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Costa Rica Corona Comeback

Costa Rica Corona Comeback

...We enjoyed one last sunrise on the beach before catching one of the last flights out amid U.S. state department warnings to "leave now or stay indefinitely." It was a hard choice but as March drew to a close we headed to Colorado early after traveling around Costa Rica for a few weeks doing … [Read more...]

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Map Making

Map Making

The process of creating the Waterproof Travel Map of Costa Rica is a lot of work and a lot of fun. At Toucan Maps Inc. & Costa Rica Guide we frequently get questions about what it takes and how we do it so we've put together a photo gallery showing how we research, create and publish the … [Read more...]

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Costa Rica Guide, Toucan Maps Inc. Privacy Policy Statement We collect the following information from our Web sites (CostaRicaGuide.com & MapCR.com): 1. Information volunteered by the visitor, such as travel requests and/or site registrations. 2. Aggregate information on what pages visitors … [Read more...]

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Certifications and Memberships

Certifications and Memberships

We strongly encourage you to check up on any company you do business with on the internet especially if it involves a relatively large payment for something that will be delivered at a future date in a foreign country — i.e. Travel in Costa Rica. The main reason we encourage this is for your own … [Read more...]

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Ratings from Travelers

...these are real reviews and comments but they are really old because we get dozens every week and just cannot keep up... we've switched over to recommending that people review on TripAdvisor so please go there for more recent comments... After traveling to Costa Rica each of our clients has the … [Read more...]

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TripAdvisor Reviews

TripAdvisor Reviews

We get excellent reviews from travelers and destination experts on TripAdvisor...  over 400 five star reviews in a row and counting... "I promised to report back on my experience with Toucan Maps [Costa Rica Guide] and Pacific Trade Winds after our trip and I can happily say they were great. The … [Read more...]

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Travel Partners

Travel Partners

Costa Rica Guide, Toucan Maps Inc. is a U.S. based company whose goal is to provide useful information, maps and planning assistance for travelers. We research and publish the best map in print and the most current, informative and helpful integrated map, directory and information website available … [Read more...]

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About Us

About Us

The Story of Costa Rica Guide & Toucan Maps Adapted from Desafío Magazine "You do What?" is the predictable response when Sue or I tell anyone that after years training as biochemists we ended up making maps of Costa Rica. After a physical biochemistry post doc using nuclear magnetic … [Read more...]

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Contact Us

Send an e-mail to the planning desk using the form below or join the conversation on the Costa Rica Travel Group We're there along with thousands of locals, long time visitors and fellow planners sharing questions, answers, advice, opinions and recommendations instantly. Contact Costa Rica Guide … [Read more...]

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