Practices and speeches on Good Living present in the worldview of Afro-limonense communities

By means of this project, we pretend to analyze the characteristics of Good Living present in the socio-cultural practices of the Afro-limonense population regarding the daily experiences of people in two communities of Limon: Limon...

Virtual reality as a museum tool to reconstruct the local history of San Ramón

It is through new technological tools that this project aims to recreate virtual and interactive anthropological aspects and sites of cultural interest related to the evolution and development of the head of the canton of...

Development opportunities for tourism activity under the value chain approach in the El Paso de las Nubes Biological Corridor (CBPN) in the eastern sector

The value chain, a concept that has gained notoriety in the last three decades thanks to the studies of the economist Michael Porter, has made markets globalize and contract drastically and, therefore, become more competitive...

Writing and dance movement as a potential scenario for autobiographical construction in elderly people

An investigation is proposed on the contribution of art in self-reflection and in the reconstruction of history itself through autobiographical narration, in older adults in the canton of San Ramón. The possibilities that dance and...

Cultural practices related to the conservation, reproduction, and uses of ‘cohombro’ cucumber (Sicana odorifera) in different communities of the Western Region, Costa Rica

The structure and composition of agricultural ecosystems depends on the economic and cultural needs and interests of their owners (Barrero & García, 2009). According to these authors, the new concepts that globalization has brought, in...

Management plan for the reduction and removal of greenhouse gasses from the Western Campus, University of Costa Rica: a regional study

The project aims to quantify the amount of Greenhouse Gases (GHG) emitted by the Western Campus in order to establish a management plan for the reduction and removal of these. This is in order for...

The Military Band of Alajuela. Democratization of the musical appreciation and cultural development of its audience in 1933

The wind and percussion bands of the government of Costa Rica have been protagonists in the musical and cultural development of the country. Several researchers have had to delve into the history of these groups...

Editorial mediations in the social development of Costa Rican literature: (2000-2018)

The main objective of the Editorial Mediations in the Social Development of Costa Rican Literature (2000-2018) project is: to analyze the impact of the Costa Rican publishing industry on the processes of production, circulation, and...

Good practices in the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in the teaching and learning of English in the Western Region

This project aims to investigate the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) that have been implemented in the teaching and learning of the English language at the Western Campus and how these affect motivation and learning...

Between resistance and oblivion. Strategies for preserving and strengthening of Creole in afro-descendant families

Given that some studies agree that one of the minority languages ​​with the largest number of speakers in Costa Rica, namely Limone’s Creole, is clearly weakened for mainly socio-political reasons and that the younger Afro-Limonense...

The community management of water resources: the case of San Ramon, Alajuela, in the period of 2018-2020

This research aims to study how community water resource management processes are developed in the canton of San Ramón, specifically working with ASADAS in the area, to learn about opportunities, scope, limitations and challenges in...

The activities of the Sandinista Leader Carlos Fonseca Amador in Costa Rica (1960-1970)

The present investigation seeks to trace the fundamental elements of the presence of Carlos Fonseca Amador in Costa Rica, who was one of the main leaders of the Sandinista movement in its beginnings. Members of...

Road network projects as articulators of intra and interregional relationships: the case of the Northern Region between 1970-1990

The project is presented in perspective of historical trajectory, analyzing the construction of terrestrial communication routes (main roads, not secondary roads) in the Northern Region (both in San Carlos and in other towns in the...

The role of the United Fruit Company in the articulation of the Costa Rican South Pacific region

Regional studies call our attention in respect to the elements that can define the particularities in the construction of regions such as economic, political, cultural and social projects (2008, Chen, Malavassi and Viales).

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Local history and national Imaginary of San Ramon’s press. (1880-1916)

The investigation analyzes the representations that the press of San Ramón made about local history and the national imagination during the period 1880-1916. These one hundred years of journalistic exercise meant an important period of...