History of discovery and exploitation of the thermal water in Costa Rica

 

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Bibliografiset tiedot
Tekijät: Alvarado, Guillermo E., Vargas, A
Aineistotyyppi: artículo original
Tila:Versión publicada
Julkaisupäivä:2017
Kuvaus:ABSTRACT: The present work presented a chronological account of the discovery, research, and recreational use of the hot and mineral springs of Costa Rica. The descriptions of the investigations carried out have been divided into five periods with a first period called pre-Columbian stage, conquest and Colony until 1755. The second period is defined from 1755 to1854, where the first formal descriptions are presented. The third period includes the first scientific investigations made by European scientists (1855 - 1873). The fourth period refers to a reduction in the number of researches (1874 - 1954) and the fifth, and last period includes modern research for recreational purposes and applied engineering (1955 - present). The main use of the geothermal energy is for electricity generation, and the mineral and hot springs has been use for tourism in particular areas associated with volcanic terrains and faults; however, for therapeutic and medicinal use it is still very limited.
Maa:Portal de Revistas UCR
Organisaatio:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Kieli:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/30148
Linkit:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/geologica/article/view/30148
Sanahaku:Hot spring
mineral springs
history
discovery
exploitation
use
Costa Rica
aguas termales
aguas minerales
historia
descubrimiento
uso