Traveler's Companion Costa Rica, 2nd (Paperback)

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The Traveler's Costa Rica Companion guides you through a world filled with exciting possibilities. Explorers discover the best trails to the peaks of Cerro Chirripó and the depths of the Barra Honda caverns. Birdwatchers learn where to spot quetzals, bellbirds and brown boobies; botanists discover gardens filled with rare orchids and bromeliads. Amateur naturalists follow suggested pathways to forests teeming with wildlife and coral reefs harboring tropical fish. Even those intent on lounging on beach or in a comfortable hotel suite find themselves surrounded by nature's surprises - sloths slumbering on a nearby tree limb, toucans perched on a balcony, monkeys crashing through the forest canopy beside a swimming pool. Costa Rica is sure to captivate your senses, capture your imagination, and leave you with enchanted memories.

There are lavish color photographs that take you to your destination while you are still planning. This guide is set up in an easy-to-use format. The clearly structured entries on where to stay, eat, and how to get there, guide you directly to the things you want to see, allowing you to spend less time with your nose in your guidebook and more time enjoying your destination.

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The Traveler's Costa Rica Companion guides you through a world filled with exciting possibilities. Explorers discover the best trails to the peaks of Cerro Chirrip= and the depths of the Barra Honda caverns. Birdwatchers learn where to spot quetzals, bellbirds and brown boobies; botanists discover gardens filled with rare orchids and bromeliads. Amateur naturalists follow suggested pathways to forests teeming with wildlife and coral reefs harboring tropical fish. Even those intent on lounging on beach or in a comfortable hotel suite find themselves surrounded by nature's surprises - sloths slumbering on a nearby tree limb, toucans perched on a balcony, monkeys crashing through the forest canopy beside a swimming pool. Costa Rica is sure to captivate your senses, capture your imagination, and leave you with enchanted memories. There are lavish color photographs that take you to your destination while you are still planning. This guide is set up in an easy-to-use format. The clearly structured entries on where to stay, eat, and how to get there, guide you directly to the things you want to see, allowing you to spend less time with your nose in your guidebook and more time enjoying your destination. (5 3/4 x 8 3/4, 272 pages, color photos, maps)

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Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Globe Pequot; 2nd edition (June 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0762708964
• ISBN-13: 978-0762708963
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,128,702 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars little to no detail, December 18, 2008

By	kgh624 (Seattle WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Costa Rica Travel Map (Globetrotter Travel Map) (Map)

We drove from San Jose, to Arenal, to Punta Islita, to Tamarido, to Liberia. I bought this map as well as the Waterproof Travel Map of Costa Rica, based on reviews I read that each gave important/different type of info and both would be useful. I ended up using the Waterproof Travel Map of Costa Rica about 99% of the time - it does an excellent job of detail on roads/landmarks/hotels/restaurants, and is for the most part up-to-date. This Globetrotter map however lacks in significant, updated detail. I would have been disappointed to have only had this map. The only 1% of the time that it was useful was that it labeled the bridge onto the Nicoya Peninsula as the 'Bridge of Friendship' (this actually wasn't labeled on the other map) and we looked forward to crossing it the entire trip (we were traveling with friends).

Now that I've told you about the Bridge of Friendship...skip this map.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars By Bus, not driving, January 20, 2008

By	David J. Campbell (Faribault, MN United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Costa Rica Travel Map (Globetrotter Travel Map) (Map)

We took busses and planes while in Costa Rica. This was a good map for planning our itenerary and making final decisions. You still need to converse with locals and bus schedules etc while there. taxi drivers were good sources as well.

Look for a better map of San Jose if you plan to stay more than a couple of days. Lots to see there if you want. We rode the busses all over and the drivers were good at dropping you at odd places or picking you up if you flagged them down.

5.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive for the Costa Rica traveler., August 20, 2009

By	James L. Cheevers (Texas/Costa Rica) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Costa Rica Travel Pack (Globetrotter Travel Packs) (Paperback)

There is a great amount of literature on Costa Rica. This package contains a good part of the information neccesary to navigate the
country.