Travel : Central America

America’s #1 bestselling travel series. Written by more than 175 outspoken travelers around the globe, Frommer’s Complete Guides help travelers experience places the way locals do. • More annually updated guides than any more...

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"Full of good tips and suggestions.". — Chicago Tribune. "Packed with information on how to eat and sleep without depleting your bank account". — Louisville Courier. Are You Ready to Travel Smart?. If you'd like to get the most out of your dollar and your trip, this is the guide for you. I put a fresh spin on budget travel, showing you how to see the best for less and how to see it in a more authentic way-the way the locals do. The guide promises travelers a first-class trip on a third-class budget, with experiences that bring travelers closer to Costa Rican culture—language and cooking classes, volunteering to protect sea turtles during nesting season, and more. Destinations will include the Monteverde Cloud Forest, the Guanacaste beaches, Tortuguero, Manuel Antonio National Park, and the thriving capital city of San José. An illustrated guide to Costa Rica’s wildlife as well as coverage of the country’s history, culture, food, and drink. Happy Travels,.:.;. Pauline Frommer. www.frommers.com/pauline. Winner of Best Guidebook for 2006 from the North American Travel Journalists Association ( Pauline Frommer's New York City ). more...

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Written by the authors of our award-winning Yucatán Adventure Guide, this book offers comprehensive coverage of Costa Rica and its people. Travel to the major national parks and preserves; hike in rain forests. Explore the country’s vibrant history, culture and wildlife. Firsthand advice on travel in the country’s various environments - mountain, jungle, beach, city. Plant and animal life, archeology, history, attractions on and off the regular tourist path. Staggering detail. Lively text and plenty of interesting art. Over 40 maps. more...

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Personally researched by a longtime resident, Costa Rica For Dummies is an easy-to-follow, down-to-earth guide for planning and enjoying a terrific trip to a fascinating country. With Costa Rica for Dummies in hand, you'll discover rugged wilderness preserves and sleepy beach towns, spectacular orchid gardens and mineral hot springs at the foot of a steaming volcano. more...

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America’s #1 bestselling travel series. Written by more than 175 outspoken travelers around the globe, Frommer’s Complete Guides help travelers experience places the way locals do.:.;. More annually updated guides than any other series.;. 16-page color section and foldout map in all annual guides.;. Outspoken opinions, exact prices, and suggested itineraries.;. Dozens of detailed maps in an easy-to-read, two-color design. 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! more...

Price: $19.99