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1 online resource. |
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Hunter travel |
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Travel adventures |
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Hunter travel guides.
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Travel adventures.
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| Note |
Title from PDF cover (viewed Feb. 10, 2012). |
| Summary |
Annotation This is based on our full Adventure Guide to Costa Rica. It zeroes in on the Pacific Coast, including such destinations as Puntarenas, Isla del Coco, Carara Biological Reserve, Jacó, Quepos our Adventure Guides show you how. Experience the places you visit more directly, freshly, intensely than you would otherwise sometimes best done on foot, in a canoe, or through cultural adventures like art courses, cooking classes, learning the language, meeting the people. This can make your trip life-changing, unforgettable. All of the detailed information you need is here about the hotels, restaurants, shopping, sightseeing. But we also lead you to new discoveries, turning corners never before turned, helping you learn about the world in a new way Adventure Guides make that possible. Following are a few reviews of the full guide: I am here in Costa Rica in an internet cafe and had to take the time to tell everyone what a good book this is. It really gave us everything we needed to plan our trip and now that we are here, we use it to find just about everything. If you have not visited Costa Rica yet, get a copy of this book and come on down -- it is fabulous. -- PURA VIDA! My husband and I just spent our honeymoon in Costa Rica and believe it or not, found this Adventure Guide to be the best resource for exciting things to do and see. It was also accurate for finding hotels that had that little bit of extra ambiance we wanted for romance. We had used Lonely Planet guidebooks on other trips but found this guidebook to be much better. It's easy to use, has lovely photographs, and for rainy nights it made good armchair reading. I heartily recommend the Adventure Guide for a wonderful vacation in Costa Rica. -- Amazon reviewer. I took off a point for the pedestrian writing and the sub-standard photographs (The numerous quotes struck me as tangential, but I really liked the design ephemera, including the original luggage tag from Hotel Europa, CR's oldest hotel, a nice touch!) Now, on to the good stuff: First off, Bruce and June Conord's alternative accomodations was imaginative and indispensable for me, and of course, in the true spirit of adventure. Secondly, of all the rough-and-tumble excursions they present, my favorite was their walking tour of historical San José. On foot is really the only way to see Costa Rica's one and only capital city. -- Amazon reviewer. |
| Contents |
Author Profiles; Introduction; How to Use this Book; Costa Rica At A Glance; Top 20 Spots; Suggested Destinations; Surfing Safaris; Wild Windsurfing; Fantastic Fishing; Gay and Lesbian Travel; Travel Essentials; Entry Requirements; Passports; Measurements, Dates and Time; What to Take; Customs and Immigration; Way to Go; Flying to Costa Rica; Recommended Operators; Coming and Going; Arriving; Leaving; The Land Between the Oceans; Geography; Environment; Climate; The Certificate of Sustainable Tourism; Flora; Mangroves; Strangler Fig; Orchids; Fauna; The People, Their History; History; Modern Times. |
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Being ThereCulture and Customs; Holidays and Fiestas; Food and Drink; Alternative Accommodations; Down on the Farm; Bed and Breakfasts; Hostels; Camping; Getting Around; San José and Vicinity; Around the Country; Insurance; Rugged Terrain; Car Rental Companies; Learning Spanish; In San José; In Escazú; In Heredia; Rural and Beach Schools; Sports; Money Matters; Safety and Crime; Health, Special Concerns; Communications; Phone Calls; Getting On-Line; Just in Case; Credit Card Issues; Costa Rica Tourist Board; Emergencies; Embassies; Pacifica; Puntarenas; Isla del Coco; Places to Stay and Eat. |
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Carara Biological ReserveJacó; Places to Stay and Eat; North of Jacó; In Jacó; Adventures; Playa Hermosa; Quepos and Manuel Antonio National Park; Nightlife; Places to Stay and Eat; Quepos Town; Manuel Antonio; Gay-Friendly Options; Out of Town; Dominical; Places to Stay and Eat; Hacienda Baru; Nauyaca Waterfalls; Uvita and Playa Ojocha (Playa Tortuga); Places to Stay and Eat; Talamanca Mountains; Along the Cerro de la Muerte; Places to Stay and Eat; San Isidro de General; Places to Stay and Eat; Chirripó National Park; Reservations to Climb; Access Routes, the Night Before; Zona Sur, the South Pacific. |
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Osa PeninsulaPlaces to Stay; Drake Bay; Places to Stay; Isla Caño; Corcovado National Park; Puerto Jiménez; Tours and Adventures; Places to Stay and Eat; Golfito; Tours and Adventures; Golfo Dulce; Playa Zancudo; Pavones; Panama or Bust; Parque Internacional La Amistad; Boruca Country; San Vito; Appendix; Useful Websites; Rainy Day Reading; Showtime; Spanish Vocabulary; Days; Months; Numbers; Conversation; Time; Directions; Accommodations; Transportation Schedules and Fares; Services from San José to Surrounding Towns; Inter-City Connections; International Service. |
| Subject |
Pacific Coast (Costa Rica) -- Guidebooks.
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Costa Rica -- Guidebooks.
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TRAVEL -- Central America.
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Costa Rica. (OCoLC)fst01205604
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Costa Rica -- Pacific Coast.
(OCoLC)fst01274529
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| Genre/Form |
Guidebooks. (OCoLC)fst01423871
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Conord, Bruce. Costa Rica''s Pacific Coast. Florida : Hunter Publishing, Inc., ©2012 |
| ISBN |
9781588438157 (electronic bk.) |
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1588438155 (electronic bk.) |
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