Cocos Island
Costa Rica · Pacific, 550 km offshoreNear Cocos Island
An uninhabited oceanic island and UNESCO World Heritage Site, reachable only on a multi-day liveaboard.
Depth
10–45 m
Recommended level
Advanced, drift diving
Average visibility
25 m
Water temperature
27 °C
Current
Strong
Access
Liveaboard
Best time
June-November
Recommended certification
Advanced Open Water
Approx. price
350 USD / dive
Protection status
Parque Nacional Isla del Coco y Área Marina de Manejo Montes Submarinos; forma parte del corredor marino del Pacífico Este Tropical
UNESCO designation
Patrimonio Mundial (Parque Nacional Isla del Coco, inscrito en 1997 y ampliado en 2002)
Did you know
Su biomasa de peces es la segunda más alta medida en el Pacífico oriental, solo por detrás de la de Darwin y Wolf en Galápagos.
Sources consulted: UNESCO World Heritage Centre (ficha 1); Galapagos Travel Center; Columbus Travel; Rebecca Adventure Travel; UNEP-WCMC World Heritage Datasheet
Location
See on the interactive map1 park within 30 km — see the related spots section for more detail.
28 species documented in Cocos Island
Least ConcernTiburón de Galápagos
Carcharhinus galapagensis
VulnerableTiburón sedoso
Carcharhinus falciformis
Least ConcernAtún de aleta amarilla
Thunnus albacares
Least ConcernDelfín mular
Tursiops truncatus
EndangeredTiburón ballena
Rhincodon typus
Critically EndangeredTortuga carey
Eretmochelys imbricata
EndangeredTortuga verde
Chelonia mydas
Bonito listado
Katsuwonus pelamis
VulnerableCachalote
Physeter macrocephalus
Cangrejo Sally Lightfoot
Grapsus grapsus
Coral de lóbulos
Porites lobata
Delfín manchado
Stenella attenuata
Ecosystem
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