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Costa Rica (political)

Costa Rica (physical)

Provinces

Alajuela

Cartago

Guanacaste

Heredia

Limón

Puntarenas

San José

Cities and towns

Alajuela

Cartago

Liberia

Heredia

Limón

Puntarenas

San José (downtown)

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Maptak is about maps, detailed maps of Costa Rica. Usually maps on the internet are small, slow loading and with limited information. Maptak is an exception to the rule because it uses an advanced method of displaying maps on the internet.

If your internet browser is equipped with a Macromedia Flash 6 or newer plug-in, you are ready to enjoy these maps. Most modern browsers are able to display this format.

Maptak uses vector graphics rather than bitmap images for the larger maps. Here are some of the advantages:

• Smaller file size, faster page loads.
• Maps are scaleable
• Maps are smooth and look great at any size.
• The entire map can be printed on one sheet of paper or enlarged sections can be printed.
• Maps fill your computer screen, corner to corner, edge to edge.

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View Costa Rica from space. Convenient pop-up satellite window can be viewed with any map. Zoom in for a close look, highly detailed. A fascinating tool for everyone, try it now!

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Explore a political map of the entire country and separate maps for each of the seven provinces.

Each map shows national parks and reserves, main highways and landmarks. A pop-up window will always be on hand to calculate mileage between cities.

Because Costa Rica is mountainous, a physical map of the entire country is on hand which includes all the features of the political map.

View computer generated 3D maps of all of the countries national parks, revealing as never before the lay of the land.

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The Backstreet Bookshop where you can order Costa Rica maps and travel guide books on-line.

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Here is where the fun starts! Detailed city maps of San José and every provincial capital. We will continue to add new cities and towns so return often to see what's new.

Each map is filled with interactive features such as pop-up photographs of landmarks, parks, historic sites and unusual architecture.

Maptak now available on your WAP mobile telephone.
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How to program your celular to access WAP in Costa Rica.

X-ray map of Costa Rica. You select what types of data you want to see. The following example shows physical features, highway system and protected areas.

You can build your own map on line and combine and display the data as you wish. Some of the information available is: population centers, highway system, rivers, protected areas, participation, geology, land use, sunny days, provinces and altitude.

Examine detailed antique XVI century maps of Costa Rica and Central America and old treasure maps of the Isla del Coco and more.

All of the scaleable maps on this web site can be printed and used for studies, school assignments and tourist information.

Find: road maps, map directions, travel maps, street maps, information, history, geography, 3D maps, national parks, beaches, rain forests, volcanoes and more. All highly detailed, easy to read, print and enjoy.

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Beginning high school and college Spanish classes, as well as most self study Spanish courses start off by teaching vocabulary and verb conjugation. You practice speaking, but the focus is on the individual word or phrase. Lists of words are memorized and tests are given on verb conjugation. So when it comes time to speak, the words and phrases are separate in your mind. It becomes a matter of trying to pull all the pieces together and form them all into a sensible sentence, not just speaking.

The key to becoming more comfortable in speaking situations is to practice and learn the sentences as a whole, not in separate pieces. This way when you are trying to remember what to say, the whole sentence pops in your mind, not just one word. You will speak Spanish more correctly, more fluently and more confidently than ever before.

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