Charlie`s Charts Costa Rica (3rd Edition) covers Coast Rica from Bahia de Salinas on the north to Punta Burica on the south. It helps cruisers choose & identify anchorages & harbors to make trips ashore easier. The sketches provide information useful to a skipper & most include location of business ashore. The appendices include lists of available charts & publications, mileage table, useful telephone numbers, surfing spots & more. ...

Costa Rica in the Culture Smart range of pocket-sized guide books; providing detailed information on local customs, culture, etiquette & manners & ensuring that visitors are prepared for a diverse range of social environments. The series covers an extensive number of countries worldwide & are designed both for those working & living abroad, as well as for visitors who do not want to offend, either intentionally or inadvertently. Their aim is to prevent readers from making embarrassing mistakes & feel confident in unfamiliar situations, while preparing them before arrival on what to expect & how to behave. Each guide is arranged thematically, with dedicated individual chapters on land & people, values & attitudes, customs & traditions, making friends, people at home, ...

Costa Rica in the Culture Smart range of pocket-sized guide books; providing detailed information on local customs, culture, etiquette & manners & ensuring that visitors are prepared for a diverse range of social environments. The series covers an extensive number of countries worldwide & are designed both for those working & living abroad, as well as for visitors who do not want to offend, either intentionally or inadvertently. Their aim is to prevent readers from making embarrassing mistakes & feel confident in unfamiliar situations, while preparing them before arrival on what to expect & how to behave. Each guide is arranged thematically, with dedicated individual chapters on land & people, values & attitudes, customs & traditions, making friends, people at home, ‘time-out’, travelling & communicating. There is also a separate chapter for business travelers, with important information on subjects such as business culture, meetings & making appointments. A Further Reading section also offers a list of recommended other history, travel literature & language titles available on the country. ...

Indexed, waterproof & tear-resistant road map of Costa Rica & Panama with topographic & tourist information, published by Reise Know-How as part of their highly acclaimed World Mapping Project. The map is double-sided, one country covered on each side, to provide the best balance between a good scale & a convenient size sheet. The area ...

Indexed, waterproof & tear-resistant road map of Costa Rica & Panama at 1:550, 000 with topographic & tourist information, published by Reise Know-How as part of their highly acclaimed World Mapping Project. The map is double-sided, with a good overlap between the sides, to provide the best balance between a good scale & a convenient size sheet. Topography is presented by altitude colouring with contours & spot heights. Swamp areas, mangroves, seasonal rivers & lakes, & reefs are also indicated. Internal administrative boundaries are shown with names of the provinces. Road network

Includes:: un-surfaced local roads & tracks, & indicates driving distances on main & secondary roads & border crossings. Railways, harbours & local airfields are also shown. National parks & protected zones, including turtle protections areas are clearly marked. Symbols indicate numerous places of interest, including UNESCO world heritage sites, churches & archaeological sites, camping sites & selected hotels, hot springs, viewpoints, beaches & surfing or scuba diving locations, etc. The map has a latitude & longitude grid at intervals of 30’ & an extensive index of localities with a separate list of national parks & reserves. Map legend

Includes:: English.



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- Full-color guide
- Make your trip to Costa Rica unforgettable with 54 maps, illustrated features, & over 250 color photos.


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Costa Rica is one of the most popular destinations for travelers in search of natural beauty, outdoor adventure, & sun. In full-color & with helpful magazine-style illustrated features, Fodor's Costa Rica shows off the splendor of country's stunning natural landscapes & its varied flora & fauna like no other guide.
Expanded Coverage: New hotel & restaurant reviews in top beach towns, in & around the national parks, in San Jose, & beyond. Fodor's Costa Rica 2013 has 54 newly updated maps & over 250 color photos.
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Features: Look for richly illustrated guides of surfing the Salsa Brava, sport-fishing off the Pacific coast, canopy tours in the cloud forests, turtle-nesting tours in Tortuguero, & bird-watching in the rare tropical dry forests of Guanacaste.
Indispensable Trip Planning Tools An illustrated Biodiversity chapter guides readers through the country's varied landscapes & helps plan a vacation based on particular activities or topography.
Discerning Recommendations: Fodor's Costa Rica offers savvy advice & recommendations from local writers to help travelers make the most of their visit. Fodor's Choice designates our best picks, from eco lodges to sports outfitters. Word of Mouth"es from fellow travelers provide valuable insights.





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Full-color throughout, with a free full-color foldout map & a new Natural World chapter with photos. With Frommer's in h&, you'll experience the wonder of Costa Rica's amazing biodiversity, as we point out the best places to see hundreds of unique, colorful species of animals & plants. Completely updated every year, Frommer's Costa Rica features gorgeous color photos of the lush rainforest & the spectacular beaches that await you. Personally researched by a longtime resident, it's the only truly up-to-date guide that gives you such in-depth coverage of this fast-changing country, with recommended accommodations in every price category. This edition also features a new itinerary highlighting the best of undiscovered Costa Rica. Insightful commentary & opinionated reviews. You'll visit rugged wilderness preserves & sleepy beach towns, spectacular orchid gardens & mineral hot springs at the foot of a steaming volcano. There are adventures here to suit all ages & abilities: swooping from treetop platform to treetop platform on a canopy tour, taking a dip in a jungle swimming hole, spotting playful spider monkeys as you hike through lush foliage, windsurfing on Lake Arenal, or watching endangered sea turtles nest on the beach. ...

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. ...