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4WD see car travel

Aaccommodations 523-4

language 559-60activities 405-12, 524-9, see also

individual activitiesaddresses 534Afro-Caribbean culture 43, 454, 473

itinerary 27AIDS 554air travel

airfares 542-3airlines 541-2airports 541-2to/from Costa Rica 541-3within Costa Rica 546-7, 543

Alajuela 114-23, 118accommodations 119-22entertainment 123festivals 119food 122-3travel to/from 123

amphibians 184-5, see also frogsanimals 56-8, 181-8, 556, see also

individual animalsbooks 56, 58

anteaters 187archaeological sites

Alma Ata Archaeological Park 503

internet resources 34Monumento Nacional Arqueológico

Guayabo 149-51, 12Palmar 380Parque Nacional Carara 318Parque Nacional Manuel Antonio

351Reserva Biológica Isla del Caño

402-3Arenal Observatory Lodge 172Arias Sánchez, Oscar 16, 39, 40art galleries, see museums &

galleriesarts 46-8, see also handicrafts,

individual artsAtenas 127ATMs 534, see also moneyAviarios del Caribe Sloth Sanctuary

469

BBagaces 222-3Bahía Drake 395-400, 395Bahía Gigante 295-6Bahía Potrero 256-8Bahía Salinas 240-4Baird’s tapir 58, 187, 368, 375, 388,

423, 424, 428Bajos del Toro 131-2banana industry 37-8, 42, 311, 429,

448bargaining 536Barra del Colorado 467-8Barva 137-8basilisk 185, 407bathrooms 537bats 196Battle of Santa Rosa 36, 234beaches 22, see also playa

itineraries 25, 26, 27La Playita 347, 348Montezuma 298-9, 7Playa Carrillo 290-1Playa Coyote 292-4Playa del Coco 247-53, 250-1Playa Esterillos 334-5Playa Hermosa (central Pacific

coast) 332-4Playa Herradura 321-2Playa Naranjo (Península de

Nicoya) 294Playa Sámara 286-90Playa San Miguel 292-4Playa Tamarindo 263-71, 265

bicycle travel, see cyclingBinational Green Macaw Festival 516biological reserves, see also national

parks & refugesReserva Biológica Bosque Nuboso

Monteverde 211-14Reserva Biológica Dúrika 378Reserva Biológica Hitoy-Cerere 469Reserva Biológica Isla del Caño

402-3, 411Reserva Biológica Lomas de

Barbudal 224-5Reserva Biológica Oro Verde 358-9

birds 56, 182-3, 181, 182, 183, see also individual speciesbooks 57

bird-watching 57, 407-8, 528Costa de Pájaros 190Costa Rican Bird Route 510Ecolodge San Luis & Research

Station 215Hacienda Barú National Wildlife

Refuge 354Isla Bolaños 240, 241Juntas 191La Fortuna 162Laguna de Arenal 175Los Ángeles Cloud Forest

Adventure Park 133Los Cusingos Bird Sanctuary 372Mata de Limón 317Monumento Nacional Arqueológico

Guayabo 150-1Parque Internacional La Amistad

388-9Parque Nacional Braulio Carrillo

444Parque Nacional Carara 319Parque Nacional Chirripó 375-6Parque Nacional Corcovado 422Parque Nacional Isla del Cocos

440-1Parque Nacional Los Quetzales 368Parque Nacional Manuel Antonio

351-2Parque Nacional Marino Ballena

360Parque Nacional Marino Las Baulas

de Guanacaste 262Parque Nacional Palo Verde 223,

224Parque Nacional Rincón de la Vieja

231-2Parque Nacional Santa Rosa 236Parque Nacional Tapantí-Macizo

Cerro de la Muerte 144Parque Nacional Tortuguero 460Parque Nacional Volcán Arenal 172Pavones 437Puerto Jiménez 415Puerto Viejo de Sarapiquí 505Rancho La Merced National

Wildlife Refuge 359Rara Avis 509Refugio de Vida Silvestre Cipancí

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bird-watching continuedRefugio Nacional de Fauna

Silvestre Ostional 286Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre

Bahía Junquillal 237Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre

Caño Negro 517Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre

Curú 297Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre

Gandoca-Manzanillo 494Reserva Biológica Alberto Manuel

Brenes 190Reserva Biológica Bosque Nuboso

Monteverde 213, 214Reserva Biológica Hitoy-Cerere

469Reserva Biológica Lomas de

Barbudal 224Reserva Biológica Oro Verde 359San Gerardo de Dota 366San Isidro de El General 370Wilson Botanical Garden 382-3

blue morpho 183, 183blue-gray tanager 183boa constrictor 185, 185boat travel, see also canoeing,

kayaking, white-water raftingto/from Costa Rica 546within Costa Rica 547

Boca Barranca 317Boca Tapada 512-13Bogarin-Solano, William 163books

Afro-Caribbean culture 473animals 56, 58birds 57fiction 46-7, 65food 49health 553history 35indigenous cultures 32, 42, 473language 558politics 39rainforests 63travel 23-4, 316

border crossings 543-5Nicaragua 242-3, 468, 515Panama 383, 497

Boruca Dam 379Boruca (Brunka) people 378-80

Bosque Eterno de los Niños 197-8

Bribrí 496-7Bribrí people 388, 472, 481, 489Brunka (Boruca) people 378-80Buenos Aires 378bullfighting 43-4, 94, 163, 180,

216, 249bungee jumping 524

La Fortuna 162Rosario area 128

bus travelto/from Costa Rica 545within Costa Rica 547-8, 551

bushmaster 185business hours 529, see also inside

front coverbutterflies 162, 174, 183, 193, 197,

299, 354, 470, 488, 502, 183Butterfly Farm (La Guácima) 123-4

CCabécar people 378, 388, 489Cabo Matapalo 418-20Cabuya 303-4cacao 479, 481, 503Cacao Trails 479Café Britt Finca 137Cafta (Central American Free Trade

Agreement) 40Cahuita 469-77, 471

accommodations 472-6activities 470drinking 477food 476-7national park 477-9tours 470-2travel to/from 477travel within 477

Cañas 216-18, 217canoeing, see also kayaking,

white-water raftingBahía Drake 397La Fortuna 162Parque Nacional Tortuguero 460,

461, 462canopy tours 525

Bahía Drake 397El Castillo 174Hacienda Barú National Wildlife

Refuge 354Jacó 325La Fortuna 162La Virgen 501Laguna de Arenal 175

Los Ángeles Cloud Forest Adventure Park 133

Monteverde 199-200Montezuma 299-300Nosara 282Península de Nicoya 256Playa Hermosa (central Pacific

coast) 333Playa Sámara 287Puerto Jiménez 415Puerto Viejo de Talamanca 488Santa Elena 199-200Turu Ba Ri Tropical Park 317Veragua Rainforest Research &

