Café, ambiente y sociedad en la cuenca del río Virilla, Costa Rica (1840-1955)
By: Gladys Elena Rojas Chaves.
Edition: 1a ed.
Publisher: Editorial Universidad de Costa Rica
Published: 2000
Place of publication: San José, Costa Rica
Language: spa
Number of pages: 153
Subjects: Coffee -- Costa Rica -- Virilla River Valley.; Coffee industry -- Costa Rica -- Virilla River Valley.; Coffee industry -- Environmental aspects -- Costa Rica -- Virilla River Valley.; Virilla River Valley (Costa Rica) -- Social conditions.
Description: A scholarly history of the impact of the coffee economy for over a century in a coffee region of central Costa Rica. Much of the narrative is devoted to environmental contamination caused by production, its impact on health, and the search for solutions.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-153).