Adventure Guide to Costa Rica (Adventure Guide to Costa Rica, 3rd ed) (Paperback)

by Harry S. Pariser (Author)

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Amazon.com Review
Costa Rica is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Central America, and for good reason: a stable government and progressive conservation policies make this little jewel of a country a pleasure to explore. For anyone considering a trip to Costa Rica, Adventure Guide to Costa Rica is an ideal resource and guide. One third of the book is dedicated to Costa Rica's rich history, culture, economy, and ecology, as well as issues important to travelers such as food, recreation, accommodations, and safety. The rest of the book is dedicated to the parks and the best places to snorkel, dive, white-water raft, hike, and camp. For a truly comprehensive guide to Costa Rica's flora, fauna, and recreational opportunities, Adventure Guide to Costa Rica is a great bet.

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Make this third, updated edition a take-along tote if you're outdoors-oriented and heading to Costa Rica: this provides a healthy dose of history, cultural and natural history observation in addition to tips on where to go and how to take in the country's outdoor areas. From snorkeling to hiking and birdwatching, this outlines the best. -- Midwest Book Review

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Product Details

• Paperback: 560 pages
• Publisher: Hunter Publishing; 3rd edition (June 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1556507224
• ISBN-13: 978-1556507229
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,180,471 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not Good, December 5, 1999

By	Winton Smith (USA, New Mexico) - See all my reviews

This was my families third trip to Costa Rica, we found this book interesting, but not useful. The information on prices and hotels is old. I certainly would like to know that last time the writer actually vistit the country. His observations or opinions of quality of hotels certainly should be questioned. As well, as his ability to judge the communities. It seems like the writer has not been to Costa Rica in a long time. That goodnes we have traveled the country three times, each time with new guide book, this time, just a bad choice. Thought that anybody interested in traveling to Costa Rica should know, this is a good reference for background, but do not count on it for accurate descriptions of hotels or the communities.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is an ADVENTURE guide, not a hotel guide, March 12, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Adventure Guide to Costa Rica (Paperback)

This is not a "hotel" guide and is not meant to be!

This is a great ADVENTURE guide! Especially valuable to first-time travelers to Costa Rica and Spanish-language learners.

This is more of a background book, with sections on the climate, the history, festivals and events, flora and fauna, sports and recreation, the people, the land, the economy, and the government.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good adventure information, July 1, 1999

By A Customer

This book had excellent information in it, but some of the formating is hard to understand. Also, it is vague in where hotels are located at and without a lot of maps in the book it's hard to figure out where different places are in reference to other places. Maybe, Adventure guide implies that it is focuses mostly on adventure, but I think that budget hotels ($10 and Under) are an adventure in themselves, when I plan a trip I want some more information about what the budget hotel consists of ( Little things that give it charm, hot water, cleanliness, ect..) Overall good information about the culture and osa pennisula.