Costa Rica on a double-sided, waterproof & tear-resistant map with a street plan of central San José, produced by the National Geographic Society in cooperation with the Instituto Geográfico Nacional, Costa Rica’s national survey organization. The country is divided east/west, with a generous overlap between the two sides. Topography is shown by contours at 100m intervals, enhanced by relief shading & spot heights. Along the coast reefs, rocks & shallow water areas are marked. The map indicates various types of vegetation: forests, palm forest, mangrove, & fresh or salt water swamps. Road network

Includes:: gravel tracks & indicates roads passable only in summer. Railways & local airstrips are marked, as well as the country’s internal administrative boundaries together with names of the provinces. The map highlights seven different types of protected areas: national wildlife refuges, protection zones, wetlands, national parks, forest reserves, biological reserves, & absolute nature reserves, plus national monuments, all listed in a special index. A UTM grid is printed on the map, plus latitude & longitude margin ticks at 10` intervals. The map

Includes:: a street plan of central San José, naming principal streets & districts, & highlighting various places of interest to visitors. Also included are enlargements for Isla del Coco, Isla del Caño, an overview map of Central America, & an index of selected towns.



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Costa Rica Bird Finding Guide by Barrett Lawson is an indexed, detailed information guide to the diversity of more than 820 bird species that inhabit the country’s tropical areas, aimed at both the expert & the enthusiastic novice birders. The guide opens with a countrywide site map, before general information on Costa Rica sets the scene for the field guide section of the book which is divided into regions & sub regions of bird watching locations. Sites featured contain information on access, terrain, birding time, entrance fees, common birds to know & target birds, as well as basic black & white area maps. Please note that the Costa Rica Bird Finding Guide has opted to not include colour photographic images. ...

Laminated, waterproof tourist map of Costa Rica from Borch, with a street plan of San José & an enlargement for the central region around the capital, all with indexes listing places of interest. The main map shows the whole of the country at a scale 1:650, 000 on one side, highlighting national parks & other protected areas, various places of interest, selected campsites, etc. Along the coast, particularly on the Pacific side, the map highlights numerous beaches, surfing, windsurfing, & scuba diving sites. A separate enlargement shows more scuba diving sites on the Isla del Coco. Relief shading with peak heights plus symbols for swamps & mangrove show the country’s terrain. Internal administrative boundaries are marked & the road network indicates locations of main petrol stations. An extensive index of place names

Includes:: separate lists of protected areas & beaches. On the reverse, a large street plan San José at 1:20, 000 shows numerous hotels, services, & various places of interest, all included in separate lists in the index of streets. An enlargement at 1:300, 000 shows in more detail the Meseta Central region around the capital, also with an index listing both towns & places of interest. There is also information on the monthly average temperature, sunshine, precipitation, & humidity. The multilingual map legend

Includes:: English.



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Costa Rica in Marshall Cavendish`s Culture Shock! Series; comprising a range of guides that inform visitors of the finer points & details relating to social etiquette, traditions & customs; bringing visitors to a sensitive yet substantial understanding of the country or city in question. The series targets those who are planning long stays in the destination or extended periods of residence. The guides are written by authors who have experienced the joys & pitfalls of cultural adaptation, & so are ideally placed to provide informative & relevant advice. Each title contains insights into local culture & traditions, guidance on adapting to the local environment, linguistic help & lots of general advice about local culture & idiosyncrasies to help prepare readers for their visit. Each title is structured similarly, beginning with the first impressions a visitor might expect to have. The guides aim to help readers understand the local culture through first appreciating the motivations, beliefs & attitudes of the local people. Practical advice on settling in is provided, with focused sections on accommodation, utilities, health, education & telecommunications. There is also extensive information on the destination’s culture, food & leisure, in addition to a specific section addressing the concerns of those travelling on business. ...

Costa Rica in the Frommer's Day By Day series is a pocket-sized guide ideal for short trips, covering a variety of budgets. The best sights of each destination are listed in convenient full-day tours for one, two or three days such as: thematic tours for interests including art, architecture & history are described, allowing you to get the most out of your time; walking tours take you around each destination ...

Costa Rica in the Discover series from Lonely Planet; covering a range of countries worldwide & practically designed to allow travellers to find the most iconic sites & attractions at a glance. Uniquely designed, each title in the series

Includes:: a series of lists of the best things to do & see, with highlights, thematic

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Costa Rica in the Eyewitness travel guide book series from Dorling Kindersley; lavishly illustrated & particularly concerned with providing the visitor with detailed background information to sightseeing in the chosen destination & a broad cultural introduction. Popular historical buildings & museums are often described with cutaway diagrams allowing you to view ...

Costa Rica in the Eyewitness travel guide book series from Dorling Kindersley; lavishly illustrated & particularly concerned with providing the visitor with detailed background information to sightseeing in the chosen destination & a broad cultural introduction. Popular historical buildings & museums are often described with cutaway diagrams allowing you to view ...

Costa Rica at 1:400, 000 on a large, indexed map from Freytag & Berndt, providing a useful alternative to other maps by presenting the whole country on one side at a good scale & with a street plan of central San José. Relief is shown by hill-shading with spot heights for selected peaks & volcanoes. Swamps, waterfalls & hot springs are marked. National parks, nature reserves & Indian reservation are shown, as well as internal administrative boundaries & names of the provinces. A small inset at 1:100, 000 shows Isla del Coco. Road detail

Includes:: untarred roads & 4WD tracks, with intermediate driving distances shown on many routes. Main railway & ferry connections are marked, also local airports, harbours & marinas. Symbols highlight various landmarks & places of interest, e.g. campsites, archaeological sites, botanical gardens, viewpoints, outdoor leisure facilities such as golf courses, equestrian centers, water sport sites, etc. The map is indexed & has a latitude & longitude lines marked at 30’ intervals & a multilingual map legend which

Includes:: English. An inset shows a street plan of San José, indicating the city’s railway stations for the Atlantic & the Pacific regions of the country, & as well as important buildings.



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