Costa Rica For Dummies
4th Edition
Published on 18. November 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
408 pages
978-1-118-08608-7 (ISBN)
Description
* Personally researched by a longtime resident, Costa Rica For Dummies covers all the highlights of this fast-changing country, with recommended accommodations in every price category.
* Insightful commentary and opinionated reviews. Details on San Jose and the Central Valley; the Guanacaste area, Costa Rica's "Gold Coast"; the Manuel Antonio area, the most popular ecotourism destination; the Monteverde area with its misty cloud forests; and the rest of the country
* Adventures to suit all ages and abilities: swooping from treetop platform to treetop platform on a canopy tour, taking a dip in a jungle swimming hole, or spotting playful spider monkeys as you hike through lush foliage.
* Insightful commentary and opinionated reviews. Details on San Jose and the Central Valley; the Guanacaste area, Costa Rica's "Gold Coast"; the Manuel Antonio area, the most popular ecotourism destination; the Monteverde area with its misty cloud forests; and the rest of the country
* Adventures to suit all ages and abilities: swooping from treetop platform to treetop platform on a canopy tour, taking a dip in a jungle swimming hole, or spotting playful spider monkeys as you hike through lush foliage.
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Eliot Greenspan is a poet, journalist, musician, and travel writer who took his backpack, mandolin, and typewriter the length of Mesoamerica before settling in Costa Rica in 1992. Since then, he has worked steadily as a travel writer, freelance journalist, and translator, and continued his travels in the region. He is also the author of Costa Rica Day By Day, Frommer's Costa Rica, Frommer's Belize, Frommer's Guatemala, and Frommer's Ecuador, as well as the chapter on Venezuela in Frommer's South America.
Content
Introduction 1
Part I: Introducing Costa Rica 7
Chapter 1: Discovering the Best of Costa Rica 9
Chapter 2: Digging Deeper into Costa Rica 19
Chapter 3: Deciding Where and When to Go 27
Chapter 4: Following an Itinerary: Five Great Options 36
Part II: Planning Your Trip to Costa Rica 47
Chapter 5: Managing Your Money 49
Chapter 6: Getting to Costa Rica 60
Chapter 7: Getting Around Costa Rica 66
Chapter 8: Booking Your Accommodations 71
Chapter 9: Catering to Special Travel Needs or Interests 77
Chapter 10: Taking Care of the Remaining Details 83
Part III: San José and the Central Valley 93
Chapter 11: Settling into San José 95
Chapter 12: Exploring San José 124
Part IV: Guanacaste and Environs 149
Chapter 13: Going for Gold in Guanacaste 151
Chapter 14: Exploring Guanacaste 173
Part V: Manuel Antonio and Environs 185
Chapter 15: Enjoying Magnificent Manuel Antonio 187
Chapter 16: Living the Lush Life on the Central Pacific Coast 208
Part VI: Monteverde and Environs 237
Chapter 17: Visiting the Cloud Forests of Monteverde 239
Chapter 18: La Fortuna and the Arenal Area 259
Part VII: Touring the Rest of Costa Rica 281
Chapter 19: Seeking Solitude in Southern Nicoya 283
Chapter 20: Exploring Southern Costa Rica 301
Chapter 21: Chilling on Costa Rica's Caribbean Coast 326
Part VIII: The Part of Tens 355
Chapter 22: Ten Myths about Costa Rica 357
Chapter 23: Ten Costa Rican Moments 360
Appendix: Quick Concierge 363
Index 371
Part I: Introducing Costa Rica 7
Chapter 1: Discovering the Best of Costa Rica 9
Chapter 2: Digging Deeper into Costa Rica 19
Chapter 3: Deciding Where and When to Go 27
Chapter 4: Following an Itinerary: Five Great Options 36
Part II: Planning Your Trip to Costa Rica 47
Chapter 5: Managing Your Money 49
Chapter 6: Getting to Costa Rica 60
Chapter 7: Getting Around Costa Rica 66
Chapter 8: Booking Your Accommodations 71
Chapter 9: Catering to Special Travel Needs or Interests 77
Chapter 10: Taking Care of the Remaining Details 83
Part III: San José and the Central Valley 93
Chapter 11: Settling into San José 95
Chapter 12: Exploring San José 124
Part IV: Guanacaste and Environs 149
Chapter 13: Going for Gold in Guanacaste 151
Chapter 14: Exploring Guanacaste 173
Part V: Manuel Antonio and Environs 185
Chapter 15: Enjoying Magnificent Manuel Antonio 187
Chapter 16: Living the Lush Life on the Central Pacific Coast 208
Part VI: Monteverde and Environs 237
Chapter 17: Visiting the Cloud Forests of Monteverde 239
Chapter 18: La Fortuna and the Arenal Area 259
Part VII: Touring the Rest of Costa Rica 281
Chapter 19: Seeking Solitude in Southern Nicoya 283
Chapter 20: Exploring Southern Costa Rica 301
Chapter 21: Chilling on Costa Rica's Caribbean Coast 326
Part VIII: The Part of Tens 355
Chapter 22: Ten Myths about Costa Rica 357
Chapter 23: Ten Costa Rican Moments 360
Appendix: Quick Concierge 363
Index 371