Adventure Park 451canyoning 162car travel

crossing rivers 304, 548driving accidents 533-4insurance 548-9rental 548-9road conditions & hazards 550road distances 549road rules 550road signs 564to/from Costa Rica 545-6west coast by 4WD 304within Costa Rica 548-50

Carate 420-1Cariari 449-50Caribbean coast 442-97, 446-7, 8

itineraries 27, 28Cartago 138-40, 139Catarata de la Fortuna 161Catarata de Río Celeste 219Catarata La Cangreja 232Catarata Manantial de Agua Viva

320Catarata San Luis 199Cataratas y Senderos Avellán 431cathedrals, see churchesCatholicism 45, 138Catie (Centro Agronómico Tropical de

Investigación) 146-7caves

Las Cavernas de Corredores 381-2

Parque Nacional Barra Honda 55, 279-81

Venado Caves 520-2ceiba tree 62Central Valley 113-52, 116-17Centro Neotrópico Sarapiquís 503ceramics 536Cerro Chirripó 374, 10

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Cerro de la Muerte 368-9Chagas’ disease 554children, travel with 21-3, 529

food 52health 557itineraries 31Jacó 326-7language 564-5Manuel Antonio 342, 350Parque Nacional Corcovado 427San José 80

child-sex tourism 95, 540Chinchilla, Laura 40Chorotega people 154, 279churches

Basílica de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles 138-9

Catedral de la Mercedes 128Iglesia de la Inmaculada Concepción

134Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la

Limpia Concepción 145Iglesia de San Blas 277Iglesia de San José Orosi 142Iglesia de San Ramón 132Iglesia San Bartolomé 137Las Ruinas de la Parroquia 139

Churchill (drink) 123cinema 47, 358Ciudad Quesada (San Carlos) 155-8civil war 38-9climate 17-18, 529

Caribbean coast 443Central Valley 114Golfo Dulce 391Monteverde & Santa Elena 192northern lowlands 499northwestern Costa Rica 154Pacific coast 311Península de Nicoya 246Península de Osa 391southern Costa Rica 363

Clipperton, John 339cloud forests 59-60, 5Cóbano 298coffee industry 52, 11

Café Britt Finca 137history 36-7internet resources 51plantations 142, 197tours 363-5

colones 535Columbus, Christopher 32, 443conservation

courses 201, 508

forest 212, 215, 223, 224, 354, 373, 415, 538

turtles 457, 459, 478wildlife 115, 128-9, 174, 216, 260,

262, 285, 296, 297, 342, 387, 428, 469, 539

consulates 531coral reefs 55Costa de Pájaros 190Costa Rican Bird Route 510costs 18-19, 531, 534, see also inside

front covercourses

arts & crafts 201conservation 201, 508dance 80, 118language 80, 128, 143, 201,

267, 287, 325, 342, 356, 482, 529-30

surfing 325cowboys 81-2, 133, 189, 216, 219,

275crafts, see handicraftscredit cards 525, 535crocodiles 185, 318, 321, 424, 184culture 41-8customs regulations 530cycling 527, 547

Monteverde 211Playa Tamarindo 264-5

Ddance 47-8, 219

courses 80, 118dangers 530, 550

drugs 325deep vein thrombosis (DVT ) 553deforestation 63-4, 238, 518dengue fever 554Día de Guanacaste 277Día de la Raza 454diarrhea 556digital photography 535disabilities, travelers with 537diving 411-12, 525, see also

snorkelingBahía Drake 397Bahía Gigante 295Manzanillo 493Parque Nacional Isla del Cocos 440Parque Nacional Marino Ballena

360Península de Nicoya 254Playa Brasilito 259Playa del Coco 247

Playa Hermosa (Península de Nicoya) 253

Playa Ocotal 255Playa Sámara 287Playa Tamarindo 265Puerto Viejo de Talamanca 482Punta Uva 488Quepos 338Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre

Gandoca-Manzanillo 495Reserva Biológica Isla del Caño

402-3, 411responsible travel 441safety 441

dollars 535dolphins 188dolphin-watching 57

Bahía Drake 397Manzanillo 493Parque Nacional Manuel Antonio

348, 351Parque Nacional Marino Ballena 360Puerto Jiménez 415Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre

Gandoca-Manzanillo 495Dominical 354-7, 9drinks 50-1, 123, 536driving, see car traveldrugs (illegal) 325DVDs 532

Eearthquakes 126, 511, 530Ecolodge San Luis & Research Station

215-16economy 16, 42ecotourism 20, 40, 64, 539El Castillo 174-5El Castillo-Arenal Butterfly

Conservatory 174El Jardín de las Mariposas 193electricity 532embassies 531emergencies 532, see also inside

front coverendangered species 57-8

Baird’s tapir 58, 187, 388, 423, 424, 428

jaguar 58, 187, 422, 423, 424poaching 422, 427, 510, 518quetzal 58, 183, 190, 365, 368scarlet macaw 58, 60, 115, 183,

318, 319, 320, 422, 433, 182squirrel monkey 187, 342, 351,

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endangered species continuedturtles 57, 58, 162, 235, 236, 188,

260, 262-3, 274, 285, 291, 457, 459, 517, 188

environmental issues 16, 62-5, 150, see also sustainable tourismdeforestation 63-4, 238, 518poaching 422, 427, 510, 518tourism 64-5, 266, 386-7

Escaleras 357-8Escazú 105-12, 106-7

accommodations 108-10food 110-11shopping 112travel to/from 112

Estación Biológica La Selva 508ethnicity 44, see also indigenous

culturesevents, see festivalsexchange rates, see inside front cover

Ffauna, see animalsfer-de-lance 185ferry travel 547festivals 531

Afro-Caribbean 454arts 81Binational Green Macaw Festival

516bullfighting 163, 180, 249cowboys 81-2, 219, 275Día de Guanacaste 277Día de la Raza 454Feria de la Mascarada 137Feria del Ganado 155Festival de Arte Chunches de

Mar 300Festival de La Virgen de

Guadalupe 279Festival Flores de la Diáspora

Africana 454Fiesta de La Virgen del Mar 249,

314Fiesta de los Diablitos 379Fiesta de Santa Cruz 275Fiestas de la Fortuna 163indigenous 379Las Fiestas de Guanacaste 219Las Fiestas de Palmares 132Monteverde Music Festival 200-1

Montezuma International Film Festival 300

oxcarts 81, 108religious 138, 145, 249, 279surfing 333

Figueres Ferrer, José 38-9Fila Chonta 343film 47, 358fishing 412, 525-6, 412flora, see plantsfood 49-54, 532

books 49children 52customs 52internet resources 50, 52language 53-4, 561vegetarian travelers 52

football (soccer) 43, 94, 123forests, see national parks & refugesfrigate bird 183frogs 184-5, 470, 184, see also

individual species

Ggalleries, see museums & galleriesgallo pinto 50Garabito 319gardens

Casa de Orquídeas 433El Jardín de las Mariposas 193Finca La Isla Botanical Garden 479Fincas Naturales 342Heliconia Island 509Herrera Gardens & Conservation

