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English
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In the predawn hours of July 10, 2014, the son of Alaskan scientist and National Geographic Explorer Roman Dial walked alone into Corcovado National Park, an untracked rainforest along Costa Rica's remote Pacific Coast. He carried a light backpack and machete. Cody emailed his father that he would do 4 days in the jungle and a day to walk out. He was never seen again. The authorities suspected murder. Dial was forced to confront the question: Was...
2) Costa Rica
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Publisher
Lonely Planet
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Lonely Planet's Costa Rica is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Find the perfect wave in Mal Pais and Santa Teresa, canoe through thick jungle in Parque Nacional Tortuguero, or hike around Volcan Arenal; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Costa Rica and begin your journey now!
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English
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Hang around just like a sloth and get to know the delightful residents of the Avarios Sloth Sanctuary in Costa Rica, the world's largest sloth orphanage. You'll fall in love with bad-boy Mateo, ooh and ahh over baby Biscuit, and want to wrap your arms around champion cuddle buddy Ubu!
4) Lost
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Publisher
Down & Out Books
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Who hasn't dreamed it? Lost in today's siren-scream world, coming apart at the seams, the chance to ditch the pressure and find...yourself. For the fragmenting Metcalfs-long-adrift Ben, world-class sailor Kate, coming-of-age Shay-a friend's sailboat, warm breezes, and tropical waters is a dream come true. Until the nightmare finds them... The reviews are in: Award-winning author Richard Barre rocks. Praise for Echo Bay: "A new Richard Barre novel...
5) Costa Rica
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Series
Pub. Date
2023
Language
Español
Description
"What country has green rain forests, tall volcanoes, and sandy beaches? COSTA RICA!"--
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Publisher
A Zona Tropical Publication from Comstock Publishing Associates, a division of Cornell University Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"This book features photographs of, and information about, Costa Rica's network of national parks, which are designed to protect pieces of every type of ecosystem in the country"--
7) Clara sola
Publisher
Hobab
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
Español
Description
Se cree que CLARA, de 40 años, tiene una conexión especial con Dios. Como "sanadora", sostiene a una familia y un pueblo necesitados de esperanza, mientras encuentra consuelo en su relación con la naturaleza. Después de años de ser controlada por el cuidado represivo de su madre, los deseos sexuales de Clara se ven avivados por su atracción hacia el nuevo novio de su sobrina. Esta nueva fuerza lleva a Clara a un territorio inexplorado, lo que...
10) Midnight rainbow
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Series
Language
English
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A romance in the jungle - Grant Sullivan, tough, masculine and handsome, is a retired military expert entrusted with a mission in the Costa Rican jungle - to find hostage and socialite Jane Hamilton Greer. When Grant rescues her in a rather cavalier and physical fashion, no love is lost between them. But gradually their mutual attraction and passion becomes apparent and the jungle smolders in more ways than one.
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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Costa Rica is the only fully demilitarized, completely independent country in the world. Through good luck, good leadership, and good decisions, Costa Rica has become arguably the sanest and most progressive country on earth. This book examines how and why Costa Rica is safe and independent without any military at all, and what the rest of us can learn from its success"--
12) Costa Rica
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Publisher
Dorling Kindersley Limited
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
Español
Description
Costa Rica es un pa̕s fascinante: rebosante de naturaleza, con una impresionante biodiversidad, playas paradis̕acas, bonitos pueblos de pescadores y con maravillosos secretos por descubrir. Visita el fascinante Parque Nacional de Tortuguero, contempla el volc̀n Arenal, cruza los puentes colgantes de Monteverde y contempla incre̕bles animales en Manuel Antonio.¡Bienvenidos a Costa Rica!
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English
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"In John Manuel Arias's lush and lyrical debut, a Costa Rican family wrestles with the aftermath of neocolonialism, a deadly secret, and an all-consuming fire. Costa Rica, 1968. When a lethal fire erupts at the American Fruit Company's most lucrative banana plantation burning all evidence of a massive cover-up, the future of Teresa Cepeda Valverde's family is changed forever. Now, twenty-seven years later, Teresa and her daughter Lyra are still picking...
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Costa Rica's motto is Pura Vida, Pure Life, and this deceptively small country is bursting with some of the most spectacular wildlife and pristine ecosystems in the world. All this diversity thrives, in part, thanks to one surprising little creature: hummingbirds. Venture across Costa Rica's wild and rugged landscapes, from volcanic peaks to coastal jungle to misty cloud forests and discover the nation's dazzling diversity of hummingbirds. Watch how...
16) Lost!
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Series
Survivor diaries volume 3
Language
English
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Description
In an interview with a reporter, eleven-year-old Carter recounts his tale of survival with twelve-year-old Anna in the perilous jungles of Costa Rica. Includes a list of suvival kit items.
17) Off the grid
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Series
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
This original hardcover novel tells the all-new adventures of Maisie Lockwood as she navigates a world filled with dinosaurs both ferocious and friendly.
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"When Destiny was found by the Sloth Institute in Costa Rica, she was sick, thin, and one of her eyes was closed and not working. The Sloth Institute took her in and introduced her to other sloths as she started to recover. She never regained the use of her one eye, but that didn't stop Destiny from hanging out with her new buddies, or getting healthier and stronger. Last August, Destiny was fitted for her tracking collar and released back into the...
20) Hide and seek
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Series
Silver Jaguar Society volume 2
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
For five hundred years the Jaguar Cup, sacred to the Silver Jaguar Society, was hidden in a cave on the coast of Costa Rica--so when a fake copy shows up on display in America, it is up to José, Anna, and Henry, junior members of the society, to travel to Costa Rica and rescue the real cup from thieves.
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