Proposal to Disseminate the Knowledge of Tsunamis in the Caribbean Coast of Costa Rica, Central America

Artículo científico--Universidad de Costa Rica, Vicerrectoría de Acción Social, Extensión Docente. 2014. Para mayor información puede escribir a accion.social@ucr.ac.crThis work is a proposal to spread the knowledge of tsunamis in the schools of the Caribbean coastof Costa Rica. Ignorance of basic information about tsunamis and the existing threat, could resultin deaths in areas where tsunami occur. For this reason, we have implemented this project whichis intended to inform the population of coastal schools of the natural threat and how to deal with it.It is expected to prepare the population to adequately face an emergency by tsunami and reduceits impact. The work will be done through information sessions, training workshops and the production of a video that will be used for a permanent training in schools. The selected schools are in the communities of Barra del Colorado, Barra the Tortuguero, Barra de Parismina, Puerto Limón, Cahuita, Puerto Viejo and Manzanillo.Universidad de Costa RicaUCR::Investigación::Unidades de Investigación::Ciencias Básicas::Centro de Investigación en Ciencias Geológicas (CICG