Project 415Jardín Botánico Else Kientzler

129-30Jardín Botánico Las Cusingas 447Jardín de Orquídeas 196Jardín Pura Vida 320-1Lankester Gardens 142Mariposario de Cahuita 470Montezuma Gardens 299Sarapiquís Gardens 503Spirogyra Jardín de Mariposas 78Turu Ba Ri Tropical Park 317-18Wilson Botanical Garden 382-3

gay travelers 348, 532-3geography 55-6golden toad 198, 185golf 265Golfito 429-32, 430Golfo Dulce 428-41, 392Granada (Nicaragua) 243great green macaw 460, 510

Grecia 128-9green iguana 185, 185Guácimo 450Guaitil 276guanacaste tree 59, 60Guápiles 447-9Guaymí people 384, 413

HHacienda Barú National Wildlife

Refuge 354hammerhead shark 188, 188handicrafts 112, 130, 145, 209-10,

276, 379, 380, 536hang gliding 325hanging bridges 200harpy eagle 389health 552-7

books 553children 557insurance 552internet resources 552-3language 561rainforest medicine 384

Heliconia Island 509hepatitis 554Heredia 134-7, 135hiking 406-7, 526

Bahía Drake 396, 400Catarata de la Fortuna 161Cordillera de Talamanca 29Estación Biológica La Selva 508-9Hacienda Barú National Wildlife

Refuge 354itineraries 29Jacó 324La Virgen 501Monteverde & Santa Elena 197-9,

194-5, 5Nosara 282Parque Internacional La Amistad

386-8Parque Nacional Barra Honda 280Parque Nacional Braulio Carrillo

445, 12Parque Nacional Cahuita 478Parque Nacional Carara 319Parque Nacional Chirripó 376-7,

10, 406Parque Nacional Corcovado

424-5, 7Parque Nacional Guanacaste 239Parque Nacional Los Quetzales 368Parque Nacional Manuel Antonio

350-1, 6

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Parque Nacional Rincón de la Vieja 232

Parque Nacional Santa Rosa 236-7Parque Nacional Tapantí-Macizo

Cerro de la Muerte 144Parque Nacional Tortuguero 459,

462, 8Parque Nacional Volcán Arenal

172-3, 6Parque Nacional Volcán Irazú 140-1Parque Nacional Volcán Poás 124Parque Nacional Volcán Tenorio

219Parque Nacional Volcán Turrialba

151planning 376Puerto Viejo de Talamanca 482Rancho La Merced National

Wildlife Refuge 359Refugio Nacional de Fauna

Silvestre Golfito 429-30Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre

Curú 297Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre

Gandoca-Manzanillo 494Reserva Absoluta Nicolás

Wessburg 300Reserva Biológica Bosque Nuboso

Monteverde 213Reserva Biológica Oro Verde 359Reserva Forestal Golfo Dulce

403-4Reserva Natural Absoluta Cabo

Blanco 305Reserva Santa Elena 215responsible travel 386-7safety 530San Gerardo de Dota 366San Gerardo de Rivas 372Talamanca mountains 29

history 32-40banana industry 37-8Battle of Santa Rosa 36, 234books 35civil war 38-9coffee industry 36-7colonization 32-5disarmament 38-9ecotourism 40independence 34, 35indigenous cultures 32-5, 45Nicaraguan war 39-40pre-Columbian era 32, 33

hitchhiking 550-1HIV 554

holidays 17, 45, 533horseback riding 526

Bahía Drake 397Cahuita 472Catarata de la Fortuna 161Jacó 325La Fortuna 162, 170La Virgen 501Los Ángeles Cloud Forest

Adventure Park 133Manuel Antonio 348Monteverde & Santa Elena 200,

211Playa Brasilito 259Playa del Coco 247-8Rancho La Merced National

Wildlife Refuge 359Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre

Caño Negro 518Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre

Curú 297Reserva Absoluta Nicolás

Wessburg 300Reserva Biológica Oro Verde 359Selva Bananito 470Tilarán 180Turu Ba Ri Tropical Park 317

hostels 353hot springs

Alajuela 118Ciudad Quesada (San Carlos) 155La Fortuna 159-61Orosi 142-3Parque Nacional Rincón de la Vieja

231, 232, 233Parque Nacional Volcán Tenorio

219San Gerardo de Rivas 373Volcán Miravalles 221-2

Huetar people 33, 45, 95, 114, 318Humedal Nacional Térraba-Sierpe

393-5hummingbirds 183, 183

Iimmigration 44, 230, 541indigenous cultures 44

books 32, 42, 473Bribrí 388, 472, 481, 489Brunka (Boruca) 378-80Cabécar 378, 388, 489Chorotega 154, 279festivals 379Guaymí 384, 413history 32-5, 45

Huetar 33, 45, 95, 114, 318KéköLdi 489Maleku 503, 517, 521museums & galleries 503, 504

indigenous reserves 45Reserva Indígena Boruca 378-80Reserva Indígena Yorkín 489

insect bites 355, 556insects 196, 197, 182-3, 451, 504,

556insurance

car 548-9health 552travel 533

internet access 533internet resources

archaeological sites 34biodiversity 64coffee 51food 50, 52health 552-3national parks & refuges 60news 44, 48rainforests 59soccer 43travel 24tropical ecology 55visual arts 47

Isla Bolaños 240, 241Isla Damas 326, 335Isla de Ometepe (Nicaragua) 243Isla Gigante 295Isla Guayabo 295Isla Murciélago 254Isla Pájaros 190Isla San Lucas 295Isla Santa Catalina 254Isla Tortuga 295Isla Uvita 454Islas Negritos 295Islita 291-2itineraries 25-31

beaches 25, 26, 27Caribbean coast 27, 28children 31highlights 25hiking 29national parks & refuges 26, 27Pacific coast 26Península de Nicoya 25Península de Osa 31San José 81surfing 30Talamanca mountains 29white-water rafting 30

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JJacó 322-32, 323, 328, 7

accommodations 327-30activities 324-5drinking 331-2food 330-1for children 326-7tours 326travel to/from 332travel within 332

jaguar 58, 187, 422, 423, 424jet lag 553Juntas 190-1

Kkayaking 410-11, 527-8, see also

canoeing, white-water raftingBahía Drake 397Bahía Gigante 295Jacó 325La Fortuna 163Manzanillo 493Parque Nacional Manuel Antonio

351Parque Nacional Tortuguero 460,

461, 462Playa del Coco 247-8Playa Ocotal 255Playas Pochote & Tambor 297Playas San Miguel & Coyote

293Puerto Viejo de Sarapiquí 505Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre

