Insight Guides Costa Rica |  | Creator: Insight Guides
Publisher: Insight Guides
Category: Book
List Price: $22.99
Buy New: $14.29
as of 9/6/2010 18:22 CDT details
You Save: $8.70 (38%)
New (25) Used (14) from $2.95
Seller: supermoviedeals
Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 782309
Media: Paperback
Pages: 308
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 6.1 x 0.5
ISBN: 9812820647
Dewey Decimal Number: 917
EAN: 9789812820648
ASIN: 9812820647
Publication Date: July 15, 2009
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
| |
| Features:
| • | ISBN13: 9789812820648 | | • | Condition: New | | • | Notes: BUY WITH CONFIDENCE, Over one million books sold! 98% Positive feedback. Compare our books, prices and service to the competition. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed |
|
| Also Available In:
|
| Similar Items:
| |
| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
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...' section provides the author's top recommendations for your visit, from the most spectacular beaches and volcanoes to the best wildlife viewing opportunities, not to mention some handy money-saving tips. An in-depth 'Places' section covers the entire country in a region-by-region format, with all the principal sites cross-referenced by number to accompanying full-colour maps for easy navigation at a glance. Attractive colour-coded sections make the guide extremely easy to use, whether you want to read the full narrative, or simply dip in and out. Fascinating features explore Costa Rica's history, from 'gold fever' and slavery to civil war and the coffee boom, its magnificent national parks, fruit and other local produce, also the Costa Rican people, or 'Ticos' and their everyday life. A comprehensive 'Travel Tips' section provides a wealth of practical information, covering transport, accommodation for all budgets, climate, shopping, nightlife, festivals, health and much more, including an A-Z section of essential tips and useful contact telephone numbers. A contents list for the Travel Tips is printed on the back cover flap which also serves as a handy bookmark. The unique combination of insightful exploration alongside practical advice means that this guide truly is a pleasure to read before, during and after your visit.
|
| Customer Reviews:
Great Overview of Costa Rica March 15, 2010
David Holubetz (Telluride, Colorado)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Very well done guidebook to Costa Rica. The Insight guides are beautifully produced books with lots of great pictures. Good info on the history of the country, the people, the food, etc. Not so much detail of accommodations and dining as Lonely Planet, but more enjoyable overall, mostly because of the great color pictures. I use the Insight guides for armchair planning at home and to get psyched for a trip, then the Lonely Planet guides when I'm in country.
One thing worth mentioning is that I have noticed over the years that the Insight guides have become more eco conscious, and more culturally aware as well. This used to be the sole province of Lonely Planet, and I have found that they (LP) have become more pedestrian while Insight has become more aware. I was very impressed with this one (Costa Rica) in particular, as they touch on many of the issues that conscious travelers are concerned with (country politics as affecting the tourist, impact of the gringo on local cultures, safety vs. overpolicing, military presence, what to buy that is not destroying the land, health resorts, sustainable development, etc.)
This book is a good place to start for anyone interested in the country, the people and travel. You can get other guidebooks or specific interest books as you need to take you more in depth.
|
|
|
