Here, in CR, road maps are not very used, because they just show you important roads or some of the roads with name as Paseo Colón or Avenida Segunda. Try to print maps from www.mapealo.com there appear MOST of the roads in San Jose. If you need some help driving, just ask locals, they may tell you.
I will be traveling Costa Rica in late November for two months. I am planning my trip now. Me and my buddies will be 4×4, surfing and hiking. We need a good Costa Rica gps map to help us hike through the jungles of Osa Peninsula, find good surfing spots along the Peninsula de Nicoya – start in Malpais then drive up to Tamarindo. I look at Costa Rica GPS maps on line but they are all just turn by turn gps devices. I need something that I can view on my PC to plan the trip then use my Garmin GPS device in Costa Rica to hike and drive on the back roads. I like traveling like a local. I try and stay away from Interstate roads when I travel. Not just turn by turn directions. If anyone know of a place where i can get Costa Rica GPS for us on hiking trails and road Costa Rica GPS map and use it on my pc to plan out my trip then I would really appreciate it! I have a etrex device and a Garmin Nuvi. I am also going to Nicaragua. I doubt anyone makes a Nicaragua GPS. I may just hire a guide. Also if you know of any really good 4×4 rental places then I would appreciate that too!
YES!!! Hiking trails and roads! Loved using it to hike through the jungles! I used a Costa Rica Garmin GPS map to drive the back road from Tamarindo to Malpais. We surf all along the Peninsula de Nicoya. My three favorite places – "Little Hawaii", Nosara and Malpais. The Costa Rica GPS got use to all these surf spots. We also went hiking near Malpais- Cabo Blanco. You can see and hear Howler Monkeys in Malpais and Cabo Blanco. I first heard them and thought they were going to be the size of king kong…but they are these very cute small monkeys! Cabo Blanco is a must. The good thing about the Costa Rica GPS that we used is that is had hiking trails. The GPS that came from the car rental place was garbage. No hiking trails. Just turn by turn directions. We saw hardly no tourist in Cabo Blanco. It was heaven on earth. The sunsets at Malpais are amazing. Surf till the sun goes down and you will see Pelicans flying near you. Then use the Costa Rica GPS to go over the ferry to Puntarenas then south to Osa Peninsula. Again the Costa Rica GPS that we used was great because it had the hiking trail along the Osa Penisula and the trail through the jungle to Drake. It even showed river crossings. I would suggest you contact Dean for a 4×4 SUV at www.renta4×4incostarica.com …he is very helpful. Can I also suggest the Lapaz Garden and Volcano Poaz? The Costa Rica GPS map that I was talking about can be found at a couple different places –
google- costa rica gps payloadz -.. i think that is where i got it.
or try this guy-
http://www.gpstravelmaps.com/costarica.html
You can download it and have it on your device and PC in minutes. I used it on my pc to plan our whole trip. This was so useful. Then i uploaded it to my garmin device.
Enjoy you surf trip. Costa Rica is amazing! Please don’t drive on the beaches … turtle eggs are buried here.
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I don’t think it is available.
City Navigator NT includes the same detailed maps, points of interest and coverage areas as our traditional City Navigator map data, just compressed differently for your compatible Garmin. Some versions of City Navigator NT, such as North America and Europe, include traffic data that allows certain units to use traffic receivers.
Tent from REI, water proof map of Costa Rica, Suzuki Vitara, 4 Backpacks, trees all made for a sick 10 days in Costa Rica.
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Driving maps of Costa Rica are usually pretty bad (in my experience). They tend to break down when your route goes through a town. The way to navigate in Costa Rica is to learn the list of town names you need to drive through. Then follow the signs from one town to the next. Each town will have signs to tell you how to get through the town to get to the main road that goes to the next town. Americans usually find it strange at first since they would prefer detailed directions and road names, but really it is not a hard way to navigate or drive.
Tent from REI, water proof map of Costa Rica, Suzuki Vitara, 4 Backpacks, trees all made for a sick 10 days in Costa Rica.
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I´d like how to find thermal water in Costa Rica from satellital map,or from others sources, if possible.. to located.
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I went to www.noaa.gov and found this for you hope it helps. This should take you to a satellite image of the carribean and surrounding areas.
Ambassador to Costa Rica Tom Kennedy handing over a copy of the 4 degree map to Costa Rica Deputy Foreign Minister Edgardo Ugalde, accompanied by Deputy Director of Foreign Policy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sra Linye Baidal
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