Costa Rica - Adventure Map (Adventure Maps) [Folded Map, Illustrated] [Map]

National Geographic (Author)

Book Description

Series: Adventure Maps | Publication Date: March 2001

Detailed travel map on waterproof paper. Scale 1:350,000. Near-photographic shaded relief and contour lines. San Jose at 1:20,000. Isla del Coco, Isla del Cano at 1:100,000. Latitudinal and longitudinal coordinates. Roads and highways. Protected areas are color-coded . Central America Inset 1:16,000,000.

--This text refers to an alternate Map edition.

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National Geographic, one of the world's largest and most respected educational organizations, has been publishing authoritative maps and atlases since its inception in 1888. --This text refers to an alternate Map edition.

Product Details

• Map
• Publisher: Rand McNally & Company; Map edition (March 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1566951534
• ISBN-13: 978-1566951531
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 4.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,324,773 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Map, February 18, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Costa Rica - Adventure Map (Adventure Maps) (Map)

This is the best detailed map that I have seen of Costa Rica. I highly recommemd it.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Useful and detailed, January 26, 2004

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Xavier Higuera Ardid "qualities" (Barcelona Spain) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Costa Rica - Adventure Map (Adventure Maps) (Map)

I used this map when I visited Costa Rica and it was useful for finding certain natural protected areas, and for choosing which roads to use. Certainly it was water resistant when visiting the rainy Monteverde zone. If you go to Costa Rica, buy it.

17 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Too large & inaccurate for regular use, March 20, 2007

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Kalon R. Jelen (Seattle, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: National Geographic Costa Rica Adventure Map (Spanish and English Edition) (Map)

The National Geographic Map series is a decent one, but this has a few glaring inaccuracies that make it untrustworthy for travel in Costa Rica. For starters, the roads and their markings are incorrect in a number of places; many roads were paved when they were marked as dirt (such as the trip from Union to Nuevo Arenal). Some landmarks were not on the map at all (Los Patos in Corcovado is not there, Sirena is on there twice). The division of the country right in the middle also makes it hard to navigate between the two sides.

It is very readable and clear, but between a lack of highlights on the locations, inaccuracies, and the size of the thing it makes the map not particularly useful for travel - there are far better options. I'd recommend the Toucan map series instead.