Costa Rica Insight Guide

Buch | Softcover

330 Seiten

2004 | 4th Revised edition
APA Publications Pte Ltd (Verlag)
9789812349453 (ISBN)

Infos

This 330-page guidebook to Costa Rica presents the country's highlights in a comprehensive format, illustrated with hundreds of full-colour photographs and 9 maps. Key features: Places: region-by-region gazetteer section, with top attractions highlighted and cross-referenced with detailed local maps. Essay Features: incisive essays on Costa Rica?s history, people and culture, from its Pre-colombian roots to its modern love for baseball and sport fishing. Photo Features: magazine-style full-colour features on some of the country's most spectacular sights, including its volatile volcanoes and the wealth of exotic bird species. Travel Tips: practical listings section, including Accommodation, Entertainment, Transport and essential contact addresses and numbers.

Inhalt

Contents: Maps - Costa Rica - San Jose - Central Valley - Central Pacific - The North - Caribbean Coast - The South - Inside front cover - Costa Rica - Inside back cover - National Parks and Reserves Introduction & History - The Happy Medium - Coast to Coast - Decisive Dates - Before Columbus - Conquest - Colonialism & Independence - Modern Times - The Way It Was Features - The People - National Parks - Sport - Big Fins and Fresh Fish - Tico Cooking - Fruit - Coffee Places - Introduction - San Jose - The Central Valley - The Central Pacific - The Northwest - The Northeast - The Caribbean Coast - The South Picture Stories - Plants - Arts and Crafts - Birds - Volcanoes Information Panels - Nicaraguan Immigration - Forest Watcher's Guide - Ecosystems - City Buses - Vampire Bats - The Resplendent Quetzal - Turtles - Ants in your Plants - Wild Cats - Isla del Coco Travel Tips - Highlights - Getting Acquainted - Planning the Trip - Practical Tips - Getting Around - Where to Stay - Where to Eat - Culture - Shopping - Hiking & Camping

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 30.8.2004
• Reihe/Serie: Insight Guides
• Zusatzinfo: Illustrations (chiefly col.)
• Verlagsort: Singapore
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 220 mm
• Themenwelt: Reiseführer ► Nord- / Mittelamerika ► Costa Rica
• ISBN-13: 9789812349453 / 9789812349453
• Zustand: Neuware