Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #758607 in Books
• Published on: 2001-12
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Map

Customer Reviews

National Geographic Adventure map of Costa Rica
Bought one of these for $12 at the Monteverde Park. Waterproof. 2004 edition was not completely up-to-date but was best I've seen. Was $24 at airport.
Why are sellers asking around $100? Is that in colons?

As good as a Costa Rica map gets!
Maps are a new concept to the culture of Costa Rica, and road maps of the country simply have not existed for that long. Ticos who travel go as far as they know, and then start to ask people for directions. Without a long history of cartography (revisions and updates), it is hard to get a truly good, accurate, map of Costa Rica.

Even this map, which is the best we saw, was not really accurate in terms of its representation of how winding a road is, so be careful choosing a "straight" route over a winding route. But, this map also has topographic information, which was useful to us (the rivers, for example, helped us figure out where we were), and its tear-resistant, waterproof plastic material made sure it survived the trip in one piece.

Driving through Costa Rica, we were glad we had this map, and it was well worth the money, saving us many headaches and lots of time. If you plan to drive off the beaten path (ie, beyond Arenal and Manuel Antonio), get this map.

Useful and detailed
I used this map when I visited Costa Rica and it was useful for finding certain natural protected areas, and for choosing which roads to use. Certainly it was water resistant when visiting the rainy Monteverde zone. If you go to Costa Rica, buy it.