Good detail and a little too much of an agenda

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	• Costa Rica (Country Guide) Mara Vorhees Lonely Planet, 2006 - 592 pages average customer review:based on 24 reviews view larger image
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Best Guide Book Ever!

Once again Lonely Planet has produced the best guide book for budgeted travelers. The maps of the towns were excellent in providing reference points and directions. The history sections and "Did you know" boxes were great reads while camped out in the Corcovado National Park. It was nice to have the dollar amounts listed next to all of the hostels and hotels as it saved us a ton of money. The color photos were nice, but didn't really relate to much of our travels.

Great book for the student traveler who does not have a lot of money to spend but wants to see the world! Thanks Lonely Planet!

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The only one you'll need

As usual I bought a few guide books and took them all with me. I had the National Geographic, the Tico Times book (Exploring Costa Rica) and the Lonely Planet. Lonely Planet was the bible. All the rest were fluff. As my trip progressed I put the others in the glove compartment and eventually deep in my luggage. The only time I needed anything else was consulting the map (I had a waterproof detailed Costa Rica map which I also recommend) and once when a phone number was misprinted.

As for the preachy tone, yes, I agree, there was a huge element in the book. A lot of it I tended to agree with (I personally think zip line tours are a terrible idea and would make more sense over Manhattan skyscrapers than in one of the world's most precious cloud forests and I also agree that Tamarindo is a hole) so it didn't bother me as much as some of the other reviewers. I wouldn't lower my score by more than half a star for that so they still got 5 stars.

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Good detail and a little too much of an agenda

Excellent descriptions with a ton of detail make this an informative and worthwhile travel planner. The authors are waaaay into conservation, and their longing for everything to stay pristine and pure shows. However, the tone after a while becomes a downer. The message is nothing is as good as it once was, and soon will be even worse. Tourists ruin everything, so see it now.

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