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Ashley Garver, Bridget Bero, David Callow, Deborah Weisinger, Edward Stiel, Federica Peruzzi, Iris Köster, Jean-Sebastien Goupil, Joan Mcconnell, John Shepherd, Kimberly Hayward, Marc Van-pé, Monika Schindler, Pascale Braam, Rebecca Kass, Shawn Smith, Susana Jimeno, Tommy Crabeels
Thanks to: editor Bailey Freeman for her kindness/wisdom, co-authors Jade Bremner and Brian Kluepfel for general awesomeness, Ronni and Mack Harrell for the support/dog-sitting, Adele Fox for being the best Gumpy, Genna Marie and Sean Davis for the helpful info/endless entertainment/undying friendship, Alejandro López-Meoño for the time/expertise, Andy Lavender for stalking quetzals and cheesemakers with me, Jonathan Harris for his kindness and his genius, and finally, the knowledgeable/hilarious/eternally accommodating Stacey Auch for leading me up mountains and beyond. Love you.
Gracias to helpful destination editor Bailey Freeman for her quick responses and support. Thanks also to local experts Ludrick Mcloud, for his informative guiding services, Gregg from Costa Rica Surf School, for showing me the Caribbean’s best breaks, and Harriet Sinclair for her impressive 4WD driving skills. Plus, Nelson Torres and Julia Vaughns for their endless contacts book and helpfulness, and to everyone working hard behind the scenes – Cheree Broughton, Dianne and Jane, and Neill Coen.
To Paula Paz, my wife, you were there, even though you weren’t, you know?
Muchas gracias to Wilfredo de Cabuya, Marlon y Pippa de Bijagua, Ernesto y Joel de Cano Negro, Sonia de La Fortuna, Lieke de Junquillal (¡Viva Mandela!), Carole and Sjull de Quebec and Holland, Tony de Avellanas, Mariano de Tamarindo for fixing my computer, and my great LP colleagues, Bailey, Jade and Ashley.
And to the Flying Taco of Samara and La Fortuna Pub – thanks for letting me sing in your bars.
Climate map data adapted from Peel MC, Finlayson BL & McMahon TA (2007) ‘Updated World Map of the Köppen-Geiger Climate Classification’, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 11, 163344.
Cover photograph: Red-eyed tree frog, Marco Simoni/AWL ©
This 13th edition of Lonely Planet’s Costa Rica guidebook was researched and written by Ashley Harrell, Jade Bremner and Brian Kluepfel. This guidebook was produced by the following:
Destination Editor Bailey Freeman
Product Editors Kate James, Saralinda Turner
Senior Cartographer Corey Hutchison
Assisting Cartographer James Leversha
Book Designer Jessica Rose
Assisting Editors Sarah Bailey, Katie Connolly, Lucy Cowie, Melanie Dankel, Andrea Dobbin, Emma Gibbs, Charlotte Orr, Tamara Sheward
Cover Researcher Naomi Parker
Thanks to Carolyn Boicos, Hannah Cartmel, Andi Jones, Claire Naylor, Karyn Noble
Ebook thanks to Ruth Cosgrove, Julie Dodkins, Blazej Hadzik, Craig Kilburn, Wayne Murphy, John Taufa, Yanxiang Wang, Juan Winata.