Caño Negro 518Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre

Curú 297Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre

Gandoca-Manzanillo 495Río Sarapiquí 501Turrialba 147Zancudo 435

Keith, Minor 37, 38, 39, 448KéköLdi people 489kitesurfing 528-9

Bahía Salinas 241La Fortuna 163Laguna de Arenal 179

LLa Catarata 509La Cruz 239-40

La Fortuna 158-71, 160, 169accommodations 164-8activities 162-3drinking 170food 168-70sights 159-62tours 163-4travel to/from 170-1

La Garita 126-7La Negrita 138La Playita 347, 348La Selva 401La Virgen 499-503Laguna de Arenal 175-80language 558-65

books 558courses 80, 128, 143, 201, 267,

287, 325, 342, 356, 482, 529-30

emergencies 561food glossary 53-4Mekatelyu (creole) 443pronunciation 559slang 558

Lankester Gardens 142Las Cavernas de Corredores 381-2Las Fiestas de Guanacaste 219Las Fiestas de Palmares 132Las Pumas 216legal matters 533-4leishmaniasis 554-5leptospirosis 555-6lesbian travelers 348, 532-3Liberia 225-31, 226literature 46-7, 65, see also booksLlanos de Cortés 223, 9Los Ángeles Cloud Forest Adventure

Park 133-4Los Chiles 514-16Los Cusingos Bird Sanctuary 372Los Pájaros 295Los Yoses 101-5, 102

Mmacaw, see scarlet macawmagazines 44, 532Mal País 305-9malaria 555Maleku people 503, 517, 521mammals 186-7mangroves 59, 394, 435mantled howler monkey 187Manuel Antonio 347-9, 345, 6Manzanillo 492-4maps 534

marine animals 188, 188Matapalo 352-4measures 532, see also inside front

covermedical services 553, see also healthmedicine (traditional) 384Mekatelyu (creole) 443metric conversions, see inside front

coverMoín 456-7money 18-19, 531, 534, see also inside

front covermonkeys 187, 186, 187, see also

individual speciesMonteverde 191-211, 194-5, 5

accommodations 201-6activities 197-200entertainment 209festivals 200-1food 206-9internet access 193medical services 193shopping 209-10sights 193-7tourist information 193travel to/from 210-11

Monteverde Cheese Factory 196Monteverde Music Festival 200-1Montezuma 298-303, 299, 7Montezuma International Film Festival

300Montezuma Waterfall 300Monumento Nacional Arqueológico

Guayabo 149-51, 12mosquitoes 355, 556motion sickness 553motorcycle travel

to/from Costa Rica 545-6within Costa Rica 548-50

mountain biking, see cyclingMuelle de San Carlos 513-14museums & galleries

Alquimia Artes 210Art House 209Artes Stulio 210Atmosphera 209-10Ecomuseo de las Minas de

Abangares 191Elias Leiva Museum of

Ethnography 139Hummingbird Gallery 210La Galería (La Quinta de Sarapiquí

Lodge) 504Museo de Arte Contemporáneo al

Aire Libre 292

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Museo de Arte y Diseño Contemporáneo 76

Museo de Cultura Popular 137Museo de Insectos 101Museo de Jade 76Museo de los Niños & Galería

Nacional 78Museo de Oro Precolombino y

Numismática 73Museo Histórico Marino 313Museo Juan Santamaría 115Museo Nacional de Costa Rica 73-6Museo Postal, Telegráfico y

Filatélico de Costa Rica 78Museo Zoomarino 135Rainforest Museum of Indigenous

Cultures 503music 47-8

Nnational parks & refuges 60-2, 61, see

also biological reservesBarra del Colorado 467-8Hacienda Barú National Wildlife

Refuge 354Humedal Nacional Térraba-Sierpe

393-5internet resources 60itineraries 26, 27Los Ángeles Cloud Forest

Adventure Park 133-4Parque Internacional La Amistad

385-9Parque Nacional Barra Honda

279-81Parque Nacional Braulio Carrillo

444-5, 12Parque Nacional Cahuita 477-9,

478Parque Nacional Carara 318-20Parque Nacional Chirripó 374-7,

10, 406Parque Nacional Corcovado 403,

421-8, 423, 7Parque Nacional Diriá 279Parque Nacional Guanacaste

237-9Parque Nacional Isla del Cocos

438-41Parque Nacional Juan Castro

Blanco 132Parque Nacional Los Quetzales

367-8Parque Nacional Manuel Antonio

349-52, 6

Parque Nacional Marino Ballena 359-60

Parque Nacional Marino Las Baulas de Guanacaste 262-3

Parque Nacional Palo Verde 223-4Parque Nacional Piedras Blancas

432-3Parque Nacional Rincón de la Vieja

231-4Parque Nacional Santa Rosa 234-7Parque Nacional Tapantí-Macizo

Cerro de la Muerte 144Parque Nacional Tortuguero

458-61, 459, 8Parque Nacional Volcán Arenal

171-3, 6Parque Nacional Volcán Irazú

140-1Parque Nacional Volcán Poás 124-6Parque Nacional Volcán Tenorio

218-21Parque Nacional Volcán Turrialba

151-2Rancho La Merced National

Wildlife Refuge 359Refugio de Vida Silvestre Cipancí

217Refugio Nacional de Fauna

Silvestre Golfito 429-30Refugio Nacional de Fauna

Silvestre Ostional 285-6Refugio Nacional de Fauna

Silvestre Peñas Blancas 189-90Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre

Bahía Junquillal 237Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre

Camaronal 291Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre

Caño Negro 516-19, 11Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre

Curú 297Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre

Gandoca-Manzanillo 494-6Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre

Mixto Maquenque 510Reserva Forestal Golfo Dulce 403-13Reserva Natural Absoluta Cabo

Blanco 304-5Reserva Santa Elena 214-15

Neily 381-2newspapers 44, 532Nicaragua

accommodations 242-3border crossings 242-3, 468, 515,

543-4

immigration from 230Río San Juan 468

Nicaraguan war 39-40Nicoya 277-9, 278northern jacana 183Nosara 281-5Nuevo Arenal 177-8

Oocelot 187Ojochal 360-1Ollie’s Point 235, 237orchids 59, 60, 142, 196, 231, 354,

433Orosi 142-4oxcarts 81, 108, 130

PPacific coast 310-61, 312

itineraries 26palm oil 335Palmar 380-1, 381Palmares 132Palmer, Paula 473Panama border crossings 383, 497,

544-5Paquera 296-7Paraíso 142Parismina 457-8parks, see biological reserves,

gardens, national parks & refugesParque Internacional La Amistad

385-9Parque Nacional Barra Honda 279-81Parque Nacional Braulio Carrillo

444-5Parque Nacional Cahuita 477-9, 478Parque Nacional Carara 318-20Parque Nacional Chirripó 374-7,

10, 406Parque Nacional Corcovado 403,

421-8, 423, 7for children 427safety 426travel to/from 427-8

Parque Nacional Diriá 279Parque Nacional Guanacaste 237-9Parque Nacional Isla del Cocos 438-41Parque Nacional Juan Castro Blanco

