Department of Geology – Portland State University
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Earth and Life History of Costa Rica
Winter Term & Spring Break 2005

View of Poas Crater, Costa Rica

Class Meets Fridays 11:30-12:30
Room  69 Cramer Hall

Martin Streck (StreckM@pdx.edu)
John Reuter (ReuterJ@pdx.edu)

Course has a required field trip to Costa Rica, Spring vacation. Leave Portland Friday March 18, 2005, return Sunday March 27, 2005. Field trip fee $1700, required to be paid as part of tuition to guarantee place in the class. Fee covers airfare, local transportation, lodging, national park entrance fees, and some meals. Waiting list compiled first day of class.

NOTE: The trip leaves Friday of Finals week, and returns Sunday before the first day of classes for Spring Term.

Shaded relief map of Central America and surrounding oceans, Costa Rica highlighted in red. Shades of gray indicate topography above sea level, water depth increases with gradation from turquoise to dark blue. Click on image for larger version.

Course Information

	Course Information Sheet (i.e., grading information)
	Class Schedule (lecture presentations are here)
	Suggested topics for term papers
		Some references and starting places for information
		Policy on use of Internet resources

	Itinerary
	Download Costa Rica Geologic Map (9 MB PDF)
	Leave Portland Friday March 18, 2005  (Friday of finals week)
	Return to Portland Sunday March 27, 2005
	Suggestions for things to take on the trip

Class Contact List

Questions? Comments? Contact streckm@pdx.edu
Page Last Updated: Jan 28, 2005