” Insight Guides: Inspiring your next adventure” Costa Rica s national parks offer fantastic hiking, birdwatching, & adventure sports, plus great coffee, & its idyllic beaches are a big draw, too. Be inspired to visit by the new edition of Insight Guide Costa Rica, a comprehensive full-color guide to this spectacular Central American country. Inside Insight Guide Costa Rica A fully-updated edition by our expert Latin America author. stunning, specially-commissioned new photography that brings this small, but diverse country & its people to life. Highlights of the state s top attractions, from the heavenly beaches of Punta Uva & the small but exquisite Manuel Antonio Park to thrilling adventure trips in the rainforest canopy, in our Best of Costa Rica. Descriptive region-by-region accounts cover the whole country, from the cloud forests & rich natural diversity of the Northwest to the sandy beaches of the Caribbean Coast. Detailed, high-quality maps throughout will help you get around & travel tips give you all the essential information for planning a memorable trip, including our independent selection of the best restaurants. About Insight Guides Insight Guides has over 40 years experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce around 400 full-color print guide books & maps as well as picture-packed e Books to meet different travellers needs. Insight Guides unique combination of beautiful travel photography & focus on history & culture together create a unique visual reference & planning tool to inspire your next adventure. ” Insight Guides has spawned many imitators but is still the best of its type. ”
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Costa Rica on a waterproof & tear-resistant map from ITMB at 1:300, 000, with a plan of central San José, an enlargement for the environs of the capital, & a separate index of place names for each side of the map. The country is divided north/south, with a very generous overlap & San José included on both sides. The map has altitude colouring, with contours above 1000m plus spot heights. Provincial boundaries, railways, & local airstrips & landing grounds are marked. Road network

Includes:: seasonal tracks, & indicates locations of petrol stations. National parks & protected areas are marked, & symbols highlight selected accommodation, archaeological sites, museums, beaches & surfing sites, bird sanctuaries, etc. Latitude & longitude grid is drawn at 15’ intervals. Each side of the map has a separate index of place names. The map also

Includes:: a street plan of San José with names of both streets & districts, & an overprint highlighting accommodation, plus services & places of interest. Enlargements show the environs of the city & the Isla del Coco in greater detail.



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Costa Rica in the Key Guide series from AA Publishing; exploring a range of international destinations & recently been re-launched with full colour pages. Thorough & detailed in style, the guides are targeted at an older audience, exploring the principal sights, walks, activities, restaurants & accommodation of the destination. A detailed introductory section provides comprehensive information about the destination, including the economy, politics, heritage & language. There are also specific sections unique to each destination, covering society, the urban & rural, sports & leisure, art media & culture, history & science & technology. Each title is organised in the same way with destinations grouped by region or district & colour-coded to help readers navigate around the guide. An On the Move section provides details on transport, with important information on arriving, getting around (including distinctive local transport features such as metro & underground networks) & for visitors with a disability. Individual regional sections cover Sights, driving & walking opportunities, what to do, eating & accommodation. Local listings are accompanied by addresses, opening times, prices, directions & local transport options, though options for younger travellers & those with children are more limited. Extensive colour photography accompanies the text, with a range of pictures illustrations the main sites of the city, region or country. An extensive Practicalities chapter at the back of each guide carries essential information on weather, documents & customs, money, health, communication, tourist information, useful websites, finding help, opening times & entrance fees, media & books, films & maps. There is also basic information on entertainment & nightlife, sports & activities, film & music & festivals & events. ...

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Costa Rica at 1:441, 362 on a wall map from the National Geographic Society, encapsulated version, showing different types of the country’s numerous protected areas, from national parks & wildlife refuges to biological reserves & wetlands. Topography is shown by relief shading with colouring indicating forested areas. Boundaries of the country’s numerous protected areas are marked in different colours according to their official administrative status: national parks, national wildlife refuges, forest reserves, biological reserves, protection zones, wetlands & absolute nature reserves. All are listed in the map’s index. The map shows the country’s road network: the Pan-American Highway, primary or secondary paved roads & gravel or enhanced roads, & indicates locations of local airports. Also marked are internal administrative divisions into provinces with town symbols indicating provincial capitals. Latitude & longitude lines are drawn at 15’ intervals. Apart from the protected areas the index lists only a selection of towns.* This title is also available on paper without the encapsulation.*LAMINATED & ENCAPSULATED WALL MAPS:*- *laminated* wall maps have a thin layer of plastic usually applied to the printed side only. They can be written on with suitable marker pens without any damage to the map but, unless laminated on both sides, they are not damp-proof.- *encapsulated* wall maps are sealed between two sheets of plastic. They are more rigid & heavier than laminated maps of the same size. They are damp-proof & do not crinkle in humid conditions. Encapsulation gives the map a shiny surface, similar to being displayed behind glass.- *please note:* many publishers & retailers often use these two terms interchangeably. Our map titles & descriptions follow the definitions provided above. ...

Indexed, waterproof & tear-resistant road map of Costa Rica at 1:300, 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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Costa Rica Travel Atlas features a general profile of the country, highlights main attractions & tips for the traveller, national & tourist area route planners, climate charts, strip routes for calculating distances & an extensive amount of town centre maps. The atlas is indexed & map scales differ depending on what & where is being shown in its A4 format. Cartography comes second to a focus on a tourist oriented, sight related map. Motorways, national, principal, main, minor, tarred & untarred roads are featured on the map, as are airports & rail lines. Routes of specific scenic interest are in addition highlighted &, where applicable, toll roads & border posts. Any relief shading is of minimal use but some spot heights are provided. Maps show places of accommodation; hotels, camping & caravan sites, places of specific tourist interest such as beaches & sites of natural, historical or cultural importance i.e. National Parks & Reserves or battle sites. Town plans provide more local detail such as the location of churches, hospitals, post offices & parking facilities, & they list main attractions, places of accommodation, events & festivals & give a few useful contacts. ...

Costa Rica at 1:470, 000 on a tourist map from Toucan Maps printed on light, waterproof & tear-resistant synthetic paper, with an exceptionally wide range of symbols presenting various places of interest, opportunities for recreational pursuits & tourist facilities, particularly in the country ...

Costa Rica at 1:470, 000 on a tourist map from Toucan Maps printed on light, waterproof & tear-resistant synthetic paper, with an exceptionally wide range of symbols presenting various places of interest, opportunities for recreational pursuits & tourist facilities, particularly in the country ...