132Parque Nacional Los Quetzales 367-8Parque Nacional Manuel Antonio

349-52, 6Parque Nacional Marino Ballena

359-60

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Parque Nacional Marino Las Baulas de Guanacaste 262-3

Parque Nacional Palo Verde 223-4Parque Nacional Piedras Blancas 432-3Parque Nacional Rincón de la Vieja

231-4Parque Nacional Santa Rosa 234-7Parque Nacional Tapantí-Macizo Cerro

de la Muerte 144Parque Nacional Tortuguero 458-61,

459, 8Parque Nacional Volcán Arenal

171-3, 6Parque Nacional Volcán Irazú 140-1Parque Nacional Volcán Poás 124-6Parque Nacional Volcán Tenorio

218-21Parque Nacional Volcán Turrialba

151-2Parrita 335Paso Canoas 382passports 541Pavones 435-8, 10Peñas Blancas 242Península de Nicoya 245-309, 248-9

itineraries 25Península de Osa 390-428, 392

itineraries 31phone cards 537photography 263, 535pirates 339, 439planning 17-24, 376, 531, see

also itinerariesplants 59-60, see also individual plantsPlaya Avellanas 271-4Playa Bejuco 291-2Playa Blanca 470Playa Bonita 456Playa Brasilito 259-60Playa Cacao 430-1Playa Camaronal 291Playa Carrillo 290-1Playa Cativo 433-4Playa Cocalito 401Playa Cocles 481, 488Playa Conchal 260Playa Copal 240Playa Corzalito 291-2Playa Coyote 292-4Playa del Coco 247-53, 250-1Playa El Carmen 306

Playa Espadilla 347Playa Esterillos 334-5Playa Flamingo 258-9Playa Grande 260-2Playa Guiones 281, 282Playa Hermosa (central Pacific coast)

332-4Playa Hermosa (Península de Nicoya)

253-5Playa Herradura 321-2Playa Jobó 240Playa Junquillal 274-5Playa Las Caletas 401Playa Manzanillo 306Playa Naranjo (Parque Nacional Santa

Rosa) 237Playa Naranjo (Península de Nicoya)

294Playa Negra (Cahuita) 470Playa Negra (Península de Nicoya)

271-4Playa Nicuesa 433-4Playa Nosara 281Playa Ocotal 255Playa Palo Seco 335Playa Pan de Azúcar 256Playa Papaturro 240Playa Pelada 281Playa Platanares 415Playa Pochote 297-8Playa Rajada 240Playa Sámara 286-90Playa San Isidro 317Playa San Josecito 401, 433-4Playa San Miguel 292-4Playa Santa Teresa 306Playa Tamarindo 263-71, 265

accommodations 267-9activities 264-7drinking 270-1food 269-70travel to/from 271travel within 271

Playa Tambor 297-8poaching 422, 427, 510, 518poison-dart frog 56, 162, 185, 196,

400, 433, 501, 184population 42-3postal services 536protected areas 62Puente La Amistad 216, 281Puerto Jiménez 413-18, 414Puerto Limón 451-6, 453Puerto Viejo de Sarapiquí

505-8

Puerto Viejo de Talamanca 479-88, 480accommodations 483-6activities 481-2entertainment 487food 486-7sights 479-80tours 482-3travel to/from 488travel within 488

Punta Uva 488Puntarenas 313-17, 314-15

QQuakers 192, 197Quepos 336-41, 337quetzal 58, 183, 190, 365, 368

Rrabies 555radio 44, 532rafting, see white-water raftingRainforest Aerial Tram 445rainforest medicine 384rainforests 59, 63

books 63internet resources 59

Rainmaker Aerial Walkway 335-6Rancho La Merced National Wildlife

Refuge 359Rara Avis 509-11red-eyed tree frog 185Refugio de Vida Silvestre Cipancí 217Refugio Nacional de Fauna Silvestre

Golfito 429-30Refugio Nacional de Fauna Silvestre

Ostional 285-6Refugio Nacional de Fauna Silvestre

Peñas Blancas 189-90Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre

Bahía Junquillal 237Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre

Camaronal 291Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre

Caño Negro 516-19, 11Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre

Curú 297Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre

Gandoca-Manzanillo 494-6Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre

Mixto Maquenque 510religion 45-6, 138

festivals 138, 145, 249, 279reptiles 184-5, see also snakesReserva Absoluta Nicolás Wessburg

300

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Reserva Biológica Bosque Nuboso Monteverde 211-14

Reserva Biológica Dúrika 378Reserva Biológica Hitoy-Cerere

469Reserva Biológica Isla del Caño 402-3,

411Reserva Biológica Lomas de Barbudal

224-5Reserva Biológica Oro Verde 358-9Reserva Forestal Golfo Dulce 403-13Reserva Indígena Boruca 378-80Reserva Indígena Yorkín 489Reserva Natural Absoluta Cabo Blanco

304-5Reserva Santa Elena 214-15riding, see horseback ridingRío Frío 517Río Pacuare 148, 150, 410Río Reventazón 148Río San Juan 468Río Sarapiquí 506riptides 272, 530river rafting, see white-water raftingrock climbing 317Rosario 128roseate spoonbill 183ruins, see archaeological sites

Ssafety

Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría 550

scams 159, 550diving 441hiking 530hitchhiking 550-1hotels 524illegal drugs 325Parque Nacional Corcovado 426San José 72-4swimming 272, 530white-water rafting 530

sailing 265Salsa Brava 481San Gerardo de Dota 365-7San Gerardo de Rivas 372-4San Isidro de El General 369-72, 369San José 66-112, 68, 70-1, 74-5, 11

accommodations 82-8activities 79-80Barrio Amón 76bookstores 67courses 80drinking 92

emergency services 69entertainment 92-4festivals 81-2food 88-92for children 80history 67internet access 69itineraries 81La Sabana 78-9, 79markets 78medical services 69money 70-2postal services 72safety 72-4shopping 94-6sights 73-9tourist information 72tours 80-1travel agencies 72travel to/from 69, 96-9travel within 99-100volunteering 86

San Juan del Sur (Nicaragua) 242San Juan–La Selva Biological

Corridor 510San Miguel 511San Pedro 101-5, 102San Rafael de Guatuso 520-1San Ramón 132-3San Vito 383-5Santa Cruz 275-6Santa Elena 191-211, 194-5, see also

MonteverdeSanta María de Dota 363-5Santa Teresa 305-9Santamaría, Juan 36Sarapiquí Valley 499-508, 500, 12Sarchí 129-30scams 159, 550scarlet macaw 58, 60, 115, 183, 318,

319, 320, 422, 433, 182scuba diving, see divingsea travel

to/from Costa Rica 546Selva Bananito 470sex trade 95, 324, 540shopping 380, 536

language 562-3Sierpe 393Siquirres 450-1Sixaola 497skateboarding 266sloths 57, 187, 469, 187snakes 128-9, 147, 174, 196, 184-5,

