Since 2010, actions towards establishing a program of archaeological investigation at the National Monument Guayabo de Turrialba have been set in motion by the School of Anthropology of the University of Costa Rica. Specific ...

This article will discuss some of the ethical dilemmas in ethnographic investigation. In recognition of the complexity of intersubjective relationships between those who investigate and those who are investigated, it is ...

This article presents an approach to the symbolic world that revolves around the work undertaken by street saleswomen in the Central Avenue in San José. It describes the characterizations that have been made “from the ...

The goal of ethnopsychiatry is to identify cultural factors and their corresponding influence on the content of delusions described by people with schizophrenia. In this qualitative analysis, we found several types of ...

This investigation presents a context analysis of the assessments to the Costa Rican museums that have been developed since 1984 and how these were incorporated in the building of the questionnaire of the new museums ...

Cutaneous Leishmaniasis is a disease that affects to people in clear social exclusion, that is why the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has declared it as a neglected disease. Nevertheless, in indigenous areas this ...

This investigation aims to assess the environmental, economic, social and political impact of Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) on four communities in the municipality of Cardenas, Tabasco, leading to a better understanding of ...