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Costa Rica e-books

There are a number of electronic resouces for Costa Rican travelers, mostly on webpages (see links), but a few are in e-book formats.

Costa Rica Adventure Guide 4th ed. by Bruce Conord ISBN: 1588433358, Publisher: Hunter Publishing, (April 2003), Language: English, Format: Adobe Reader, File Size: 6.3Mb, Macintosh Compatible: Adobe Reader 6.0-OS 10.2.4, Windows Compatible: Windows 98SE or later	Costa Rica Alive by Bruce Morris ISBN: 1588433773, Publisher: Hunter Publishing, (April 2003), Language: English, 480 pages, Format: Adobe Reader, File Size: 5.0Mb, Macintosh Compatible: Adobe Reader 6.0-OS 10.2.4, Windows Compatible: Windows 98SE or later, Handheld Compatible: with Adobe Reader 6.0, can be read on Palm OS v3 or later
Costa Rica Guide by Paul Glassman, pdf format, 473 pages, $US 9.00

Free e-book format materials

pdf format guide from WorldHeadquarters that includes information on arrivals and departures, practical info on embassies and consulates etc. , how to get to a number of areas by bus or driving, and a map of the country showing the major roads.
>> Note: It's been pointed out to us that they have the prices for taxi rides from the airport to Heredia (actually $US 7) and Alejuela (actually $US 2) reversed.

pdf format road map from Maptak that includes major roads and a table of distances between major cities.

pdf format map of San José from costaricamap-online. Their server can be very slow so be patient. They also serve city maps in pdf format here (see the bottom of their pulldown menu).
>>Note: Although there are links, there is no map of the whole country available.

page summary

There are a few ebooks available for Costa RIca travel. The full sized guidebooks you have to pay for, but there is also a brief guide and several maps that can be downloaded for free.