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ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Keith Drew Worryingly addicted to gallo pinto, Keith Drewis also co-author of the Rough Guide to Moroccoand, closer to home, the Rough Guide to Bath, Bristol andSomerset, which has a similarly friendly populace butdistinctly fewer volcanoes. A managing editor at Rough Guides, he lives inWinchester with his wife, Kate, and their three children, Maisie, Joe andLilah.
Steven Horak A contributor to several other Rough Guides, including Canada, the USA and the Czech Republic. He has also written childrens books and travelsregularly for his photography ( stevenhorak.smugmug.com ) from his home in Santa Fe, NewMexico.
Shafik Meghji A travel writer, journalist, editor and photographer, Shafik Meghji isbased in South London but has travelled extensively throughout Costa Rica.He has co-authored more than twenty Rough Guides, including those toArgentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, India and Nepal, as well as the BuenosAires Essential Guide app. Shafiks travel writing has been published inthree anthologies, and he contributes regularly to newspapers, magazines andwebsites around the world. He blogs at unmappedroutes.com and youcan follow his tweets @ShafikMeghji.
Acknowledgements
Steven Horak Thanks to Rachel Mills for her skillfulediting, enthusiasm and steady hand. Thanks as well to Mani Ramaswamy for herguidance, and to Shafik and Keith for their helpful tips. In Costa Rica manythanks to all those who provided invaluable information and assistance,including Marco Montoya, Natalie Ewing, Offi, Ballardo Diaz, Mariana, RocioLpez, Mayra Gell, Rick Vogel, Terry Lillian Newton, George Schwarzenbach,Tiziana Sambucci, Chris and Charlie Foerster, Yolanda and Sepp, Nichole DuPont,Terri and Mark Lovis, and the guides of Jinetes de Osa. Lastly, thank you to theRough Guides crew in the Delhi and London offices whose skill and hard work madethis edition possible.
Shafik Meghji