C o s t a R i c a
Reisgidsen en Landkaarten
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reisgidsen:
* AA Key Guide: Costa Rica, uitg.: AA (jan.2011), ISBN 9780749567569, paperback, 336 blz., €18,80
* BAKER, Christopher - Moon Handbooks Costa Rica, uitg.: Avalon Travel (2009), ISBN 9781598801804, ppaperback, 696 blz., €22,50
Award-winning travel writer Christopher P. Baker knows the best ways to experience Costa Rica-from surfing the beaches of Golfo Dulce to hiking in Corcovado National Park and dining in the upscale Escazu barrio in San Jose. Baker includes unique trip ideas, such as The 21-Day Best of Costa Rica, The Offbeat Experience, and Seven Days for Active Vacationers. Complete with details on the best beaches for surfing and a variety of opportunities to get outdoors, Moon Costa Rica gives travelers the tools they need to create a more personal and memorable experience.
* BAKER, Christopher P. - National Geographic Reisgids: Costa Rica, uitg.: Kosmos (3e herz.ed.2010), ISBN 9789021580272, paperback, 272 blz., bevat foto's, kaarten, plattegronden. €21,95
* Capitool Reisgidsen - Costa Rica, uitg.: Van Reemst (2008), ISBN 9789041033857, gebonden, 288 blz., geheel in kleur op luxe papier, bevat ruim 650 kleurenillustraties, €24,90
* HUTCHISON, Peter - Footprint Costa Rica Handbook, uitg.: Footprint Handbooks (3e ed.2008), ISBN 9781906098377, gebonden, 470 blz., bevat 45 landkaarten/plattegronden, €21,80
Costa Rica might be the smallest of the Central American nations but it still manages to pack a punch. A tropical paradise of cloud forests, jungles, mud baths and thermal pools, palm-fringed beaches and exotic wildlife, all await the intrepid traveller. Footprint's fully updated 3rd edition is brimming with information on the best adventure activities, diving, surfing and trekking, plus eco-friendly options of where to sleep and all the necessaries on where to eat, drink and party. Full and detailed listings of the many different adventure activities on offer, including surfing, climbing, diving and trekking. The lowdown on where to stay, with listings for all budgets, whether you're after a treehouse hammock or a luxury eco-lodge. Perfect for the eco-traveller with detailed information on the many different nature reserves and how to get the best experiences from them. All the necessaries on where to eat, drink and party. New lightweight, durable format.
* O'BRYAN, Linda & Hans Zaglitsch - Dominicus: Costa Rica, uitg.: Gottmer (2008), ISBN 9789025739874, ppaperback, 248 blz., €19,95
* Insight Guide Costa Rica, uitg.: Cambium (2009), ISBN 9789066551671, paperback, 350 blz., 250 kleurenfoto's, 10 kaarten/plattegronden, €24,90
In het eerste gedeelte van deze gids leest u alles over de geschiedenis, cultuur en de mensen. Het tweede gedeelte neemt u mee op reis. Van de hoofdstad San José naar de groene en vruchtbare Centrale Vallei. Vandaar naar het helderblauwe water aan de Caribische kust en vervolgens op zoek naar het spectaculaire vogelleven in het oerwoud. Deze hoofdstukken worden afgewisseld met themapagina's over de 'Ecosystemen van Costa Rica', 'Zeeschildpadden', en de exotische 'Quetzal'. In het gedeelte 'Reisinformatie' vindt u alles over vervoer, accommodatie, reisbenodigdheden, toeristische tips, klimaat, milieu, taal, nuttige adressen en talloze andere wetenswaardigheden.
* Insight Guides - Costa Rica, uitg.: APA Publications (mei 2011), ISBN 9789812823625, paperback, 308 blz., €21,80
* Lonely Planet - Costa Rica Travel Guide, uitg.: Lonely Planet Publications (9e ed. okt.2010), ISBN 9781741794748, paperback, 588 blz., bevat 81 landkaarten/plattegronden, €23,20
Detailed maps and tailored itineraries. Green Costa Rica: inspiring new colour section on sustainable tourism. Expanded off-the-beaten-track coverage of the Central Valley & Highlands. Specialist contributors and interviews with locals. Where to bed down in Costa Rica.
