About the Southern Costa Rica Handbook

About the Author:

Alexander del Sol lives, plays and works all year round in one of the most beautiful and magical places on Earth: the southern zone of Costa Rica. Originally from California in the United States, Mr. del Sol traveled to Australia, Mexico, Hawaii and other tropical playgrounds before coming to Costa Rica. He finally emigrated to Costa Rica after tiring of the maddening rat race and the modern city life.

Author's Comments:

Many tourists come down to the 'zona sur' with only a general Costa Rica guide book and --maybe -- a passable road map. They often find out too late that the chincy amount of information that these two sources typically offer is usually not nearly enough, and is often inaccurate or way out of date.

On the other hand, armed with revealing portraits and clearly drawn maps of each major tourist area, vividly detailed descriptions of a wide variety of places to stay, eat, and experience in comfort for tourists on every budget, The Southern Costa Rica Handbook gives you the critical advantage of knowing exactly where you are going before you get there.

In addition, the information is absolutely the most up-to-date and accurate that you can find anywhere -- at any price -- and will more than pay for itself many times over in both money and enjoyment. This low-cost supplement to the standard general guide books leaves the politics, history and other minor details behind, and gives you the raw data you need to maximize your vacation dollar in Costa Rica's most lush and exciting region.

If you're going to the southern zone of Costa Rica, this is the guide book that will serve you best. ¡Haste pronto!

Note: The latest edition of this book was printed in 2004. Please be conscious of the fact that much of the information is outdated. On the positive side, you can see my Updates page for many of the changes through the present day, and the information about the areas, including the maps and such, is still fairly accurate.

--- Alexander del Sol

Readers' Comments:

"Excellent. I recommend this book to anyone who likes to get off the beaten path." -- Mike Hayes, Clearwater, Florida, USA

"It's the best book I've seen on this region, by far. It's bitchin'!" -- Jason MacDonald, Santa Cruz, California, USA treestands@earthlink.net

"The book is great. We really got a good feel for the places we were going beause of the detailed descriptions. It helped us a lot to decide where to go and stay." -- Christie E., San Francisco, California, USA

"As a mountain bike tour operator here in Costa Rica, accurate and timely information regarding hotels, restaurants, and attractions is very important. Alexander del Sol's "The Southern Costa Rica Guide" is by far my best source of info for Costa Rica's 'Last Frontier'. My only regret is that he has not written one for the rest of the country!" -- Kevin Hill, Bi-Costa Rica Bike Tour  --- Email: bicostarica@bruncas.com   Web: http://www.bruncas.com/bicostarica.html

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