The Life of Costa Rica [Hardcover]

Gloria Calderon (Author), Miguel Angel Rodriguez (Author), Benjamin Villegas (Editor), Jimmy Weiskopf (Translator)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 2001

Charming photographs from both urban and rural landscapes reveal the ethnic, religious, and ideological backgrounds of the Costa Rican people.

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About the Author

Gloria Calderon is a photojournalist and a cofounder and the president of the photographic company, FotografiArte S.A.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Villegas Editores; 1 edition (November 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9588156009
• ISBN-13: 978-9588156002
• Product Dimensions: 14.4 x 10.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,739,096 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #60 in Books > History > Americas > Central America > Costa Rica

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You'll certainly enjoy it., August 19, 2002

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This review is from: The Life of Costa Rica (Hardcover)

If you want a touristic brochure you may want to order something else. But if you want to see the "Life of Costa Rica" and enjoy the natural and human side of this unique country, you'll like it. Going through this book is like telling a great photographer to get the essence of her country and translate it for you in a way you'll enjoy and will want to see again and again. Saying that Costa Rica is just beaches and parrots is like saying that the U.S. is just hot dogs and football. If you want to see what Costa Rica means to a costarican, things you enjoyed or missed while being here, or the things you'll want to see the next time you come, this book is a great start.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The REAL Costa Rica is captured here, June 12, 2003

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Lawrence J. Hines "Joe Hines" (San Jose, California USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Life of Costa Rica (Hardcover)

Costa Rica is a beautiful and complex country with an outlook that is unique in the Americas. It is hopeful, proud, respectful of its natural beauty - and complex and contradictory. I've traveled to Costa Rica several times and I was completely impressed with how the pictures captured Tico life. I think a more powerful testimony, however, was provided by my friend, a Costa Rican living in America for over a decade: When I showed him the book, it brought him to tears with homesickness.

Few books tell better stories or capture more with pictures.

2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Excellent photographs, but limited coverage, July 18, 2002

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Sue A. Crane "etruscan1" (GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Life of Costa Rica (Hardcover)

Holding claim to some of the most beautiful beaches in the world, I was disappointed that this book did not have more Costa Rican beach shots. I did enjoy the unique perspective of covering the culture from a human standpoint, but I would have enjoyed a little more diversity.