Category: Cocos Island

Cocos Island National Park

The History of Cocos Island

Costa Rica acquired Cocos Island in 1869. Between 1872 and 1874, the Costa Rican government ran a prison on the Coco Island. It also funded its own treasure-hunting expedition, but no hidden gold treasures...

Scuba Diving Packages Costa Rica

Scuba Dive Packages to Cocos Island

The island has around 20 dive zones all at a single destination, from shallow to challenging vertical valves, drift diving, deep pinnacles down under 40m, and blue water dives. All sites on the island...

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Flora and Fauna of Cocos Island Costa Rica

Isla del Coco on the Cocos Island was declared a national park in 1978 and its status was reinforced in 1982. In 1984 the conservation area was grown to incorporate marine ecosystems up to...

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Common Species Seen at Cocos Island

For most travelers to Cocos Island, the pelagic ocean life is the main draw of the area. Since the area is a fascinating meeting point between the shallow and deep water in the region,...

Cocos Island National Park

La Isla del Coco - National Park Guide

Cocos Island is located off the coast of Costa Rica and is completely secluded bearing a ranger office that has a staff of caretakers. The island is located on the Pacific Coast of Costa...

All You Need to Know about Cocos Island

Cocos Island in Costa Rica is now famous all over the world for several different reasons. It is said that Cocos Island actually used to be a popular hideout spot for pirates in ancient...