The history of Costa Rica

Wondering why Costa Rica is so different from the other vacation sun spots you've visited over the years? Trying to figure out how a tiny tropical country relying on coffee and banana exports became Latin America's most stable democracy? Interested in knowing where Costa Rica’s big middle class came from, and why every village has a tidy schoolhouse? Or are you just curious about the background of the people you've met or the places you've visited? The History of Costa Rica, written by two leading historians of this country, will answer your questions. The only book of its kind in English, each page is illustrated with delightful photos, paintings, portraits, maps and - quotes from Costa Rica’s extraordinary past. A complete index allows you to use the book as a handy reference work before, during and after.you read the compelling story of “the Switzerland of Central America”. The History of Costa Rica contains: 8 maps ' 97 eye-witness accounts from historical protagonists 119 telling photos, paintings, engravings and drawings a bibliography for further reading a complete index a handy chronology of main events