Write to P.O. Box 5059, San Antonio, TX 78201. We will be traveling to Costa Rica for the first time and would appreciate any help on background sources. We'll spend a week in Arenal and a week on the Pacific coast. Costa Rica is rich in rain forests, and rich in the number of guidebooks written about the lush country. There's a big range of diversions at any time of the year, but even the rainy seasons depend on where you are within the country.
Seasonal rains can create a problem when taking off road trips through the mountains.
Most mountain lodges remain open during the peak rain fall, roads are kept operable all year with proper surface maintenance. Another first-rate site is TicoNet. Donald D. Groff has been dispensing travel advice for a decade for such publications as the Philadelphia Inquirer, Newsday, the Boston Globe and the Kansas City Star. All rights reserved.