* Lonely Planet - Discover Costa Rica (1e ed. dec.2010), ISBN 9781742201436, paperback, 400 blz., €23,20
* Lonely Planet - Central America on a Shoestring: Big Trips on small Budgets, uitg.: Lonely Planet (7e ed.okt.2010), ISBN 9781741045963, paperback, 776 blz., €24,60
Beschrijft Yucatan Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica en Panama.
* LUFT, Arno - Wereldwijzer Costa Rica, uitg.: Elmar (2008), ISBN 9789038917009, paperback, 352 blz., geïllustreerd in kleur, €22,50
* MEAD, Rowland - Globetrotter Travel Pack: Costa Rica, uitg.: New Holland (nov.2011), ISBN 9781780090160, paperback in foudraal met los bijgevoegde landkaart, 128 blz., €13,00
* Nelles Gids - Costa Rica, uitg.: Het Spectrum (2007), ISBN 9789027446312, paperback, 256 blz., €13,95
* Rough Guides – The Rough Guide to Costa Rica, uitg.: Rough Guides (6e ed. sep.2011), ISBN 9781848369061, paperback, 448 blz., €21,80
* Thomas Cook - Travellers Costa Rica, uitg.: Thomas Cook Publ., paperback, €14,50
cultuur:
* KOUTNIK, Jane - Culture Smart! Costa Rica, uitg.: Kuperard, ISBN 9781857333244, paperback, 168 blz., €10,20
Culture Smart! offers illuminating insights into the culture and society of a particular country. It will help you to turn your visit-whether on business or for pleasure-into a memorable and enriching experience. Contents include customs, values, and traditions, historical, religious, and political background; life at home; leisure, social, and cultural life; eating and drinking; do's, don'ts, and taboos; business practices; communication, spoken and unspoken.
natuur:
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EID, Fiona & Twan Leenders; Jim Zook; Robert Dean -
The Wildlife Of Costa Rica: A Field Guide, uitg.: Comstock Book/Cornell University Press (juni 2010),
ISBN 9780801476105, paperback, 284 blz., bevat 40 kleurenfoto's, 580 kleurenillustraties, 1 tabel, 2 kaarten, €29,50
(Amerikaanse editie)
* REID, Fiona & Twan Leenders; Jim Zook; Robert Dean - The Wildlife Of Costa Rica: A Field Guide, uitg.: Christopher Helm (okt. 2010), ISBN 9781408130094, paperback, 284 blz., bevat 40 kleurenfoto's, 580 kleurenillustraties, 1 tabel, 2 kaarten, €36,30 (Britse editie)
This full-color field guide is an indispensable companion to the most popular neotropical ecotourism destination: Costa Rica. Featuring all the mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and arthropods that one is likely to see on a trip to the rainforest (as well as those secretive creatures such as the jaguar that are difficult to glimpse), The Wildlife of Costa Rica is the guide to have when encountering trogons, tapirs, and tarantulas. In addition to providing details for identifying animals along with interesting facts about their natural history, this guide offers tips for seeing them in the wild.
This new lightweight field guide provides nature enthusiasts visiting Costa Rica with the best introduction to the country's amazing diversity of wildlife. It is the first general field guide to Costa Rica to combine the most sought-after features: treatment of all major phyla in the country; coverage of the animals most likely and most desirable to be seen; more than 600 detailed illustrations integrated with the text (the preferred method of animal identification in the wild); full species accounts including ID points, range and habitat, size, and behaviors; a wealth of natural history information, including more than 20 photographic natural history features; and tips for seeing animals.
* FOGDEN, Michael and Patricia - Photographic Guide: Birds of Costa Rica, uitg.: New Holland Publ., ISBN 1843309602, paperback, 144 blz., bevat circa 300 foto's, uitverkocht - niet meer leverbaar
This photographic guide deals with the basics of bird identification in Costa Rica by presenting those species that are most likely to be seen in accessible habitats throughout the region. The book is aimed directly at field identification. For those species that are sexually dimorphic, have both breeding and non-breeding plumages, or in which the juvenile plumage differs markedly from that of the adult, more than one photograph has been included. Thumbnail silhouettes aid the reader in quickly locating the correct group of birds, and for each species account a map shows the bird's distribution.
