Costa Rica
Bordered by Panama to the south and Nicaragua to the north, Costa Rica is a Central American country renowned for its natural beauty. Monteverde’s Cloud Rainforest and Arenal Volcano National Park are the top 2 attractions for many tourists. Here you can see many of the country’s 850 bird species, countless reptiles and snakes, and 100 mammal species, including coati, sloths, monkeys and wildcats such as ocelots, jaguars and pumas.
Activities include canopy tours, trekking, white-water rafting, canoeing and waterfall repelling. There are 4 UNESCO World Heritage Sites including the remote Cocos Island – possibly the best place in the world to see huge schools of hammerhead sharks, up close and personal. Elsewhere along the Pacific Coast, you can dive with giant manta rays and bull sharks, or go whale spotting.
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Recent Costa Rica Articles
Diving with Whale Sharks: the Largest Fish in the World
If you have been there then you know. If you haven’t, then it is difficult to describe the feeling of sharing the water with this, the biggest fish in the sea. More like a whale than a shark, these fish are right at the top of most divers “To...
Diving with Barracuda – The Tiger of the Sea
Barracudas are perhaps one of the most feared marine creatures for non-divers but those in the know crave underwater encounters with these sleek and misunderstood creatures. However, many such scuba divers might agree that their villain appearance could send a shiver...
Costa Rica Tourist Attractions – Vacations in Central America
Costa Rica, the ‘rich coast’ is becoming known as the jewel in the crown of central American tourism. What makes it so special? Why should you consider it as travel destination for your next tropical getaway? Its renowned diving destination, Cocos...
Seasonal Marine Life Migrations: Best Times and Places to Dive
Snorkelling among fish on a coral reef - Freepik Each year, a breathtaking spectacle unfolds beneath the ocean waves as marine life embarks on epic migrations. The timing of these migrations isn't random; it's intricately linked to the seasons, water temperature, and...
Traveling to Costa Rica From Europe Has Never Been Easier
Costa Rica, otherwise known as the ‘rich coast’ lives up to its reputation as being ‘the Switzerland of Latin America’. It has proven to be a peaceful, safe, (well relatively for a country situated in the middle of South America) eco-friendly country,...
Amazing Cocos video: Argo and DeepSee submersible
Have you always dreamed of going to a magical island, like something from a movie, which is surrounded by waters teeming with schools of fish and hundreds of sharks, and rays? How about exploring the depths there in a small submarine? Imagine that! Well your dreams...
BBC cover Cocos marine protection
It is one thing to declare an area a national marine park or a marine protected area. It is quite another to enforce the rules and regulations created to protect the marine environment. Some of our most precious marine resources appear to be heavily protected, but the...
Cocos Okeanos Aggressor II Angebote 2013/14
Letzte Aktualisierung: 06 August 2013 50% Rabatt für Ihren Tauchpartner auf ausgewählten Terminen! Siehe unten. Wollen Sie sich eine unvergessliche Kreuzfahrt zu der Kokos Insel gönnen? Erklimmen Sie Ihren Tauchgipfel auf dem Okeanos Aggressor II Costa Rica...
The Amazing DeepSee Submersible Tour!
Would you like to dive deeper than you've ever done before? Do you like the idea of seeing marine creatures that live at depths beyond the recreational dive limits? Well, now you can at Cocos Island. Dive The World's very own Sheldon Hey was lucky enough to experience...