Explore Costa Rica, 5th Edition

Pariser, Harry S

ISBN 10: 1893643557 / ISBN 13: 9781893643550

Published by Manatee Press, 2006

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This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear . It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear . It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Explore Costa Rica, 5th Edition
• Publisher: Manatee Press
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1893643557
• ISBN 13: 9781893643550
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 5th or later Edition
• Condition: Acceptable

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Synopsis

Travel with award-winning travel guide author Harry S. Pariser around Costa Rica and experience its wonders! Dive and snorkel off the coast of the remote Osa Peninsula. Experience the Caribbean coast with its rich Jamaican culture. Visit the small hotels of the Pacific Coast and the Nicoya Peninsula and remote lodges in the heart of the rainforest. Dine everywhere from gourmet restaurants to local sodas. Ascend by rope and pulley into the rainforest canopy, explore caves, surf, kayak, canoe, bungee jump, mountain bike, trek, or just lay back on a beach, relax, and watch the monkeys at play. Internal air flights, bus travel, ferry schedules, what to do, what to avoid. Studying Spanish, volunteer programs, and sustainable tourism. Maps, photos, web sites, useful tips. Humorous, informative, educational, detailed. There's no other guide quite like it!

About the Author

Mr. Pariser is a writer, artist, photographer, and graphic designer. Born and raised in southwestern Pennsylvania, he is a graduate of the College of Communications of Boston University. Mr. Pariser's first two books Guide to Jamaica and Guide to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands were published in 1986 and 1987. He has also penned guides to Barbados, Belize, the Dominican Republic, and Jamaica. Mr. Pariser has traveled extensively in Europe, Africa, Asia, Central America, and the Caribbean. He has lived in Japan:in Kyoto, in the historical city of Kanazawa (facing the Japan Sea), and in Kagoshima, a city at the southern tip of Kyushu across the bay from an active volcano. His articles and photographs have appeared in The Japan Times, Costa Rica Outlook, Belize First, Caribbean Travel &Life, the San Jose Mercury News, San Francisco Frontlines, Atevo.com, India Currents, JazzReview.com, among others. He enjoys painting, cooking, backpacking and hiking, photography, and listening to music-- especially jazz, salsa, calypso, and African pop. His other interests range from politics to anthropology to linguistics to cinema, theater, and literature. He lives in the Inner Sunet area of San Francisco. Mr. Pariser received the Society of American Travel Writer's Lowell Thomas Award 1995 Best Guidebook Award (Silver) for his Adventure Guide to Barbados.