Costa Rica by Philip Greenspun, very slightly revised in July 2008

The Story

• Miami: parrots, the wasteland, and President Nixon's vacation paradise.
• Central Valley: arrival in Costa Rica, touring the Central Valley, rafting the most scenic river in the world.
• Tortuguero: sloths and iguanas in the coastal Caribbean rainforest
• Corcovado: Scarlet Macaws convert me to the ecoreligion and we climb into the canopy for the first time.
• Monteverde Cloud Forest: Quakers, Ticos, clouds, and the most beautiful bird in the world.
• Arenal Volcano: we got within 2 km of one of the world's most active volcano and we still didn't see it.
• Hacienda Barú: an authentic Costa Rican ranch run by Colorado cattle ranchers turned rainforest preservationists.

Conclusions: general reflections on 2.5 weeks in a wonderful country.

Extras

• Costa Rica Handbook: over 100 pages from the best print guidebook to Costa Rica, full of interesting background material on the natural and human history of the country.
• Sandy Wiseman takes you through the Rainforest
• Photo Tips
• Maps
• Favorite Pictures (these are all in the text, but you might have missed one or two)
• Where I want to go next time: Places in Costa Rica that I didn't visit but would like to.
• Recommended Reference Materials
• Credits and Copyright

If you are really going...

• order the best guidebook
• Money
• Recommended Hotels
• Recommended Tour Operators

• ... and intend to stay for ever

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