Antes de venir
Listas de lectura y links de interés
A continuación se presenta una pequeña lista de libros, artículos y páginas web recomendadas. Su viaje a Costa Rico puede ser más satisfactorio si se prepara con un poco de información sobre el antes de su vista.
Guías de viaje
- Baker, Christopher P., Costa Rica Handbook, Moon Publicatons, 1999
- Blake, Beatrice et al., The New Key to Costa Rica, 18th ed. Costa Rica, 2005. Excellent information. Constantly updated
- Frommer, Arthur and Eliot Greenspan, Frommer's Costa Rica 2008, Eliot, IDG Books Worldwide, 2007.
Guías de campo
- Beletsky, L. Costa Rica: The Ecotraveler’s Wildlife Guide, Natural World Academic Press, 1998
Identification, distribution and conservation information on Costa Rica’s frequently spotted animals, including birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians. Also includes information on habitats and parks. - DeVries, P. The Butterflies of Costa Rica and Their Natural History. Princeton University Press, 1997
An introduction to the biology of butterflies and their habitat in Costa Rica. Excellent illustrations. Not all families are treated. - Emmons, L.H. and F. Feer, Neotropical Rainforest Mammals: A Field Guide, University of Chicago Press, 1990
This excellent little book covers all of the mammals that occur in Costa Rica. Natural history and Conservation in the Tropics - Carr, Archie. The Windward Road, University Presses of Florida, 1979 (first published by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1955)
One man’s adventures in search of sea turtle nesting grounds throughout the Caribbean basin, Mr. Carr’s account focuses mainly on Costa Rica Carr, Archie. The Windward Road, University Presses of Florida, 1979. - Janzen, D.H. Ed., Costa Rican Natural History. Chicago, University of Chicago Press, 1983
A valuable sourcebook on all aspects of natural history in Costa Rica. Detailed species accounts of many of the more commonly observed plants and animals. Slightly technical but definitely worth it. - Kircher, J.C., and Plotkin, Mark, A Neotropical Companion: An Introduction to the Animals, Plants and Ecosystems of the New World Tropics, 2nd Rev. Edition, Princeton University Press, 1997
Another excellent book which takes the ‘systems’ approach to neotropical ecology and which results in a clearer understanding on the part of the reader. - Perry, D., Life Above the Jungle Floor, New York, Simon & Shuster, 1987
A close-up look at life in the rainforest canopy, a biological frontier. - Skutch, Alexander F., A Birdwatcher’s Adventures in Tropical America, University of Texas Press, 1977
A highly readable account of Dr. Skutch’s early days in Central America, highlighting Costa Rica. Excellent overview of basic tropical ecology. - Wallace, David Rains, The Quetzal and the Macaw: The Story of Costa Rica’s National Parks. Sierra Club, 1991
Excellent account of the struggle to establish the National Park System of Costa Rica, with incisive reporting on the politics of conservation and accurate, often humorous, characterizations of the principle players in this great achievement.
Otros títulos de interés
- Schafer, Kevin, Costa Rica: The Forests of Eden, Publicaciones Internacionales Rizzoli, New York, NY, 1996.
Un pintoresco ensayo sobre la belleza natural de Costa Rica endulzado por la sensibilidad del autor/fotógrafo. Introducción por Alvaro Ugalde.
Páginas web
- www.nacion.com Principal periódico del país.
- www.visitcostarica.com Instituto Costarricense de Turismo
- www.tourism.co.cr Describe los Servicio de la Cámara de Turismo Costarricense.
- www.telefonicaamarilla.com Páginas amarilla en línea de Costa Rica.
- www.visitcostarica.com/ict/paginas/LEYES/pdf/ItinerarioBuses_en.pdf Itinerarios de buses en el país.
