Anastasio Alfaro (February 16, 1865 – January 20, 1951) was a

Costa Rica Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America. It borders Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, as well as Maritime bo ...

zoologist Zoology ( , ) is the scientific study of animals. Its studies include the structure, embryology, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct, and how they interact with their ecosystems. Zoology is one ...

geologist A geologist is a scientist who studies the structure, composition, and History of Earth, history of Earth. Geologists incorporate techniques from physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, and geography to perform research in the Field research, ...

and

explorer Exploration is the process of exploring, an activity which has some Expectation (epistemic), expectation of Discovery (observation), discovery. Organised exploration is largely a human activity, but exploratory activity is common to most organis ...

. Alfaro was director of the National Museum of Costa Rica, and whilst holding this position arranged the Costa Rican display at the

Historical American Exposition The 1892 Historical American Exposition held in Madrid was intended to mark the four hundredth year of the discovery of America. Participants Several countries including Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Dominican Republic, ...

in Madrid.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 The Limon worm salamander ''

Oedipina alfaroi ''Oedipina alfaroi'' is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is found in the Caribbean versant of eastern Costa Rica (Limón Province) and northwestern Panama (Bocas del Toro Province). It is commonly known as the Limon worm s ...

'', and the '' Azteca alfari'' ant are named after him.

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1865 births 1951 deaths 19th-century zoologists Costa Rican biologists Costa Rican geologists Costa Rican explorers 20th-century zoologists {{zoologist-stub