Synopsis
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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About the Author
Toucan Maps was born in 1993 when we spent five weeks bicycling around Costa Rica. It is rough enough when a bad map leads you down a wrong turn in a vehicle, but on a bicycle it can be downright brutal.
We could not find a really good map so dozens of GIS files, hundreds of satellite images, and over ten thousand km of travel collecting GPS data, road conditions and hotel, restaurant, activity and other recommendations later we published the first Toucan Map of Costa Rica.
We sincerely hope you agree with the founder of one of the nations leading wildlife refuges that it is the best map Costa Rica has ever seen. And enjoy your travels following the new edition-Ray & Sue-Toucan Maps Inc.
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