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Costa Rica Guidebooks Side-by-side Comparison of the Three Best

The Three Best Costa Rica Guidebooks	New for the 2004/2005 season	New for the 2004/2005 season
	Moon Publications Costa Rica Handbook	Lonely Planet Costa Rica Travel Survival Kit	Footprint Costa Rica Handbook
OVERALL RATING	These three books all get our highest overall recommendation of five toucans
completeness
accuracy
recommendations
up-to-date
	all three guides will release new editions in 2004
USABILITY	Moon	Lonely Planet	Footprint
maps
icons & symbols
notes & sidebars
organization
	each of these guides uses similar organization by region
table of contents
index & appendix
APPEAL	Moon	Lonely Planet	Footprint
entertaining
color
art/photos
writing
EXTRAS	Moon	Lonely Planet	Footprint
wildlife
ecology
Spanish phrases
internet info in the book
web site supporting the book
	New for the 2004/2005 season
INFORMATION	Moon	Lonely Planet	Footprint
author	Christopher P. Baker	Rob Rachowiecki	Peter Hutchison
latest edition	Fourth, © October 2001	Fifth, © October, 2002	First, © December, 2001
isbn	1740591186	1566913446	1903471060
pages	800	576	416
price	$US13.97	$US13.99	$US13.97
	BUY at Amazon	BUY at Amazon	BUY at Amazon

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The three best general guides to Costa Rica compared head to head. We've read and used many Costa Rica guidebooks, taken input from fellow travelers, locals and web forums and cut the bewildering array of choices down to a manageable few.