Weather, tides and background information, followed by a hand drawn chart for every reasonable anchorage in Costa Rica. Opposite each chart is a description of the anchorage, its hazards, and shoreside facilities and attractions. For the larger towns there are street maps, pinpointing the location of laundries, markets, restaurants, offices and bus stops. Includes things like the addresses of mail drops, the schedule of deliveries for the beer truck and the produce truck, and which hotels allow free use of their showers if you buy a drink or a meal. Updated 1997.