Présentation de l'éditeur
The completion of the Panama Canal and its use by the ships of all the world will have a profound effect on the countries near the I sthmus. Changes in the external relations, industries and occupations of the neighboring peoples are to be expected; these mar even be accompanied by changes in the face of nature herself. Costa Rica, lying immediately north of Panama, with her high mountains, her rushing rivers, her great variety of climate and of natural products, will share in these transformations. The naturalist may regret some of them but he may at least leave for the future a picture of what the past contained. To contribute to such a record, and at the same time to introduce some of the features of tropical life to immediate visitors to Costa Rica, are the aims of this book. This little republic is so readily accessible, it is so easy for foreigners to travel there and it offers such wonderful inducements to naturalists and entomologists (for many of whom the time and expense involved in visiting most portions of the American tropics are absolutely prohibitive) that it certainly should be much better known than it is at present. The information here brought together would have been welcome and time-saving to us, had it been at hand when we first entered the country, and while our descriptions relate primarily to Costa Rica, we believe that they apply also to conditions existing throughout much of tropical A merica.
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