Costa Rica Guide

Paul Glassman

Open Road Publishing, Aug 6, 2002 - Travel - 480 pages

Newly revised for 2002/3 with expanded sections on great accommodations, reliable restaurants, pristine beaches, incredible diving and many other water sports. From the cloud forest, dense jungle, sandy beaches and tropical savannah to rushing river and white waterfalls, Open Road's Costa Rica Guide gives readers more choices, more detail and more useful tips than any other book in print. Get advice on ecotouring, find out the best times and places to see sea turtles nesting, explore the wilds of Corcovado National Park, or just relax in one of the many new resorts up and down the beautiful beaches of Costa Rica's Pacific coast.

Contents

• Costa Rica Guide: 14
• Land People 20: 33
• Planning Your Trip 42: 42
• Traveling Without a Tour: 48
• Youth Hostels: 54
• Basic Information: 66
• Sports Recreation: 88
• Fishing: 92
• Cruising a Tropical River System: 98
• Sleeping Out Under the Stars: 104
• Ecotourism: 110
• Best Places to Stay: 120
• San José: 129
• Getting Around Town: 135
• Where to Eat: 161
• Seeing the Sights: 172
• Nightlife Entertainment: 180
• Practical Information: 194
• The Central Valley: 200
• Braulio Carrillo National Park: 213
• The Wild East: 229
• Rio Frio: 242
• Barra del Colorado: 261
• The Pacific North: 281
• Las Juntas The Gold Mines: 300
• Tilarán Lake Arenal: 303
• Arenal Volcano: 319
• Santa Rosa National Park: 332
• The Pacific South: 381

Bibliographic information

• Title: Costa Rica Guide; Open Road's Best of Costa Rica
• Author: Paul Glassman
• Edition: 9, illustrated
• Publisher: Open Road Publishing, 2002
• ISBN: 1892975734, 9781892975737
• Length: 480 pages
• Subjects: Travel / Central America; Travel / General; Travel / Reference