The first route planner for Costa Rica, programmed by Tecno Alianza, a company based in San Jose, is a free valuable tool when it comes to planning your travels in Costa Rica.
San Jose, Costa Rica, November 3, 2008 (PRESSbooth.ORG) -- Planning a trip in Costa Rica and estimating driving times is not easy especially when you are a foreigner. The online route planner from YourTravelmap.com is helpful when it comes to driving times and driving directions.
Available completely free, the route planner can be accessed at www.yourtravelmap.com.
You just have to select the starting point and destinations, then the directions, driving times, distance and the route on a map will be displayed. In addition the coordinates and the altitude of the chosen destination are provided.
Users can choose between kilometers and miles.
The zoomable map displays all the mayor roads in Costa Rica. Other maps with national parks, surfspots, provinces, blue flag beaches and more can be loaded into the main map. Travelers who are still looking for a car rental agency can select between various companies, their offices are displayed on the map.
All the information is regularly reviewed and updated.
The site includes a detailed text and video tutorial about how to use the route planner. It is possible to register and save routes with information of hotels and tours. The application was programmed in Costa Rica and is online in three languages: English, German and Spanish.
A lot more information about destinations, national parks, activities and questions frequently asked by tourists can be found on the website.
Thousands of travelers have used the interactive map of Costa Rica, resulting in hundreds of road trips planned every day.
"The route planner helped us a lot to plan our itinerary and find hotels along the route," said Sabine Kippenberg a tourist from Germany.
Contact:
Morten Sonntag
YourTravelmap.com
info @ yourtravelmap.com
Tel.: (506) 2235 5964
Press photos are available on the following pages:
www.yourtravelmap.com/costarica/pressrelease
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