Waterproof, rugged and current roadmap of Costa Rica, San Jose and more than a dozen of the most visited regions. 2 sided, 39 in. x 26.25 in. (4.875 in. x 9 in. folded) Roads are clearly differentiated by color and line width for classes from limited access divided highways down to 4WD seasonal tracks. Highway on and off-ramps are shown for the entire central valley. Popular hiking and horseback trails and trail-heads are also shown. Locations are clearly marked and easy to read indexes are included for cities and towns, National Parks and other natural areas, beaches, rivers (white water rafting locations are indicated as well), peaks, volcanoes, waterfalls and the best hotels restaurants and activities. The current, accurate, detailed, and readable large scale map of Costa Rica is complimented by a set of innovative exclusive features not available anywhere else. Exclusives
o Street level details for San Jose, Alajuela, Arenal Volcano/Fortuna, Escazu, Heredia, Manuel Antonio/Quepos, Monteverde/Santa Elena, Playa Jaco, Playa Tamarindo, Puerto Jimenez, Puerto Viejo de o Talamanca, & the entire Central Valley.
o Recommendations based on 15 years experience for over two hundred hotels, resorts, lodges and even campgrounds in every price range, and over a hundred and fifty of the best restaurants.
o Proprietary symbols for distinctively Costa Rican attractions like zip-line and hanging bridge canopy exploration, butterfly gardens, rappelling down canyons, and surf camps, as well as the more typical activities like horseback riding, SCUBA, deep sea fishing, golf, rafting and many more. You can see at a glance what there is to do around Arenal volcano and Monteverde cloud forest, as well as along the road between them.
o Driving distance table and mini map for calculating trip distances and estimating drive times.
o A few dozen useful English to Spanish phrase and word translations are provided in an inset. You will appreciate having What is the best way to get there? and Can you please show me on the map? at your fingertips if you need to ask directions. This edition replaces the 4 1/2 star first edition ISBN 0-9763733-0-0 addressing the helpful comments provided in the Amazon and other reviews, updating the surfacing indications for hundreds of km of newly paved roads, correcting known errors and adding highly requested regional detail maps. |
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1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Nice mapSep 25, 2009
This is a very nice quality, easy to read, larger print, durable map. It is well made and lasted through 2 weeks in Costa Rica. Hotels, restaurants, beaches, activities and parks are listed as well as a mini Spanish lesson of common phrases. We'll be taking it again next month when we head back down.
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A must have!!!Aug 12, 2009
Haven't even gone on trip yet , but have good idea where things are and will have when we go. You don't always have the internet there. Plus it's water proof!!
0 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 CR watterproof Travel MapAug 01, 2009
The map is somewhat helpful. However, the map is similar to the roads you find in Costa Rica, not marked. I was hoping for more I guess. It is waterproof but we did not experierence alot of rain. Frankly, I'd go with another map, waterproof or not, and a GPS. GPS worked like a charm.
Awesome mapJun 26, 2009
Haven't been on my trip yet but this is an awesome map with so much detail. Having it be waterproof will surely come in handy with the rain and humidity we're sure to encounter. I would definitely recommend this map to anyone planning a trip to Costa Rica. Well worth the money.
Get one. You will not be sorry.Jun 02, 2009
I tried to get one of these Waterproof Travel Map of Costa Rica before I left for Costa Rica but it was not in stock at the time. Too bad. It is hard to find a good map in Costa Rica and, if I would have had this with me, it would have saved me some time as I made a big loop through the country. I never get lost ;>) but, since the only map I had was from the car rental company, there were a few times I was not 'exactly' sure I knew where I was or how the heck to get to where I was going. On some roads, you can travel for miles without any indication of what road you are on and I don't mean just side roads.
This map has street maps for the larger cities which would have been very useful in San Jose. I plan to go back to Costa Rica so when I got home I ordered 3. One for me, a back-up for me and one for a friend that lives there and told me that good maps are hard to find.
If you plan a trip to Costa Rica, and plan to travel, it is simple...Get One (or 2).
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