – COSTA RICA
This is a great site to get the facts on geography, population statistics and political set-up. http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/cs.html
LANIC: Latin American Network Information Center
“LANIC's mission is to facilitate access to Internet-based information to, from, or on Latin America.” Supported by the University of Texas, you can connect to Costa Rican radio stations while researching information on the country’s political parties. http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/ca/cr/
Welcome to Costa Rica
The Costa Rican Chamber of Tourism hosts this site. This site is for tourists but contains a lot of information about the National Parks, Wildlife and Indigenous Culture. http://www.costarica.tourism.co.cr/mapindex.htm
COCORI – Complete Costa Rica
COCORI is as it claims; a cornucopia of facts and fun about Costa Rica. You can find information on religion, food and of course everything touristy. http://www.cocori.com/library/crinfo/nutshel.htm
Topic Specific Links
Costa Rica ACJ / YMCA
Read about our Costa Rican partners in Spanish at the ACJ / YMCA website. This site is still under construction so some pages are still empty. http://www.ymcacr.org/
Rainforestweb.org – Costa Rica
Produced by the Rainforest Action Network, this site provides tons of information about Costa Rica’s rainforests from best places to visit to current conservation issues. http://www.rainforestweb.org/Rainforest_Regions/North_and_Central_America/Costa_Rica/?state=more
Costa Rica Map . Com
This site is a portal to all kinds of Costa Rica info, including what time it is, local weather and of course interactive maps. It is also in English or Spanish. http://www.costaricamap.com/
Global Gourmet – Costa Rican Cuisine
Read about traditional Costa Rica Cuisine and find a few recipes to try out at home. http://www.globalgourmet.com/destinations/costarica/costcuis.html
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