"Historical Dictionary of Costa Rica contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 1,000 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture"--Provided by publisher.

Editor's foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Acronyms and abbreviations -- Map -- Chronology -- Introduction -- The dictionary -- Appendix A : Costa Rica -- Appendix B : Provinces, cantones, population, and densities (2011 census) -- Appendix C : Number of tourist in Costa Rica (2005-2015) -- Appendix D : Coffee, banana, and tourism economic impact 2003-2015 (in millions of dollars) -- Appendix E : Number of hotels and rooms for tourism (1996-2015) -- Appendix F : International tourist vistors by airport (2013-2015) -- Appendix G : Tourists' origin -- Appendix H : Export sector (2015) -- Appendix I : Main export sectors, 2015 (share of exported value) -- Appendix J : Main export products, 2015 (share of exported value) -- Appendix K : Main export destinations, 2015 (share of exported value) -- Appendix L : Exports of the agricultural sector, 2015 (share of exported value).