Costa Rica Travel Guides

CultureShock! Costa Rica

Destinations: Costa Rica

Categories: Culture, Language

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English, 329 pages, Jan 2011, Ed 3rd,  

PDF download: US$ 14.39
New & Used: from US$ 19.07

With over three million copies in print, CultureShock! is a bestselling series of culture and etiquette guides covering countless destinations around the world. For anyone at risk of culture shock, whether a tourist or a longterm resident, CultureShock! provides a sympathetic and fun-filled crash course on th...  Show details

Insight Guides Costa Rica

Destinations: Costa Rica

Categories: Animals & Wildlife, Sightseeing, Walks and Tours

English, 308 pages, Jul 2009,  

New & Used: from US$ 15.00

This fully updated new edition features illuminating text written by expert, local writers alongside inspiring full-colour photography that brings Costa Rica's people and places to life, at the turn of a page. The top attractions are highlighted to help you plan your trip priorities and a brand new 'Best of.....  Show details

Costa Rica Pocket Adventures

Destinations: Costa Rica

Categories: 2-4 week trips, Backpacker, Honeymoon & Romance, Nature, Senior Traveler, Sightseeing, Single, Student, Walks and Tours

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English, 432 pages, Jun 2009,  

PDF download: US$ 9.99

This guide contains all the practical travel information you need places to stay and eat, tourist information resources, travel advice, emergency contacts and more plus condensed sections on history and geography that give you good background knowledge of the destination. Plus, this edition is now in full col...  Show details

Footprint Costa Rica Handbook

Destinations: Costa Rica

Categories: Backpacker, Low Budget, Mid Range, Sightseeing

English, 512 pages, Jan 2009, Ed Third,  

New & Used: from US$ 22.01

Costa Rica might be the smallest of the Central American nations but it still manages to pack a big punch. A tropical paradise of cloud forests, jungles, mud baths, and thermal pools, palm-fringed beaches, and exotic wildlife, all await the intrepid traveller. Footprint’s fully updated 3rd edition is chock ...  Show details

Footprint Costa Rica, Nicaragua & Panama Handbook

Destinations: Nicaragua - Panama - Costa Rica

Categories: Backpacker, Low Budget, Mid Range, Sightseeing

English, 352 pages, Mar 2009, Ed First,  

New & Used: from US$ 22.01

Discovering the Darien Gap, sailing Central America’s largest lake, and walking in the clouds in Costa Rica  may seem like a dream, but with Footprint’s new guide to Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Panama—the only guide that covers these three countries—it is now easier than ever to translate into reality...  Show details

COSTA RICA: History and Pageantry

Destinations: Costa Rica

Categories: Animals & Wildlife, Backpacker, Beach, City, Culture, Food & Dining, History, Honeymoon & Romance, Mountain, Museums & Galleries, Nature, Parks, Relaxation, Sightseeing, Student, Trekking & Hiking, Walks and Tours

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English, 12 pages, Apr 2009,  

PDF download: US$ 3.95

Did you know that a boozing American general played a huge role in the shaping of Costa Rica's history? Read the story of how Costa Rica was born and bred, along with where to go for spectacular natural scenery and cultural attractions, where to stay, where to dine. ...  Show details

Lonely Planet Costa Rican Spanish Phrasebook

Destinations: Costa Rica

Categories: Language

English, 256 pages, Nov 2010, Ed 3rd,  

New & Used: from US$ 7.32

Grab this phrasebook and trade tiquismos with the Ticos, chase the best beach break, track down a toucan and go home knowing you’ve had an all-round pura vida time. Our phrasebooks give you a comprehensive mix of practical and social words and phrases in more than 120 languages. Chat with the locals and di...  Show details

Lonely Planet Costa Rica

Destinations: Costa Rica

Categories: Backpacker, Low Budget, Mid Range, Sightseeing

English, Sep 2010, Ed 9th,  

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Nobody knows Costa Rica like Lonely Planet, and our 9th edition helps you build the perfect itinerary. Whether that’s whitewater rafting down the Río Reventazón, sunbathing in laid-back Montezuma, quetzal-spotting in the Monteverde Cloud Forest, or swaying to reggaetón at an open-air bar in Cahuita – y...  Show details

Globetrotter Costa Rica Travel Atlas

Destinations: Costa Rica

Categories: Mid Range, Sightseeing

English, 72 pages, Mar 2009,  

An informative and beautifully illustrated Atlas with concise, user-friendly text. Detailed maps highlight scenic routes, national parks and places of interest and are accompanied by full-colour photographs, climate charts and “main attractions” fact panels.  The Area Map section contains all the top tou...  Show details

Let's Go Costa Rica: The Student Travel Guide

Destinations: Costa Rica

Categories: Sightseeing, Student

English, 432 pages, Dec 2009,  

New & Used: from US$ 17.60

From green mountains and white-sand beaches to expansive coffee fields and active volcanoes, Costa Rica awaits. You name it, our intrepid student researchers have found it—and they’ve made sure you can afford it. Watch Tico farmers grow coffee in Heredia, ride waves with expert surfers in Playa Tamarindo,...  Show details