Synopses & Reviews
Completely updated every year (unlike most of the competition), Frommer's Costa Rica features gorgeous color photos of the lush rain forest, the amazing array of wildlife, and the spectacular beaches that await you. Personally researched by a longtime resident, it's the only truly up-to-date guide that gives you such in-depth coverage of this fast-changing country, with recommended accommodations in every price category. You'll visit rugged wilderness preserves and sleepy beach towns, spectacular orchid gardens and mineral hot springs at the foot of a steaming volcano. There are adventures here 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, spotting playful spider monkeys as you hike through lush foliage, windsurfing on Lake Arenal, or watching endangered sea turtles nest on the beach. With Frommer's in hand, you'll experience the wonder of Costa Rica's amazing biodiversity, as we point out the best places to see hundreds of unique, colorful species of animals and plants. You'll even get a color fold-out map!
Synopsis
Gorgeous color photos of the lush rain forest, amazing wildlife, and spectacular beaches accompany this comprehensive guide, personally researched by a longtime resident of this fast-changing country.
Synopsis
Experience a place the way the locals do. Enjoy the best it has to offer. Frommers. Your trip begins with us.
- Expert advice on the best bird-watching, diving, surfing, and other adventures to get your adrenaline pumping.
- Outspoken opinions on whats worth your time and whats not.
- Exact prices, so you can plan the perfect trip no matter what your budget.
- Off-the-beaten-path experiences and undiscovered gems, plus new takes on top attractions.
About the Author
Eliot Greenspan is a poet, journalist, and travel writer who took his backpack 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 the author of The Tico Times Restaurant Guide to Costa Rica and Frommer’s Belize, as well as the chapter on Venezuela in Frommer’s South America, and is co-author of Frommer’s Cuba.
Table of Contents
List of Maps.
What’s New in Costa Rica.
1. The Best of Costa Rica.
2. Planning Your Trip to Costa Rica.
3. The Active Vacation Planner.
4. San José.
5. Guanacaste & the Nicoya Peninsula: The Gold Coast.
6. The Northern Zone: Mountain Lakes, Cloud Forests & a Volcano.
7. The Central Pacific Coast: Where the Mountains Meet the Sea.
8. The Southern Zone.
9. The Caribbean Coast.
Appendix A: Costa Rica in Depth.
Appendix B: Glossary of Spanish Terms & Phrases.
Index.