Starring: Mike Hynson, Robert August,
Director: Bruce Brown, Encoding: Region 1, Format: Color,
Rated: NR, Studio: Image Entertainment, DVD Release Date:
August 14, 2002, ASIN: 6305837384
Costa Rica has 12,000 ft peaks
thirty miles from the beach, over 10 ft. of rain falls on most
of them every year... that adds up to some of the best whitewater
in the world.
An indispensable guide for boaters, descriptions
of the rapids along the major rivers of Costa Rica, useful
black and white maps, some black
and white photos, river typical flow calendar. The listing
of guide companies is pretty out of date, but if any of these
guys are still around they must be good. A few slow sections
perfect for wildlife viewing float trips are included.
by Michael W. Mayfield, Paperback: 136 pages, Publisher: Menasha
Ridge Press, (1988), ASIN: 0897320832
We've traveled over 3,000 km
by bicycle in Costa Rica so we obviously favor it as our adventure,
give it a shot. Touring or downhill mountain biking can't beat
it for seeing this country.
This book is out of print, but widely
available at very reasonable prices in fine condition.
It is well worth hunting for. It is one of the best examples
of an interesting, beautiful yet scientifically accurate
and compelling books available. If you are considering
a canopy tour while traveling in Costa Rica, buy this book.
by Mark W. Moffett, Edward Osborne Wilson,
Paperback, 192 pages, Publisher: Harvard Univ Press, (1994),
ASIN: 0674390393
by
National Audubon Society, Flexible binding, 720 pages,
Publisher: Knopf, (September 1997), ISBN: 067944601X
An excellent guide that isn't specific
to Costa Rica, but should cover anything you'll encounter
on the Caribbean and Cahuita
National Park.
$US 13.97 from Amazon -or- Barnes&Noble member
price $US 15.16
by
Pieter Folkens (Illustrator), Randall R. Reeves (Contributor),
Brent S. Stewart (Contributor), Paperback: 528 pages, Publisher:
Knopf, (April 2002),
ISBN: 0375411410
As usual the National Audubon Society
has published a target for everyone else to reach for.
$US 18.87 from Amazon -or- Barnes&Noble member
price $US 20.48
by Paul Humann, Ned Deloach, Paperback (spiral-binding), 80 pages, Publisher:
New World Publications, (April 1995), ISBN: 1878348108
A brief reference to the Marine life of
the Caribbean. Not specific to Costa Rica, but should cover
anything you'll encounter on the Caribbean and Cahuita
National Park.
$US 10.47 from Amazon -or- Barnes&Noble member
price $US 11.07
River
hiking to a waterfall, then camping next to a natural hot spring
pool... Sounds like paradise, and Sam Mitchell will tell you
where and how.
This book gives
good information on hiking and backpacking trails in the
National Parks and preserves. Costa Rica is a very rocky
place, and there is both climbing and spelunking, but there
is no
guide specifically for those activities. The book will
get you there but then you'll have to chat with the locals
to get on the rock.
by Joseph Franke, Paperback: 224 pages, Publisher: Mountaineers Books,
2nd edition, (1999), ISBN: 0898865603
page summary
The Adventurer's shelf at the bookstore includes titles
on surfing, hiking, bicycling, rafting & kayaking, waterfalls, hot
springs, river bed hiking, and canopy exploration in Costa Rica.
