Anastasio Alfaro

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Anastasio Alfaro

Anastasio Alfaro (February 16, 1865 – January 20, 1951) was a Costa Rican zoologist, geologist and explorer.

Alfaro was director of the National Museum of Costa Rica,[1] and whilst holding this position arranged the Costa Rican display at the Historical American Exposition in Madrid.[2] The Limon worm salamander Oedipina alfaroi,[3] and the Azteca alfari ant are named after him.

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  2. Watters, D.R.; Zamora, O.F. (2005). "World’s Fairs and Latin American Archaeology: Costa Rica at the 1892 Madrid Exposition". Bulletin of the History of Archaeology. 15 (1): 4–11. DOI: http://doi.org/10.5334/bha.15102
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