Where tapirs and jaguars once roamed : ever-evolving Costa Rica / Jack Ewing ; foreword by Pamela Herring.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ewing, Jack, 1943-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ewing, Jack, 1943---Travel--Costa Rica.

Ewing, Jack.

Ewing, Jack, 1943-.

Human ecology--Costa Rica--Corredor Biológico Paso de la Danta.

Human ecology.

Nature conservation.

Travel.

Corredor Biológico Paso de la Danta (Costa Rica)--History.

Corredor Biológico Paso de la Danta (Costa Rica).

Nature conservation--Costa Rica--Corredor Biológico Paso de la Danta.

Costa Rica--Description and travel.

Costa Rica.

Costa Rica--Corredor Biológico Paso de la Danta.

Physical Description:

xiv, 287 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Where tapirs & jaguars once roamed

Place of Publication:

Masonville, CO : PixyJack Press, Inc., [2015]

Summary:

"An ecological and social history of southwestern Costa Rica, from the land formation of Central America to present day"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part 1

1 The Formation of Central America 24

2 Hunter Gatherers and Early Agriculturalists 32

3 Kobuka 55

4 Petroglyphs, Headhunters, Grave Robbers 64

5 A Place Where Nobody Wanted to Live 70

Part 2

6 Carmelita and El Tigre 76

7 The Coming of the Bongos 80

8 A Bad Day Fishing 87

9 Stub-Tail 91

10 Markets and Wars 94

11 Getting to the Other Side of the Road 102

12 Law and Lawlessness in Rural Costa Rica 106

13 Lencho's War 112

14 Seafood and Sailors 117

15 When There Is No Doctor 121

16 A Small Golden Eagle for Juanito 129

17 There's More To It Than Just a Name 135

18 The Last Tapir 142

19 Real-Life Superwoman 147

20 From Destroyer to Protector 155

21 The Black-Hat Guy on the Bicycle 164

Part 3

22 Clickity Clack Down the Track 172

23 La Casona de Hacienda Barú 178

24 The Power of a Thought 185

25 Fat-Handed Cats 198

26 The New Mafia 205

27 The Scream Maker 211

28 Bird Watching in the Killing Field 218

29 Troubled Times in Costa Rica 225

30 The Luxury of Living in the Third World 232

31 Top Predators 238

32 Surviving Joan and Caesar 245

33 A Great Name for an Elephant 251

34 Costa Rica Moonshine 258

35 The Land of Small Hotels and Big Parks 265

36 A Place Where Biodiversity Is Increasing 269

37 Hacienda Barú 276.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781936555550

1936555557

OCLC:

897042179

Publisher Number:

99967841702