Footprint Costa Rica Handbook [Paperback]

Peter Hutchison (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 10, 2001 | Series: Footprint Costa Rica Handbook

Whether it's relaxation or adrenaline driven adventure you're looking for, this handbook aims to provide up-to-date information on this small Central American natural paradise. Aimed at independently minded travellers or all ages and budgets, it offers special sections on wildlife and how to plan trips to outer lying parts of the country when time is tight. Comprehensive region-by-region coverage from San Jose and its environs to the Southern Caribbean region, plus details on the developing "ecotourism"/low impact travel scene including information on bio-reserves and the best places for spotting leatherback turtles.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Peter Hutchison first visited Central America in 1992 when he travelled extensively through the region and onto South America... using FootPrint all the way! After two years working in Bolivia as a journalist on the Bolivian Times he returned to the UK. Attempts to settle in the UK have proved partially successful, but the attractions of Latin America continue regularly to pull him back to the region.

Product Details

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Footprint Handbooks (December 10, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1903471060
• ISBN-13: 978-1903471067
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 4.8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,239,031 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Recommended, August 25, 2002

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Ron Mader "Planeta.com Founder" (Mexico) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Footprint Costa Rica Handbook (Paperback)

(Planeta.com Journal) - This guide distinguishes itself with beautiful photos and a healthy respect for the needs of the ecotourist. Well-researched and well-written, the book is highly recommended. Independent travellers will find practical advice and tips for all budgets, organized tours will find good local information to get the best from their stay.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not the Best Choice, March 1, 2004

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Stuart Davis (Arlington, Va. United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Footprint Costa Rica Handbook (Paperback)

In preparing for a four-week trip to Costa Rica I bought three travel guides: Moon Handbook, Lonely Planet and Footprint. Of these, I found Footprint to be the least useful and did not bring it along to Costa Rica. Unlike the other two guides, I found its descriptions of places to stay, eat, and visit to be too brief to get much of a sense of what the places were really like.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best mass-market ecotourist guide, February 27, 2004

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J. J. Phelps "auntiejudi" (seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Footprint Costa Rica Handbook (Paperback)

Without a doubt, "Footprint" is the best mass-market ecotourist guide available for Costa Rica. Another superior book that will also interest ecotourists, conservationists, amateur naturalists and history buffs, who wish to learn more about this irresistible country is, "Costa Rica: The Last Country The Gods Made."