Sharks
Galapagos Sharks – An Active Predator
Although they are found in all the world’s tropical waters, this type of Requiem sharks is mostly concentrated in Galapagos Island of Ecuador and Cocos Island…
Author
Tristan Paylado
Dive Sites
Silverado – Home of the Silvertip Sharks
Located in the northeast corner, Silverado is one of the few places in Cocos Island where Silvertip Sharks abound and is the only known location for their…
Fish
Barberfish – The Best Supporting Actor of Cocos Island
If we consider Hammerheads and other species of sharks as the main actor when you go diving in Cocos Island, then it cannot be argued that the Barberfish are…
Dive Sites
Punta Maria – An Underwater Football Field
If there is one description that perfectly fits and sets Punta Maria unique from other dive sites is the football-sized seamount that is divided centrally by a…
The Island
Illegal Fishing in Cocos Island: A Continuing Threat
The underwater flora and fauna of Cocos Island is widely diverse composed of about 3 species of sea turtles, 50 species of mollusks, over 30 types of corals…
Dive Sites
Manuelita – 24 Hours of Underwater Entertainment
Located just a few hundred meters from Chatham Bay in the northern coast of Cocos Island where your liveaboard vessel is anchored is an islet that is…
The Island
Ranger Station in Cocos Island
Several pronouncements have placed Cocos Island as a protected area such as the 1967 declaration by UNESCO as a Natural Heritage Site of Humanity, the 1998…
Treasure Hunting
Treasure Hunters and their Expeditions to Cocos Island
Since time immemorial, over 500 expeditions have already been conducted to Cocos Island to search for the treasure. These hunts range from the use of simple…
Treasure Hunting
List of Treasures buried in Cocos Island
For you to be really convinced that Cocos Island is really a Treasure Island and join the belief of others like Stevenson himself for example, allow us to lay…
Treasure Hunting
Treasure Island is Cocos Island
During the early days of Spanish colonization where bulks of gold were transported from one Spanish colony to another, Piracy was then the fad to get an…