391, 424, 501-2, 557, 185

snorkeling 411-12, 525, see also divingBahía Drake 396Bahía Gigante 295Cahuita 472Montezuma 299Parque Nacional Cahuita 478Península de Osa 401Playa Conchal 260Playa del Coco 247Playa Flamingo 258Playa Hermosa (Península de

Nicoya) 253Playa Pan de Azúcar 256Playa Sámara 287Playa Tamarindo 267Playas San Josecito, Nicuesa &

Cativo 434Puerto Viejo de Talamanca 482Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre

Bahía Junquillal 237Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre

Curú 297Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre

Gandoca-Manzanillo 495Reserva Biológica Isla del Caño

402-3soccer 43, 94, 123solo travelers 536souvenirs 112, 130, 133, 142, 209-10,

276, 379, 380, 536spas 161, 210, 232, 233, 282, 325spider monkey 187sportfishing 412, 525-6, 412

Bahía Drake 397Bahía Gigante 295Barra del Colorado 467Cahuita 472Cordillera de Talamanca 367Golfito 431Parismina 457Playa Carrillo 291Playa del Coco 247-8Playa Flamingo 258Playa Hermosa (Península de

Nicoya) 253Playa Ocotal 255Playa Sámara 287Playa Tamarindo 266Quepos 338Refugio de Vida Silvestre Cipancí 217Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre

Caño Negro 516, 518San Gerardo de Dota 366Zancudo 435

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sports 43-4, see also individual sportssquirrel monkey 187, 342, 351, 423,

187sugar industry 513surf casting 291, 324, see also

sportfishingsurfing 408-10, 528, 409, 408

Bahía Potrero 256-7Boca Barranca 317courses 325Dominical 355, 9festivals 333Isla Uvita 454itineraries 30Jacó 324, 7Mal País 306Manuel Antonio 348Nosara 282Ollie’s Point 235, 237Parque Nacional Marino Ballena 360Pavones 437, 10Playa Avellanas 271-4Playa Carrillo 291Playa Cocles 488Playa Coyote 293Playa del Coco 247Playa Esterillos 334Playa Grande 261Playa Hermosa (central Pacific

coast) 333Playa Junquillal 274Playa Naranjo (Parque Nacional

Santa Rosa) 237Playa Negra (Cahuita) 470Playa Negra (Península de Nicoya)

271-4Playa Sámara 287Playa Tamarindo 266Playa San Miguel 293Puerto Caldera 317Puerto Viejo de Talamanca 481Refugio Nacional de Fauna

Silvestre Ostional 286Salsa Brava 481Santa Teresa 306Uvita 358Witch’s Rock 235, 237

sustainable tourismdiving responsibly 441ecofriendly businesses 539forestry management 538

fostering local economies 20-1hiking responsibly 386-7organic farming 538protecting environments 20, 21,

266, 503traveling responsibly 19-21volunteering 21, 538-40

swimmingBahía Drake 396Catarata de la Fortuna 162Centro Turístico Cataratas Nauyaca

355Llanos de Cortés 223Parque Nacional Cahuita 478Parque Nacional Marino Ballena

360Pavones 437Península de Osa 401Playa Blanca 470Playa Bonita 456Playa Brasilito 259-60Playa Cativo 434Playa Coyote 293Playa del Coco 247Playa Negra (Cahuita) 470Playa Nicuesa 434Playa Pochote 297Playa San Josecito 434Playa San Miguel 293Playa Tambor 297Puerto Jiménez 415Puerto Viejo de Talamanca 481-2Punta Uva 488Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre

Bahía Junquillal 237Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre

Curú 297safety 272, 530Terciopelo Waterfalls 352Viento Fresco 180Zancudo 434

Ttarantula 183, 182Tárcoles 320-1taxes 535taxi travel 551telephone services 537, see also inside

front covertelevision 44, 532Terciopelo Waterfalls 352theater 47theft 524, 530, 550Tía Florita 52Tilarán 180-9

time 537tipping 535Tirimbina Rainforest Center 503toilets 537Tortuguero 461-7

accommodations 462-4activities 462food 464-5getting to/from 465-7safety 466

toucan 183, 181tourist information 537tours, see individual locationstraditional medicine 384travel to/from Costa Rica 541-6travel within Costa Rica 546-51

language 563-4traveler’s checks 535trekking, see hikingtrout fishing 367Tulio Brenes, Marco 207Turrialba 146-9, 146turtles 57, 58, 162, 235, 236, 188,

260, 262-3, 274, 285, 291, 457, 459, 517, 188

turtle-watchingNosara 282Parismina 457Parque Nacional Corcovado 422Parque Nacional Marino Ballena

360Parque Nacional Marino las Baulas

de Guanacaste 263Parque Nacional Tortuguero 460Refugio Nacional de Fauna

Silvestre Ostional 286Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre

Gandoca-Manzanillo 495Turu Ba Ri Tropical Park 317-18typhoid 555-6

UUnited Fruit Company 38, 39, 311,

429, 448Upala 519-20Uvita 358-9

Vvacations 17, 45, 533Valle de Dota 363-5Valle de Orosi 141-5Vara Blanca 126, 511vegetarian travelers 52Venado Caves 520-2Venecia 511-12

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EXI N D E X ( V - Z ) 585

Veragua Rainforest Research & Adventure Park 451

video systems 532Viento Fresco 180visas 537-8, see also passportsvisual arts 47, 207volcanic eruptions 530volcanoes 173

Volcán Arenal 158, 163, 171-3, 6Volcán Barva 445Volcán Cacao 238, 239Volcán Irazú 140Volcán Miravalles 221-2Volcán Orosi 238, 239Volcán Poás 124Volcán Rincón de la Vieja 231Volcán Tenorio 218-21Volcán Turrialba 151

volunteering 538-40community development 215-16,

336, 427forest conservation 212-13, 215,

373, 427organic farming 140San José 86turtle conservation 285, 457, 461,

462, 478wildlife conservation 115, 174,

216, 263, 296, 427, 445

WWalker, William 36, 234walking, see hikingwater (drinkable) 557waterfalls

Catarata de la Fortuna 161Catarata de Río Celeste 219Catarata La Cangreja 232Catarata Manantial de Agua

Viva 320Catarata San Luis 199Cataratas y Senderos Avellán 431Centro Turístico Cataratas Nauyaca

355La Catarata 509Llanos de Cortés 223, 9Montezuma Waterfall 300Selva Bananito 470Terciopelo Waterfalls 352Viento Fresco 180

weather 17-18, 529, see also climatewebsites, see internet resourcesweights 532, see also inside front cover

