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Costa Rica Vida

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There are places that don't just welcome you, they change you, and Costa Rica is one of them. Costa Rica Vida takes readers beneath the jungle canopy of this wild, untamed land, where biodiversity is staggering, the coastlines are unspoiled, and a "Pura Vida" philosophy permeates every aspect of...
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Lale Arikoglu is the articles director of Condé Nast Traveler and host of the award winning Women Who Travel podcast. Her reporting has taken her all over the world, from Patagonia to Tokyo to the Amazon Rainforest, and she is fascinated by the ways that travel intersects with style, food, music, nightlife, identity, and politics.

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The Classics Collection

Costa Rica Vida

$185
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Page count

288 pages

Number of illustrations

Over 150

Language

English

Released on

July 2026

Dimensions

W 25 x L 33 x D 4 cm

Cover materials

Linen Hardcover

ISBN

9781649806758

Weight

2.799 kg

Author

Lale Arikoglu

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