Creating a Navigational and Interpretive Sign Design Manual for the Sendero Pacífico Trail System in Costa Rica

Type of Publication

Report

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https://digital.wpi.edu/downloads/9306t268j.

Abstract or Summary

The Sendero Pacífico trail network runs from the Cloud Forest in Monteverde to the Gulf of Nicoya in Costa Rica. We worked with the World Trails Network to establish a hierarchy of signs to standardize waymarking and directions along this 60-kilometer trail network. We interviewed people from the communities along the trail as well as World Trails Network ambassadors to learn more about trail sustainability, signage contents, and community involvement. Additionally, we utilized geographic information system software to mark points along the trail where a sign is needed. We created example signs as well as a manual to aid in the construction and placement of signs along the trail.

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Bibliographical Data

• Author: Malyssa Deranian, Abigail Maynard, Nickolas Pellegrini, and Michael Sposato
• Title: Creating a Navigational and Interpretive Sign Design Manual for the Sendero Pacífico Trail System in Costa Rica
• Year: 2022
• Publisher: Worcester Polytechnic Institute