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Tico Times, the Costa Rican English language newspaper

General information about Costa Rica

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Lonely Planet is the premier guidebook for independent adventure travel. The link takes you to the Costa Rica section—a good primer for the country's history, geography, travel preparation, etc.

Rough Guide is published in the UK as a travel guidebook for independent travelers. It’s similar in scope to the Lonely Planet books, but with a more European perspective.

Adventure Travel Tips is a general information site for the global adventure community.


Our Favorite books on Costa Rica

Explore Costa Rica by Harry Pariser.
See http://www.savethemanatee.com . Purchase at Amazon.com

Costa Rica — The Ecotravellers' Wildlife Guide by Les Beletsky.
Purchase at Amazon.com

Portraits of the Rainforest by Adrian Forsyth, photography by Michael & Patricia Fogden.

Butterfly Book by Bill Folsom.
See http://www.geocities.com/NapaValley/8016/book.html

A Guide to the Birds of Costa Rica by F. Gary Stiles and Alexander F. Skutch

A Guide to Tropical Plants of Costa Rica by Willow Zuchowski

Field Guide to the Wildlife of Costa Rica (Corrie Herring Hooks) by Carrol L. Henderson, Alexander F. Skutch, and Steve Adams

Costa Rica (Traveller's Wildlife Guides) by Les Beletsky, Priscilla Barrett, David Beadle, and David Dennis

The Costa Rica Reader: History, Culture, Politics (Latin America Readers) by Steven Palmer and Ivan Molina Jimenez

Costa Rica: A Traveler's Literary Companion by Barbara Ras and Oscar Arias

Costa Rica Laminated Map by Berndtson & Berndtson

Photographic Guide to the Birds of Costa Rica by Susan C. L. Fogden, Michael Fogden, and Patricia Fogden 

Fundraising Tools

www.tortugacoffee.com.   Tortuga Coffee is an on-line store offering a simple and easy way to fundraise.  Tortuga sells organic, fair-trade certified coffee and cocoa powder.  Just send your supporters to www.tortugacoffee.com, they purchase coffee or cocoa powder and select your group to receive the credit during the checkout process.  Your group earns $4.00/12 oz  bag of coffee that is credited to your group.

Tortuga Coffee is dedicated to fundraising with a conscience.  By purchasing organic, fair-trade coffee, your supporters raise funds for your group AND help to support the small farmers in Costa Rica who are working to protect their environment.