West Indian manatee 188whales 188whale-watching 57

Bahía Drake 397Parque Nacional Manuel Antonio

348, 351Parque Nacional Marino Ballena

360Playas Pochote & Tambor 297

whip-tail lizard 185white-faced capuchin 187, 186white-nosed coati 187, 186white-water rafting 410-11, 527-8,

see also canoeing, kayakingCentral Valley 148itineraries 30La Fortuna 163Manuel Antonio area 338, 342Orosi 143Parque Nacional Manuel Antonio

351Puerto Viejo de Sarapiquí 505Puerto Viejo de Talamanca 482Quepos 338, 342Refugio de Vida Silvestre Cipancí

217Río Pacuare 148, 410 Río Reventazón 148Río Sarapiquí 501safety 530Turrialba 147

wildlife-watching 56-7, 181-8, 407-8, 528, see also bird-watchingLa Fortuna 162Liberia 226-7Monteverde & Santa Elena

197-9Monumento Nacional Arqueológico

Guayabo 150-1Parque Internacional La Amistad

388Parque Nacional Barra Honda 280Parque Nacional Braulio Carrillo

444Parque Nacional Carara 318, 319Parque Nacional Chirripó 375-6Parque Nacional Corcovado 422-4Parque Nacional Isla del Cocos

440-1Parque Nacional Manuel Antonio

351-2Parque Nacional Marino Ballena

360

Parque Nacional Marino Las Baulas de Guanacaste 262-3

Parque Nacional Palo Verde 223Parque Nacional Piedras Blancas

433Parque Nacional Rincón de la Vieja

231-2Parque Nacional Santa Rosa 236Parque Nacional Tapantí-Macizo

Cerro de la Muerte 144Parque Nacional Tortuguero

460-1Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre

Caño Negro 517Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre

Curú 297Reserva Biológica Bosque Nuboso

Monteverde 212, 213, 214Reserva Biológica Hitoy-Cerere 469Reserva Biológica Lomas de

Barbudal 224Reserva Natural Absoluta Cabo

Blanco 305Santa Elena 197-9Tárcoles 321waterways 519

Wilson Botanical Garden 382-3windsurfing 528-9

Bahía Salinas 241La Fortuna 163Laguna de Arenal 179

Witch’s Rock 235, 237women in Costa Rica 46women travelers 536woodcrafting 112, 145work 540

Yyachting 431yoga

Mal País 306Montezuma 300Nosara 282Pavones 437Playa Hermosa (central Pacific

coast) 333Playa Tamarindo 266-7Santa Teresa 306Sueño Azul Resort 509

ZZancudo 434-5Zarcero 130-1

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CARIBBEAN COAST accommodations

Green Gold Ecolodge 458 Hostel Pagalú 483 Hotel Pura Vida 483 La Danta Salvaje 448 Punta Mona 496 Samasati Retreat Center 485 Selva Bananito 470

activities Aquamor Talamanca Adventures

493 food

Restaurante Bionatura 455 Veronica’s Place 486

sights Aviarios del Caribe Sloth

Sanctuary 469 Ecofinca Andar 447 Finca La Isla Botanical Garden

479 Jardín Botánico Las Cusingas

447 Jardín Tropical 457 Parque Nacional Braulio Carrillo

444 Parque Nacional Cahuita 477 Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre

Gandoca-Manzanillo 494 Reserva Biológica Hitoy-Cerere

469

CENTRAL PACIFIC COASTaccommodations

Arenas del Mar 346 Hotel Mono Azul 343 Hotel Sí Como No 344 La Cusinga 360

food Claro Que Sí 346

sights Hacienda Barú National Wildlife

Refuge 354 Parque Nacional Carara 318 Parque Nacional Manuel Antonio

349 Parque Nacional Marino Ballena 359 Rainmaker Aerial Walkway 335 Rancho La Merced National

Wildlife Refuge 359 Reserva Biológica Oro Verde 358

CENTRAL VALLEY & HIGHLANDSaccommodations

Casa Amanecer 133 El Silencio 131 Finca Cristina 142 Finca La Flor de Paraíso 140 Finca Rosa Blanca 137 Rancho Naturalista 149

sights Amigos de las Aves 115 Butterfly Farm 123 Catie (Centro Agronómico Tropical

de Investigación) 146 INBioparque 135 Los Ángeles Cloud Forest

Adventure Park 133 Parque Nacional Juan Castro

Blanco 132 Parque Nacional Volcán Poás 124 Parque Nacional Tapantí-Macizo

Cerro de la Muerte 144 Zoo Ave 127

NORTHERN LOWLANDSaccommodations

Centro Neotrópico Sarapiquís 503 Chilamate Rainforest Eco Retreat

504 Estación Biológica La Selva 508 Heliconia Island 509 La Quinta de Sarapiquí Lodge 503 Laguna del Lagarto Lodge 512 Posada Andrea Cristina B&B 507 Selva Verde Lodge 504 Tirimbina Rainforest Center 503

activities Selva Verde Lodge 504 Tirimbina Rainforest Center 503

sights Centro Biológico Santuario de

Mariposas Aguas Silvestres 502

Centro Neotrópico Sarapiquís 503 Estación Biológica La Selva 508 Heliconia Island 509 Rara Avis 509 Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre

Caño Negro 516

NORTHWESTERN COSTA RICA accommodations

Arenal Observatory Lodge 173 Catarata Eco-Lodge 167 Celeste Mountain Lodge 220 Essence Arenal 174 Hacienda Los Inocentes 239 Hotel Belmar 206 Hotel El Sapo Dorado 206 La Ensenada Lodge 190

GOING GREEN

It seems like everyone’s going ‘green’ these days, but how can you know which businesses are actually ecofriendly and which are simply jumping on the sustainable bandwagon?

Lonely Planet authors have selected all of the following listings because they demonstrate an active sustainable-tourism policy. Some are involved in conservation or environmental edu-cation, and many are owned and run by local and indigenous operators, thereby maintaining and preserving regional identity and culture. Some of the listings below have also been certi-fied by the Instituto Costarricense de Turismo (ICT; Costa Rica Tourism Board; www.visitcostarica.com), which means they meet high standards of environmental sustainability, business ethics and cultural sensitivity.

We want to keep developing our sustainable-tourism content. If you think we’ve omitted someone who should be listed here, or if you disagree with our choices, email us at talk2us@lonelyplanet.com.au. For more information about sustainable tourism and Lonely Planet, see www.lonelyplanet.com/responsibletravel.

