History of discovery and exploitation of the thermal water in Costa Rica
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| Formato: | artículo original |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de Publicación: | 2017 |
| Descripción: | 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. |
| País: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Institución: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Lenguaje: | Español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/30148 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/geologica/article/view/30148 |
| Palabra clave: | Hot spring mineral springs history discovery exploitation use Costa Rica aguas termales aguas minerales historia descubrimiento uso |