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Caño Island

Pelagic/Rocky reef
Depth: 8–30 mLevel: Advanced Open WaterDecember-April
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A biological reserve off the Osa Peninsula, regarded as "the little Cocos Island" for its pelagic wildlife.

Depth

8–30 m

Recommended level

Advanced Open Water

Average visibility

15 m

Location

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Caño Island: 20 documented species

Ecosystem

ReefLarge pelagics

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Same country: Costa Rica

Same type of dive: Reef, Large pelagics

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Water temperature

27 °C

Current

Moderate

Access

Boat

Best season

December-April

Recommended certification

Advanced Open Water

Approx. price

65 USD / dive

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Best season
December-April
Approx. price
65 USD / dive
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Same type of dive: Reef, Large pelagics

Costa Rica · South Pacific, Osa
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Humpback WhaleLeast Concern

Humpback Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

SkipjackLeast Concern

Skipjack

Katsuwonus pelamis

Sally Lightfoot CrabNot Evaluated

Sally Lightfoot Crab

Grapsus grapsus

Moon CrabNot Evaluated

Moon Crab

Gecarcinus quadratus

Hump CoralNear Threatened

Hump Coral

Porites lobata

Pantropical Spotted DolphinLeast Concern

Pantropical Spotted Dolphin

Stenella attenuata

Bottlenose DolphinLeast Concern

Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

Moorish IdolLeast Concern

Moorish Idol

Zanclus cornutus

Giant MantaEndangered

Giant Manta

Mobula birostris

Spot-fin PorcupinefishLeast Concern

Spot-fin Porcupinefish

Diodon hystrix

Man-of-war FishLeast Concern

Man-of-war Fish

Nomeus gronovii

Tropical Two-wing FlyingfishLeast Concern

Tropical Two-wing Flyingfish

Exocoetus volitans

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UNESCO
Wall/Pelagic

Cocos Island

Costa Rica

Up to 45 m · Advanced, drift diving

Shoals of scalloped hammerhead · whitetip reef shark in enormous numbers

See dive site
Reef/Pelagic

Machalilla / Isla de la Plata

Ecuador

Up to 25 m · Advanced Open Water

Humpback whales on passage · manta rays

See dive site
UNESCO
Pelagic/Rocky reef

Coiba National Park

Panama

Up to 35 m · Advanced Open Water

Bull sharks · hammerhead sharks

See dive site
CountryCosta Rica
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