* GARRIGUES, Richard - A Field Guide to the Birds of Costa Rica [Helm Field Guides], uitg.: Christopher Helm (2007), ISBN 9780713683691, paperback, 416 blz., Illustrations Plates throughout, €36,30
The principle objective of this book is to help you correctly identify birds in Costa Rica. Each family of birds is introduced by a brief description that should help the novice birder determine to which group a bird belongs. Nearly every species is illustrated by one or more images, as needed. Corresponding to each species' illustration is a written account on the facing page. The account begins with the unique field marks to look for that will distinguish each species from similar ones. Following the description of unique markings is information about how common a species is and where it occurs geographically. To the left of most accounts is a thumbnail map of Costa Rica showing the species' range within the country. Many species accounts include a description of vocalization.
* HEPWORTH, Adrian - Wild Costa Rica: Wildlife and landscapes of Costa Rica, uitg.: New Holland Publ., ISBN 9781847731135, gebonden, 176 blz., bevat 250 kleurenfoto's en 4 landkaarten,€43,50
This superbly illustrated book investigates the key habitats including rainforest, cloudforest and paramo, and showcases the diverse abundance of wildlife that they support. Wild Costa Rica explores the country's outstanding network of protected areas, including flagship wildlife-watching locations such as Monteverde, Volcan Irazu and Tapanti. It features exciting and spectacular species such as the Scarlet Macaw, Resplendent Quetzal, Three-toed Sloth, Tapir, Margay and Spider and Howler Monkeys. No less impressive are the myriad smaller mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, insects and plants. Illustrated throughout with more than 200 superb photographs, Wild Costa Rica is a celebration of, and a showcase for, the splendour and diversity of this small country's natural history. Written in an engaging, educational and thought-provoking style, it also describes the ongoing efforts to protect and nurture wildlife habitats and species.
* LAWSON, Barrett - Where to Watch Birds in Costa Rica, uitg.: Christopher Helm (2010), ISBN 9781408125120, paperback, 360 blz., €28,90
More than 820 species occur in this small country and almost a third of the country is protected in reserves. This superb new guide features 53 top birding locations throughout the country, grouped into six regions that reflect avian distribution in Costa Rica. Each site includes a general introduction and access directions, with many maps and lists of target species. Eight sample itineraries will help plan a visit to the country, and a complete checklist includes abundance ratings. Information is also included about the best locations to find endemics and other sought-after species.
landkaarten:
* ITM, International Travel Map Costa Rica 1:300.000, ISBN 9781553411826, zeer gedetailleerde kaart met bijkaarten van Isla del Coco, omgeving San José €10,95
* FB (Freytag&Berndt), wegenkaart Costa Rica 1:400.000, (2006) ISBN 9783707906509, €9,95
* Rough Guide Map Costa Rica and Panama 1:550.000, uitg.: Rough Guides, ISBN 9781843534815, €9,95
* Borch Road Map Costa Rica 1:650 000, wegenkaart met reliëfweergave, geplastificeerd; diverse plattegronden, plaatsnamenregister €7,90
* Globetrotter Travel Map, Costa Rica 1:470.000, uitg.: New Holland Publ., ISBN 978178900901778, bevat 7 stadsplattegronden en 9 bijkaarten, €8,50
The Globetrotter Travel Map of Costa Rica caters specifically for the needs of tourists who are new to a destination. Each map is attractively designed and features superb colour photographs. In addition to the main map of Costa Rica, it also includes town plans for Alajuela, Cartago, Heredia, Libreria, Puerto Limón, Puntarenas, San José. Also included are area maps of the Central Valley, Guanacaste Coast, Isla del Coco, Monteverde Area, Peninsula de Nicoya, Peninsula de Osa, Quepos/Manuel Antonio Region, South Caribbean Coast and Tortuguero.
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