 | A Guide to the Birds of Costa Rica (Comstock Book) by F. Gary Stiles
Buy new: $25.41 / Used from: $17.90 This is THE birding book to have when birding in Costa Rica. Also good but not available in US is An Illustrated Field Guide to the Birds of Costa Rica by Victor Soto. Note: Both books are quite heavy
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 | Photographic Guide to the Birds of Costa Rica by Susan C. L. Fogden
Buy new: $15.95 / Used from: $32.35 Small pocket book with real bird photographs. It is not all inclusive but a solid sample. Uses the Stiles and Skutch classification system.
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 | Travellers' Wildlife Guides Costa Rica (Travellers' Wildlife Guides) by Les Beletsky
Buy new: $18.45 / Used from: $15.61 If you can only take one book on Costa Rican Nature - bring this book - it covers a little bit of everything. Also note this book is a little heavy also.
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 | Field Guide to the Wildlife of Costa Rica (Corrie Herring Hooks)
Buy new: $29.16 / Used from: $23.88 Excellent all around wildlife guide (also a little heavy) Most good birding guides in CR (me included) will carry birding/nature books for your reference. I always carry 'A Guide to the Birds of CR.'
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 | Moon Handbooks Costa Rica by Christopher P. Baker
Buy used from: $0.01 The BEST overall guidebook.
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 | Exploring Costa Rica 2006 by The Writers and Photographers of The Tico Times
Buy used from: $2.42 Use this book with a General Guidebook. From the Tico Times - an excellent resource of EVERYTHING local/ tourist would want. Jorge Fernandez info@aventourscostarica.com
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 | Frommer's Costa Rica 2006 by Eliot Greenspan
Buy used from: $0.01 This is very reliable guidebook and current misses some hotels but good suggestions overall.
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 | Monkeys Are Made Of Chocolate: Exotic And Unseen Costa Rica by Jack Ewing
Buy new: $12.89 / Used from: $14.42 Wonderful understanding of nature and man
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 | National Geographic Traveler: Costa Rica, 2d Ed. (National Geographic Traveler) by Christopher Baker
Buy new: $17.21 / Used from: $3.31 Out-of-date info on hotels but excellent general information and wonderful photographs
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 | Costa Rica (EYEWITNESS TRAVEL GUIDE) by DK Publishing
Buy new: $16.50 / Used from: $8.95 Relatively current (2005 pub); excellent photos.This is a great book to get a sense of Costa Rica (very detailed)but not good to find hotels etc.
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 | Fodor's See It Costa Rica (Flexi), 1st Edition (Fodor's See It) by Fodor's
Buy new: $21.95 / Used from: $0.75 Great layout and good starting point. Nice color photos. Gives lots of ideas for things to do in CR.
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 | Site Guides--Costa Rica: A Guide to the Best Birding Locations by Dennis W. Rogers
Buy used from: $7.86 Long out-of-date but gives a good list of birding locations and birds seen
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 | Costa Rican Wildlife: An Introduction to Familiar Species (Pocket Naturalist - Waterford Press) by James Kavanagh
Buy new: $5.95 / Used from: $3.05 If you want to travel light - bring this handy pocket guide. There are many laminated guides to the mammals, birds, and other wildlife of CR. It is probably better to purchase them while in CR.
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| Costa Rica: Guia De Los Parques Nacionales (National Parks Guide)
Buy used from: $0.01 The best book on the National Parks of Costa Rica (it is missing Tapanti however). You should also consider Birds of Tapanti Park available in CR by Julio Sanchez.
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 | Costa Rica's National Parks and Preserves: A Visitor's Guide, Second Edition by Joseph Franke
Buy new: $14.21 / Used from: $4.92 Another good resource on the parks of Costa Rica
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 | Costa Rica (Ulysses Travel Guides) (Ulysses Travel Guides) by Francis Giguere
Buy used from: $2.42 Slightly out-of-date with hotel info but VERY informative about Costa Rica
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 | Fodor's Costa Rica 2006 (Fodor's Gold Guides) by Fodor's
Buy used from: $0.44 This is a good standard guidebook.
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 | Costa Rica, 2nd (Footprint - Travel Guides) by Peter Hutchison
Buy new: $14.04 / Used from: $2.40 Well organized and easy to understand
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 | A Field Guide to the Mammals of Central America and Southeast Mexico by Fiona A. Reid
Buy new: $53.95 / Used from: $39.92 This remains the standard on mammals for Central America - and I am mentioned in her Forward for my guiding help to her during some of her fieldwork in CR.
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| Mammals of Costa Rica (FAR Pocket Guide)
A great pocket version of the larger edition
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 | The Natural History of Costa Rican Mammals by Mark Wainwright
Buy used from: $109.99 This is a classic text but less commonly used these days.
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 | A Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica by Twan Leenders
Buy used from: $49.95 If you are into Amphibians and reptiles - try these two books
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 | Amphibians and Reptiles of La Selva, Costa Rica, and the Caribbean Slope: A Comprehensive Guide by Craig Guyer
Buy new: $18.21 / Used from: $5.10 Very specific to the La Selva Biological Station Area
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 | Costa Rica For Dummies (Dummies Travel) by Eliot Greenspan
Buy new: $19.99 / Used from: $0.08 This is a new book 1st edition - I am not sure I agree with all the advice given but covers all the basics in an easy to understand format.
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| The Adventure Guide to Costa Rica by Harry S. Pariser
Buy used from: $0.20 If you buy be sure to get the 5th edition. This book target is young adventure travel.
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