This guide to Costa Rica focuses on San Jose, the Caribbean coast, Pacific coast and north-central Costa Rica. It covers all the major sights, area by area, in an easily navigable format. Descriptions of tourist attractions include the tropical rainforest, cosmopolitan and cultural delights of San Jose, dramatic volcanoes and untrodden beaches. Background historical information is given, as well as advice on shopping and entertainment and the low-down on Costa Rican cuisine. There is an A-Z of practical information, listings of recommended hotels and restaurants and useful expressions in Spanish. The book also contains special features on topics ranging from turtle nesting to cruising the coast, and three-toed sloths to coffee cultivation. Maps show Costa Rica and Central San Jose, and there are dozens of colour photographs throughout.
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Buddy Mays is a contributor for Berlitz titles including: 'Berlitz Pocket Guide Costa Rica'
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This is a very small/short book that serves better as an overview prior to your trip. There is some good, very general information, but nothing very specific.
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Hi, I am working at ILISA Spanish Language Institute in San Jose, Costa Rica and I just want to say that this book helps our students a lot by giving them helpful inside information and thus by getting to know all the ins and outs about this fantastic country. Thanks!
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Nestled between Nicaragua to the north and Panama to the south in southern Central America, Costa Rica has become the "must-see" destination in the Western Hemisphere for nature-loving travellers. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Costa Rica, San Jose, Central America, Braulio Carrillo, Central Valley, Puerto Viejo, Manuel Antonio, Arenal Volcano, United States, Barra del Colorado, Avenida Central, Inter-American Highway, Plaza de la Cultura, Tortuguero Channels, Barva Cloud Forest, Cordillera Central, Gran Hotel, Museo Nacional, Cahuita National Park, New World, Ciudad Quesada, Punta Uva, Quebrada Gonzales, Santa Rosa National Park, Arenal Lake New!
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Nestled between Nicaragua to the north and Panama to the south in southern Central America, Costa Rica has become the "must-see" destination in the Western Hemisphere for nature-loving travellers. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
gallo pinto, giant sea turtles, biological reserve, cloud forest Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Costa Rica, San Jose, Central America, Braulio Carrillo, Central Valley, Puerto Viejo, Manuel Antonio, Arenal Volcano, United States, Barra del Colorado, Avenida Central, Inter-American Highway, Plaza de la Cultura, Tortuguero Channels, Barva Cloud Forest, Cordillera Central, Gran Hotel, Museo Nacional, Cahuita National Park, New World, Ciudad Quesada, Punta Uva, Quebrada Gonzales, Santa Rosa National Park, Arenal Lake New!
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- Cloud Forest by Joan North on page 33, page 34, and page 35
- Costa Rica: An Ecotravellers Guide -- 2006 publication by Robinson on page 25
- The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway on page 15
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