Frommer's^® Costa Rica 2006

by Eliot Greenspan

• ISBN13: 9780471752981
• ISBN10: 0471752983
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2005-11-01
• Publisher: Frommers

Summary

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!

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. Suggested Costa Rica Itineraries.

4. The Active Vacation Planner.

5. San José.

6. Guanacaste & the Nicoya Peninsula: The Gold Coast.

7. The Northern Zone: Mountain Lakes, Cloud Forests & a Volcano.

8. The Central Pacific Coast: Where the Mountains Meet the Sea.

9. The Southern Zone.

10. The Caribbean Coast.

Appendix A: Costa Rica in Depth.

Appendix B: Glossary of Spanish Terms & Phrases.

Appendix C: Costa Rican Wildlife (with assistance from E. Z. Weaver).

Index.