General
- US State Dept. – Consular Fact sheet @ Costa Rica (9/12/07)
- Tourist information (en engles) from Liberia.
- Tico Times
- The Guanacaste Journal
- Ministerio de Agricultua & Ganaderia
- MAG – Director of Extension
- United States Department of Agriculture
UF/IFAS
- International Programs
- Internationalizing Extension: LaFlor Project, Costa Rica
- Photos on Pete Vergot’s website of April 2007 UF/IFAS fact-finding mission
EARTH University / La Flor Campus Websites
- EARTH University (English)
- EARTH University Foundation: La Flor
- EARTH University Products / Whole Foods Markets
Other Costa Rica educational intuitions
Escuela de Jardinera: Ecuador Horticulture Program, August 2009
Press releases / news & journal articles
- La Flor campus to promote community development. [The Guanacaste Journal, 5/2006]
- “Whole Foods Market Is Going Bananas” [News release]
Technical Horticulture: Websites and Class Handouts
- Reference Book List (31KB doc)(under development by Team LaFlor):
- EARTH Guacimo Ethnobotanical Garden
- CR MAG Virtual Library links to pdf documents / DOCUMENTOS EN TEXTO COMPLETO
- Malezas de Costa Rica [Weeds of Costa Rica] Link to CD files – on line at http://international_extension.ifas.ufl.edu/LaFlor/weeds-of-costa-rica/index.shtml
Landscape Best Management Practices
- “Florida Green Industries: Best Management Practices for Protection of Water Resources in Florida” – (757KB pdf)
- “INDUSTRIAS EN ÁREAS VERDES DE FLORIDA Las Prácticas Más Adecuadas Para la Conservación del Agua en Florida” – (840KB pdf)
- Colorado BMPs
Staff survival websites
- Currency Converter (US dollars to/from Costa Rica colones)
OANDA or Vacation City - Costa Rica Links page
Dictionaries and Translation Sites
- Professor Larry’s Words for the Garden / Palabras por la Jardin –
English to Spanish Word List
Over 1375 words used by farmers, nursery workers and landscapers has been complied by our EARTH team. A draft of this document is available on request as an Excel Spreadsheet file; please contact the webmaster. - IICA & USDA National Agricultural Library – Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary of Agricultural Terms in both Spanish and English, 2008 edition
- A fairly comprehensive dictionary of “Tico” terms
FREE Translator websites
{Note: we have found that these program do not adequately translate into final documents without extensive review! }