NEW YORK, June 23, 2000 - An all-expense-paid tropical land and sea excursion to Costa Rica is the newest monthly contest offered by GORP.com, the leading Internet site dedicated to outdoor recreation and adventure travel.

One winner and a guest will embark on a six- or eight-day adventure cruise (dependant upon travel dates) and have the opportunity to interact with nature and wildlife, while exploring the remote sites of Costa Rica and Panama that few have visited, including Pacific beaches, parks and neighboring islands.

The lucky winner will receive round-trip airfare for two to San Jose, Costa Rica, deluxe accommodations aboard the Temptress Voyager or Explorer ships, all meals aboard, guided nature hikes, snorkeling, sea kayaking, airport transfers in San Jose, equipment and taxes.

To enter, log onto www.gorp.com and click on Costa Rica Cruise or the contest icon. All entries must be received on or before 11:59 p.m. EDT on July 31. The winner will be notified by August 10 and must travel between November 2000 and August 2001. Certain travel restrictions and blackout dates apply. Details and official contest rules are available at the site.

GORP (a.k.a. Great Outdoor Recreation Pages) is the largest and most trafficked Web site dedicated to outdoor recreation and adventure travel. With more than 100,000 pages of content, GORP offers a complete package of authoritative, award-winning content; a large, active community of outdoor enthusiasts; and a full-range of e-commerce offerings drawing nearly 13 million page views per month. Started in 1995, GORP offers a full-service adventure travel booking feature with more than 4,000 trips, accessible via the Web or telephone, in addition to a gear store with 180 brands of clothing, footwear and equipment. GORP has been cited by Yahoo!, US News & World Report, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and many others, as the leader in this category and a "Best of the Web" site.

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