Waterproof Costa Rica Map
2006 The best
Costa Rica map by far, we use it almost everyday (even the smallest roads around Monteverde are there).
Because it's waterproofed with a plastic film you can write notes on it or draw
your itinerary with an erasable white board maker).
Also quite good is the
National Geographic Costa Rica map 2002 |
Lonely Planet Costa Rica We use this Costa Rica travel guide book everyday (almost): Many guides provide hotel, restaurant, and arrival information, but Lonely Planet's stands out. Written by Rob Rachowiecki,
Carolina Miranda & Paige Penlandan, it delves into Costa Rica's flora, fauna, and nature reserves like no other. |
New Key to Costa Rica
2006 An other excellent travel guide book, author Beatrice Blake lived 14 years in Costa Rica
& she knows her stuff. |
Footprint Costa Rica 2005
Written by seasoned traveler Peter Hutchison, definitely one of the top guide
books about Costa Rica. |
 A bible
if visiting nearby countries.
Lonely Planet Central America 2005 |
An other bible, one of the best if you plan on visiting other Central
American countries.
Footprint Central America
& Mexico 2006 |
 Come on, don't be lazy! Learn some basic Spanish before visiting us. You will find that Costa Ricans are patient with bad speaking travelers. You'll get extra help and smiles if you try! These are small pocket books, regrouped by themes: hotels, directions, doctor, etc. Pronunciation is translated in English: "bwaynas!" |
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Lonely Planet Spanish pocket book |
 Eyewitness Travel Phrase Book |
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A Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica Great pictures! |
 Great for kids:
The Forest in the Clouds |
Field Guide to the Wildlife of Costa Rica |
A Guide to the Birds of Costa Rica
Probably the best bird book out there. |
Trogons And Quetzals Of The World
In case you get lucky and see a Quetzal in Monteverde! |
The Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica |
 Cloud forest trees of Monteverde, technical, great illustrations, the authors are living in Monteverde, one of them is among our favorites naturalist guides: Eric Bello.
An Introduction to Cloud Forest Trees |
Monteverde: ecology, and conservation of a tropical cloud forest: compilation of research, text and books about Monteverde.
Monteverde : Ecology and Conservation of... |
 Monteverde : Science and Scientists in a... |
 
Natural Sounds of Costa Rica Like being here! |
Costa Rica Soundscapes |
Check these excellent Costa Rican musicians. You can listen to several soundtracks, follow the links:
Recorded in the Monteverde Forest, piano by Manuel Obregon, it's magic: Simbiosis |
Canon PowerShot SD450
We used this small pocket size digital camera to take a lot of the photos
you can see on our website ($260, big like a pack of 20 cigarettes, 5 megapixels, makes 3 minutes movies too with sound, steel body:
we knocked & dropped it several times & still works fine). Great for travel and to send
email photos of your trip. Make sure to get an extra
Secure Digital Memory Card (1GB starting as low
as $22) as internet cafe maybe no readily available everywhere in Costa Rica
although you can find half a dozen places in Monteverde (like our office in
front of the church) & Arenal and at
internet cafe's in the most popular beaches, to burn CD's. Get some Ziplocks
to protect your camera on the beach and in the cloud forest (good for
passport & traveler's check too). An extra rechargeable battery & a
small
pocket tripod (sort by Price Low to High) for $10 is a must if you want to take some night shots of
the Arenal Volcano or in low light conditions like in our Monteverde
Cloud Forest.
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Binoculars