Moon Costa Rica

By Christopher P. Baker
Tenth Edition, December 2015
Pages: 624

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Price: $22.99 USD
ISBN: 9781631211393

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This full-color guide includes vibrant photos and detailed maps to help with trip planning.

Award-winning travel writer Christopher P. Baker shows travelers the way to the best of Costa Rica—whether it’s surfing the beaches of Golfo Dulce, hiking in Corcovado National Park, or dining in the upscale Escazu barrio in San José. Along with his in-depth coverage, Baker includes unique trip ideas for a variety of interests, such as “Sweet Retreats,” “Best Beaches,” and “Adrenaline Rush.” Complete with details that range from where to surf to which spots are the best for seeing wildlife, Moon Costa Rica gives travelers the tools they need to create a more personal and memorable experience.

Coverage includes:

• San José
• The Central Highlands
• The Caribbean Coast
• The Northern Zone
• Guanacaste and the Northwest
• The Nicoya Peninsula
• Central Pacific
• Golfo Dulce and the Osa Peninsula
• South-Central Costa Rica

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What’s inside Moon Costa Rica

Enjoy the very best of Costa Rica with these itineraries:

• Best of Costa Rica
• Best Beaches
• Sweet Retreats
• Ecoadventure
• Top Wildlife Spots
• Surf’s Up
• Family Fun
• Adrenaline Rush

Explore what Costa Rica has to offer.

Recommendations for the top sights, recreation, entertainment, hotels, and food in:

• San José
• The Central Highlands including Escazú and Vicinity, Cariari to La Guácima, Alajuela and Vicinity, Grecia to Zarcero, La Garita to San Ramón, Heredia and Vicinity, Braulio Carrillo National Park and Vicinity, Cartago and Vicinity, Ruta de Los Santos, Turrialba and Vicinity
• The Caribbean Coast including Highway 32 to Puerto Limón, Puerto Limón and Vicinity, Tortuguero, Barra del Colorado, Cahuita and Vicinity, Manzanillo and Vicinity, and Rio Sixaola Region
• The Northern Zone including Ciudad Quesada and Vicinity, La Fortuna to Tabacón and Arenal Volcano, Laguna de Arenal, Los Chiles and Vicinity, Highway 4 to Upala, Puerto Viejo de Sarapiquí and Vicinity
• Guanacaste and the Northwest including The Southern Plains, Monteverde and Santa Elena, Cañas and Vicinity, Liberia and Vicinity, The Far North
• The Nicoya Peninsula including Highway 21: Río Tempisque to Santa Cruz, Playas del Coco and Vicinity, Playa Flamingo and Vicinity, Tamarindo and Vicinity, Tamarindo to Junquillal, Junquillal to Carrilo, Playa Camaronal to Playa Manzanillo, and Southern Nicoya
• Central Pacific including Tárcoles to Playa Herradura, Jacó and Vicinity, Quepos and Manuel Antonio, Savegre to Dominical, and Costa Ballena
• Golfo Dulce and the Osa Peninsula including Valle de Diquis, Osa Peninsula, Golfo Dulce, The Burica Peninsula, Ciudad Neily and Vicinity
• South-Central Costa Rica including San Isidro and Vicinity, Chirripó and Vicinity, La Amistad International Park and Vicinity

Resources include a Spanish Phrasebook