Scuba
Cocos Island Costa Rica Diving
The shores of Costa Rica is known for big fish and complex marine ecosystem where the immensity of this resource is scattered in 1,290 kilometers (800 miles)…
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Tristan Paylado
Scuba
Nitrox Diving
Cocos Island is considered as one of the best scuba diving destinations in the world . But it doesn’t mean the anybody, a certified diver for that matter, can…
Liveaboards
Liveaboards – Live Aboard Dive Boats
Beach entry or shore diving, as some may call it, is considered the easiest and cheapest way to explore the underwater world. But it has a list of limitations…
Fish
Burrito Grunts
This is one of the fish species in Cocos island that has a highly compressed body with a mouth that is small and terminally located. Further, the lips of its…
News
Latest Research in Cocos Island
Some have said that the resources of Cocos Island continues to grow while many have speculated that it has already dwindled due to poaching and illegal…
Fish
Starry Moray Eel – A Messy Eater
If you happen to see a snake-like fish that mostly hides in rocks, cracks and crevices in one of your underwater adventures in Cocos island, then most probably…
Fish
Hardtail Moray Eel
The Genus Anarchias where Hardtail Moray Eels belong, which means “lack of authority”, is based on the small size of the species. Considered as one of the…
Fish
Rosy-lipped Batfish – A Local Resident of Cocos Island that wears a Lipstick
The Rosy-lipped Batfish is one of the few fish species in Cocos island that you can easily identify with just a single glance. It is the only living species of…
Dive Sites
Lobster Rock – An Easy Entry to the Underwater World of Cocos Island
Unlike any other dive site in Cocos island where water current and surge mostly affects the initial part of your descent, Lobster Rock has a pretty much…
Dive Sites
Manta Corner – A Playground for the Third Largest Fish in the World
Manta corner is one of the dive sites in Cocos Island that can only be accessible when weather conditions are on its calmest. Located at the southern coast of…