Travel to Central America

Explore Costa Rica, 5th Edition (Explore Costa Rica)

Format: Paperback
Author: Harry S. Pariser
ReleaseDate: 20 December, 2006
Publisher: Manatee Press
Rating:

Excellent resource
He includes great information for both singles and family travel, and the book covers both the more frequently travelled areas and the many off-the-beaten path places still around in Costa Rica. Pariser's guide is the most comprehensive Costa Rica guidebook I could find, and (at this writing in February 2007) the most up-to-date. Highly recommend. .

Better than Lonely Planet
Lately, however, I've become somewhat jaded by its formulaic coverage and superficial approach. I do quite a bit of traveling and often buy a Lonely Planet guide as a basic reference. I'm also skeptical about how they go about choosing which accomodations and restaurants to include in their books.

Pariser's book at first glance looks remarkably like a Lonely Planet guide--the same format and much the same information. However, Pariser puts more of himself into it and the book clearly is a labor of love. Pariser's guide compares to Lonely Planet like a family restaurant to McDonalds. .

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