Costa Rica: Waterproof Travel Map of Costa Rica | 
| Authors: Ray Krueger Koplin, Suzanne Krueger Koplin
Creator: Toucan Maps
Publisher: Toucan Maps Inc.
Category: Book
List Price: $11.95
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Rating:  49 reviews
Sales Rank: 26197
Media: Map
Edition: 3rd
Pages: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 4.7 x 0.4
ISBN: 0976373335
EAN: 9780976373339
ASIN: 0976373335
Publication Date: January 15, 2010
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Product Description
Waterproof and rugged road and travel map of Costa Rica, San Jose plus zoomed detail maps of the most popular destinations. Fully updated - over 4,000 km of research travel verified hundreds of kilometers of recent pavement and improvements for the new edition.
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. Now improved and even easier to see at a glance which is the main route to your destination.
Locations and easy to read indexes are included for cities and towns, National Parks and other natural areas, beaches, rivers, peaks, volcanoes, waterfalls and the best hotels, restaurants and activities.
Exclusives
o The only street level map in print for the entire Central Valley from the international airport to San Jose.
o Detailed maps of Arenal Volcano/Fortuna, Alajuela, Escazu, Heredia, Manuel Antonio/Quepos, Monteverde/Santa Elena, Playa Jaco, Playa Tamarindo/Langosta, Puerto Jimenez & Puerto Viejo de Talamanca.
o Every waterproof map location, restaurant, hotel, resort, lodge and even campground is searchable and geocoded on mapcr.com wher you can read detailed descriptions from the author of The New Key to Costa Rica (the number one bestselling guidebook over the past three decades).
o Proprietary symbols for distinctively Costa Rican attractions like zip-line and hanging bridge canopy tours, butterfly gardens, canyoneering, rain forest horseback rides, SCUBA, deep sea fishing, golf, white water rafting, trails and many more. See at a glance what to do where.
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.
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 Buy this map and go! April 6, 2005
Rick Price (Fort Collins, CO)
35 out of 36 found this review helpful
Ok, so you might need a guide book and a bird book as well but this map goes a long way to provide a Costa Rica map and guide book wrapped into one. I would have paid $100 for this map twelve years ago just for the information about paved roads, something that most map makers are reluctant to include since those roads change so quickly in a place like Costa Rica. Indeed, I headed off to San Jose in March of 1993 with my bike in a box and only a vague idea of road quality around the country. My trip went fine and I discovered some pretty interesting unpaved roads as well. But you are always at an advantage when you have current information. And this map has it as of January 2005 (and should be good for 3-4 years). Besides current road quality and surface status Krueger-Koplin has included detailed listings and locations of beaches, parks, reserves and refuges, butterfly gardens, canopy tours, fresh water fishing locales, surfing and scuba schools and more. How many times have you found yourself trying to plot all these locations on a map from your guidebook? This already has it done for you. As far as I know no other Costa Rica map goes this far.
Headed out on your bike or bird watching in the cloud forest? Not to worry. The "polyart" (plastic) this map is printed on will withstand afternoon downpours, morning drizzles and bike grease as well. This map isn't perfect but I've not seen anything comparable for the active traveler to Costa Rica. Just wish I'd had it twelve years ago. . .
The BEST map of Costa Rica October 15, 2005
James A. Alfaro (Florida, USA)
26 out of 27 found this review helpful
Once in a while one comes across a product that really stands out. Something that tells you "someone really gave some thought to this." This map is one of them. It is a comprehensive and well designed map with more information than just highways of Costa Rica. Every time you unfold it, it shows you a complete section of information. Because of the material used, it always folds back correctly unlike paper maps. The map can even be used as a momentary rain shield during one of the many unpredictable rain showers that can come at any time in Costa Rica. Having seen many Costa Rica maps, this one in my opinion is the best one. Great use of detail, color and icons. A MUST if you are going to drive in Costa Rica. The maps from the rental companies lack detail or are non existent. I have been using mine for over a year and I would not go to Costa Rica without. It's the first thing I pack....
Practicality and Utility April 27, 2005
Cyrus O. Patten
20 out of 20 found this review helpful
I went to Costa Rica with two maps in hand and hopes of backbacking around the Pacific Coast. Like Vermont, Costa Rica can be rather wet. Within two days of hiking, the first map was torn and soggy. The second map was like it was out of the box. I can't stress the importance and practicality of a waterproof map enough. I found this one to be accurate, detailed and above all, higher quality than I've ever experienced. It was a pleasure to order from Toucan guides as well and I've purchased an additional map for my brother.
A must-have! July 5, 2007
Liesbeth De Bock (Belgium)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I have lived in Costa Rica a few years ago and I have around 10 different maps of the country, but there is not one which is as good as this one!
It's a very detailed map and the structure (water proof) is very usefull when you are travelling there. In fact it is the most clear and detailed map of Costa Rica that I have ever seen!
A must have if you are going there!
Liesbeth - Belgium
This is the Map Everyone Else Wanted November 23, 2008
Debra J. Collum
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Once they saw this map, everyone on the birding trip to Costa Rica were disappointed in the maps that they brought along. More than once I heard, "This is a great map. Where did you get it?"
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