ETG Tip: Visit Tortuguero National Park that's home to 400 species of bird and 100 species of mammal, not to mention beautiful flora.
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Coverage includes: History, Sights, Activities, Courses, Tours, Festivals & Events, Sleeping, Eating, Drinking & Nightlife, Entertainment, Shopping, Information, Getting There & Away, Getting Around.
2. Central Valley & Highlands - Costa Rica (PDF Chapter) Lonely Planet
Coverage includes: Alajuela & the Northern Valley, Parque Nacional Volcán Poás, Atenas, Grecia, Sarchí, Zarcero, Bajos del Toro, San Ramón, Heredia Area, Heredia, Barva, San Isidro de Heredia, Cartago Area, Cartago, Parque Nacional Volcán Irazú, Valle de Orosi, Turrialba & around, Monumento Nacional Arqueológico Guayabo, Parque Nacional Volcán Turrialba.
3. Southern Costa Rica & Peninsula de Osa - Costa Rica (PDF Chapter) Lonely Planet
Coverage includes: Northern Peninsula, Playa del Coco, Playa Hermosa, Playa Ocotal, Bahía Potrero, Playa Grande, Playa Tamarindo, Playas Avellanas & Negra, Playa Junquillal, Santa Cruz, Central Peninsula, Nicoya, Parque Nacional Barra Honda, Nosara & around, Refugio Nacional de Fauna Silvestre Ostional, Playa Sámara, Playa Carrillo, Islita & around, Playas San Miguel & Coyote, Southern Peninsula, Mal País & Santa Teresa, Reserva Natural Absoluta Cabo Blanco, Cabuya, Montezuma, Playas Pochote & Tambor, Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre Curú, Paquera, Islands Near Bahía Gigante, Playa Naranjo.
4. Caribbean Coast - Costa Rica (PDF Chapter) Lonely Planet
Coverage includes: The Atlantic Slope, Parque Nacional Braulio Carrillo, Guápiles & around, Siquirres, Puerto Limón, Moín, Northern Caribbean, Parismina, Parque Nacional Tortuguero, Tortuguero Village, Barra del Colorado, Southern Caribbean, Reserva Biológica Hitoy-Cerere, Cahuita, Parque Nacional Cahuita, Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, Playa Cocles, Playa Chiquita & Punta Uva, Manzanillo, Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre Gandoca–Manzanillo, Bribrí, Sixaola.
5. Central Pacific Coast - Costa Rica (PDF Chapter) Lonely Planet
Coverage includes: Puntarenas & around, Parrita, Parque Nacional Carara, Tárcoles & around, Playa Herradura, Jacó, Playa Hermosa, Playa Esterillos, Parque Nacional Manuel Antonio & around, Quepos, Manuel Antonio Village, Parque Nacional Manuel Antonio, La Costa Ballena, Matapalo, Hacienda Barú National Wildlife Refuge, Dominical, Escaleras, Uvita, Parque Nacional Marino Ballena, Ojochal, Parque Nacional Isla del Coco.
6. Peninsula de Nicoya - Costa Rica (PDF Chapter) Lonely Planet
Coverage includes: Northern Peninsula, Playa del Coco, Playa Hermosa, Playa Ocotal, Bahía Potrero, Playa Grande, Playa Tamarindo, Playas Avellanas & Negra, Playa Junquillal, Santa Cruz, Central Peninsula, Nicoya, Parque Nacional Barra Honda, Nosara & around, Refugio Nacional de Fauna Silvestre Ostional, Playa Sámara, Playa Carrillo, Islita & around, Playas San Miguel & Coyote, Southern Peninsula, Mal País & Santa Teresa, Reserva Natural Absoluta Cabo Blanco, Cabuya, Montezuma, Playas Pochote & Tambor, Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre Curú, Paquera, Islands Near Bahía Gigante, Playa Naranjo.
7. Arenal & Northern Lowlands - Costa Rica (PDF Chapter) Lonely Planet
Coverage includes: Arenal & around, La Fortuna, Parque Nacional Volcán Arenal, El Castillo, Laguna de Arenal, Tilarán, Northern Lowlands, Upala, Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestra Caño Negro, Los Chiles, San Rafael de Guatuso, Muelle de San Carlos, Ciudad Quesada (San Carlos), Boca Tapada, Sarapiquí Valley, San Miguel, La Virgen, Chilamate & around, Puerto Viejo de Sarapiquí, Estación Biológica La Selva, Horquetas & around.
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