Lonely Planet Costa Rica

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Series: Lonely Planet Travel Guides

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While the reviews of the places I visited seemed to be accurate, the overall organization seemed to be done by someone who had never been to Costa Rica. The relation between towns and hotels on the east coast involves a bit of fantasy. I am not convinced that the authors visited the same places I did. In particular, the guide book suggests you check out La Jungla beer, a microbrewery in the town of Punta Uva. Not only is Punta Uva really not much of a town (the locals would refer to the same place as either Punta Uva or Peurto Viejo depending on how you asked the question), the locals think the idea of a micro-brewery in Punta Uva is funny! I will definetly be taking anything in a Lonely Planet guide book with a grain of salt from here on out! (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Lonely Planet	—	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Firestone, Matthew	—	main author	some editions	confirmed
Miranda, Carolina A.	—	main author	some editions	confirmed
Mitra, Guyan	—	main author	some editions	confirmed
Penland, Paige R.	—	main author	some editions	confirmed
Rachowiecki, Rob	—	main author	some editions	confirmed
Thompson, John	—	main author	some editions	confirmed
Vorhees, Mara	—	main author	some editions	confirmed
Yanagihara, Wendy	—	main author	some editions	confirmed

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Costa Rica

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Bribri, Costa Rica

Chorotega language

Cordillera de Guanacaste

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List of Costa Rican monkey species

Malpais, Costa Rica

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Amazon.com Amazon.com Review (ISBN 0864423667, Paperback)

Many Costa Rica guides provide hotel, restaurant, and arrival information, but Lonely Planet's stands out from the pack. Written by Rob Rachowiecki, an award-winning travel writer and naturalist, this guide delves into Costa Rica's flora, fauna, and nature reserves like no other. Rachowiecki's Costa Rica includes a 36-page color wildlife guide, contacts, and details on outdoor activities from kayaking to scuba diving, and bird watching to surfing. There are 54 maps of cities, towns, regions, and parks, plus a comprehensive e-mail and Web site directory, and scads of eating and accommodations options, from budget to upscale. With its rainforests, wildlife, volcanoes, and beaches, Costa Rica is among the most beautiful destinations, and Rachowiecki's guide prepares you to explore and enjoy.

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The authors provide useful background information on Costa Rica including information on the local religion, sites of interest and things to watch out for - such as the 35,000 known species of insects! Insider tips are given on the best surfing, diving and snorkelling.… (more)