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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 160 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/).
Another site one should especially note is the site prepared
by the Law Library of the Library of Congress for international
and multinational information on their Guide
to Law Online (http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/costa-r.html).
Government
CASA PRESIDENCIAL COSTA RICA (http://www.casapres.go.cr/)
Official web page of the Office of the President of Costa Rica. Includes recent news, the President's agenda, press bulletins, speeches, planning and economic policy issues (including documents in ZIP format), and links to other government sites. In Spanish.
MINISTERIO DE AGRICULTURA Y GANADERIA DE COSTA RICA (http://www.mag.go.cr/)
Provides information on its history, organization, related links, services, directory, and agricultural information including statistics, politics, treaties, online documents, market information, geography, climate, and agricultural databases. In Spanish.
MINISTERIO DE COMERCIO EXTERIOR DE COSTA RICA, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN TRADE OF COSTA RICA (http://196.40.1.178/)
Charged with directing the commercial politics of Costa Rica, this ministry presents on this page general information, commercial agreements and treaties, information on commercial negotiations, foreign commercial information, statistics, tariffs, publications and related links. In Spanish.
WEB DE LA DEFENSORIA DE LOS HABITANTES - COSTA RICA (http://www.crnet.cr/%7Edefensor/)
Official page of the Costa Rican Ombudsman, an office that seeks to protect the rights and interests of inhabitants. Includes links to explain the office, advertize publications especially laws, and to other Public Defender sites throughout Latin America. In Spanish.
Politics
ELECTIONS IN COSTA RICA (http://www.electionworld.org/election/costarica.htm)
Electionworld.org provides regularly-updated information about the president, prime minister, parliament, and political parties of Costa Rica, as part of Elections Around the World. The results of the most recent elections held in the country are available, as well as links to related Web sites on politics in Costa Rica.
LATIN AMERICAN ELECTION STATISTICS (http://bibpurl.oclc.org/web/5146)
Provides a chronology of elections since independence at the municipal, state, and federal levels in nineteen Latin American countries and lists sources of statistics for each election as identified. While the focus is on statistics, events affecting elections have also been included to provide a framework for understanding the election results. The section on each country includes an introduction providing information on specific issues affecting the gathering of statistics for that country; a chronology of elections from that country's date of independence to the present with sources of statistics; a list of party acronyms used; and a bibliography of sources referred to in the chronology. A separate glossary provides English definitions of Spanish and Portuguese terms used in relation to elections.
MOVIMIENTO LIBERTARIO (http://www.libertario.org/)
Official page of the Costa Rican Libertarian Party. Includes links to position papers, ethics, political stands, history of the party, biographies, and associated links. In Spanish and English.
PARTIDO INTEGRACION NACIONAL (http://www.pin.co.cr/)
Official page of the Costa Rican National Integration Party. Includes information on the party, their proposals, future bills, reports on activities, their social program, and stands on international politics. In Spanish.
PARTIDO LIBERACION NACIONAL (http://www.pln.org/)
Official page of the Costa Rican National Liberation Party. Includes an introductory statement and links to individuals' web pages. In Spanish.
PROYECTO DEMOCRACIA DIGITAL (http://www.democraciadigital.org/)
Web site of a Costa Rican non-profit civic organization that seeks, through tecnology, to improve democratic citizen participation. Provides articles, letters, links to Costa Rican political parties, etc. In Spanish.
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