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Lago Coter Ecolodge 178 Monteverde Lodge & Gardens 205 Pensión Santa Elena 201 Rincón de la Vieja Mountain

Lodge 233 Tabacón Grand Spa Thermal

Resort Lodge 167 Tenorio Lodge 220 Villa Decary B&B 177

activities Bosque Eterno de los Niños 197

food Coop Santa Elena 207 Hacienda La Pacífica 218

sights Arenal Observatory Lodge 172 Ecocentro Danaus 162 El Castillo-Arenal Butterfly

Conservatory 174 El Jardín de las Mariposas 193 Las Pumas 216 Parque Nacional Guanacaste 237 Parque Nacional Palo Verde 223 Parque Nacional Rincón de la

Vieja 231 Parque Nacional Santa Rosa 234 Parque Nacional Volcán Arenal

171 Parque Nacional Volcán Tenorio

219 Refugio Nacional de Fauna

Silvestre Peñas Blancas 189 Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre

Bahía Junquillal 237 Reserva Biológica Bosque Nuboso

Monteverde 211 Reserva Biológica Lomas de

Barbudal 224 Reserva Santa Elena 214 Selvatura 196

PENÍNSULA DE NICOYA accommodations

Harmony Hotel 283 Hotel Arca de Noé 293 Hotel Capitán Suizo 269

Hotel Las Tortugas 261 Hotel Punta Islita 292

activities C&C Surf School 287

sights Parque Nacional Barra Honda

279 Parque Nacional Diriá 279 Parque Nacional Marino Las

Baulas de Guanacaste 262 Refugio Nacional de Fauna

Silvestre Ostional 285 Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre

Camaronal 291 Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre

Curú 297 Reserva Natural Absoluta Cabo

Blanco 304

PENÍNSULA DE OSA & GOLFO DULCEaccommodations

Dolphin Quest 434 Esquinas Rainforest Lodge 433 Golfo Dulce Lodge 434 Lapa Ríos 420 Las Caletas Lodge 401 Playa Nicuesa Rainforest Lodge

434 Proyecto Campanario 402 Ranchos Almendros 419 Río Sierpe Lodge 394 Sábalo Lodge 394 Tamandu Lodge 413 Tiskita Jungle Lodge 438

activities Corcovado Expeditions 398

information Costa Cetacea Research Institute

397 MarViva 439

sights Casa de Orquídeas 433 Finca Köbö 404 Herrera Gardens & Conservation

Project 415

Humedal Nacional Térraba-Sierpe 393

Parque Nacional Corcovado 421 Parque Nacional Isla del Cocos

438 Parque Nacional Piedras Blancas

432 Refugio Nacional de Fauna

Silvestre Golfito 429 Reserva Forestal Golfo Dulce 403 Tiskita Jungle Lodge 437

SAN JOSÉ accommodations

Hotel El Marañon 110 food

Buena Tierra 110 Restaurante Shakti 88 Vishnu 88

shopping Galería Namu 95 Kiosco SJO 77, 95

SOUTHERN COSTA RICA accommodations

Finca Ipe 371 Iyök Ami 368 La Amistad Lodge 388

activities Aratinga Tours 370

information Fundación Dúrika 378

sights Cloudbridge Nature Preserve

373 Fudebiol Reserve 372 Los Cusingos Bird Sanctuary 372 Parque Internacional La Amistad

385 Parque Nacional Chirripó 374 Parque Nacional Los Quetzales

367 Reserva Biológica Dúrika 378 Reserva Indígena Boruca 378 Wilson Botanical Garden 382

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find restaurant reviews � book a bed $ spare some change � get challenged ➷ take the plunge � download guides ❀ sell stuff ☛ meet the locals ➟ make a clean escape ♥ find lost love ✎ chew the fat ✄ save some money ✉ buy a gift ✩ get inspired ☺ share a story ✍ read hotel reviews ☎ get advice (on everything) ✈ book flights ✆ buy books ✏ get DVDs ☎ brag to mates ❛ tell stories ✗ check warnings ✉ read hints ☞ plan adventures ✓ make lists ✆ listen up ☞ get lost ✂ wrestle monkeys ✎ scam the scammers ➠ learn how to get out of a minefield ✗ complain ✍ find road-trip buddies ✓ recommend ✑ get the lowdown ☎ talk to travellers ✆ meet your soul mate ✈ practise hippo safety ✎ cruise the savanna ✩ take better photos ✍ wear the right shoes, boots, sandals ➎ find restaurant reviews � book a bed $ spare some change � get challenged ➷ take the plunge � download guides ❀ sell stuff ☛ meet the locals ➟ make a clean escape ♥ find lost love ✎ chew the fat ✄ save some money ✉ buy a gift ✩ get inspired ☺ share a story ✍ read hotel reviews ☎ get advice (on everything) ✈ book flights ✆ buy books ✏ get DVDs ☎ brag to mates ❛ tell stories ✗ check warnings ✉ read hints ☞ plan adventures ✓ make lists ✆ listen up ☞ get lost ✂ wrestle monkeys ✎ scam the scammers ➠ learn how to get out of a minefield ✗ complain ✍ find road-trip buddies ✓ recommend ✑ get the lowdown ☎ talk to travellers ✆ meet your soul mate ✈ practise hippo safety ✎ cruise the savanna ✩ take better photos ✍ wear the right shoes, boots, sandals ➎ find restaurant reviews � book a bed $ spare some change � get challenged ➷ take the plunge � download guides ❀ sell stuff ☛ meet the locals ➟ make a clean escape ♥ find lost love ✎ chew the fat ✄ save some money ✉ buy a gift ✩ get inspired ☺ share a story ✍ read hotel reviews ☎ get advice (on everything) ✈ book flights ✆ buy books ✏ get DVDs ☎ brag to mates ❛ tell stories ✗ check warnings ✉ read hints ☞ plan adventures ✓ make lists ✆ listen up ☞ get lost ✂ wrestle monkeys ✎ scam the scammers ➠ learn how to get out of a minefield ✗ complain ✍ find road-trip buddies ✓ recommend ✑ get the lowdown ☎ talk to travellers ✆ meet your soul mate ✈ practise hippo safety ✎ cruise the savanna ✩ take better photos ✍ wear the right shoes, boots, sandals ➎ find restaurant reviews � book a bed $ spare some change � get challenged ➷ take the plunge � download guides ❀ sell stuff ☛ meet the locals ➟ make a clean escape ♥ find lost love ✎ chew the fat ✄ save some money ✉ buy a gift ✩ get inspired ☺ share a story ✍ read hotel reviews ☎ get advice (on everything) ✈ book flights ✆ buy books ✏ get DVDs ☎ brag to mates ❛ tell stories ✗ check warnings ✉ read hints ☞ plan adventures ✓ make lists ✆ listen up ☞ get lost ✂ wrestle monkeys ✎ scam the scammers ➠ learn how to get out of a minefield ✗ complain ✍ find road-trip buddies ✓ recommend ✑ get the lowdown ☎ talk to travellers ✈ practise hippo safety ✎ cruise the savanna ✩ take better photos ✍ wear the right shoes, boots, sandals ➎ find restaurant reviews � book a bed $ spare some change � get challenged ➷ take the plunge � download guides

% telephoneh opening hoursp parking availablen nonsmoking rooms/ areas availablea air-con availablei internet availableW wi-fi accesss swimming poolw wheelchair accessibility

v good vegetarian selectionc child-friendly apt apartments d double rooms dm dorm beds f family rooms q quad rooms r rooms s single rooms ste suites tr triple rooms

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