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Need an adrenaline boost? Then head to Cocos Island, where epic encounters with hammerhead sharks, manta rays and yellowfin tuna await adventure-seeking divers. [Sponsored] | Scuba Diving Magazine

The Cocos Island frogfish (Antennarius coccineus and related species) is one of the most fascinating cryptic residents of Costa Rica’s remote Isla del Coco. These small, stocky anglerfish blend almost perfectly with the volcanic reef environment, often appearing in mottled shades of orange, red, brown, or yellow that mimic sponges and corals. Instead of swimming, they use their modified pectoral fins to “walk” across the reef, and they hunt by luring prey with a fleshy appendage (the illicium) t

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Cocos Island, located in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Costa Rica, is steeped in legends of pirates and hidden treasures. During the 17th and 18th centuries, the island served as a strategic hideout for pirates who plundered Spanish galleons laden with gold and silver from the Americas. Famous pirates like William Dampier, Benito Bonito, and Captain William Thompson are rumored to have buried vast riches on the island, including the legendary “Treasure of Lima,” said to be worth hundreds of

The epic beauty of rays at Cocos Island. Rays and sharks are close biological relatives, both belonging to the class Chondrichthyes, meaning they share a common evolutionary lineage and have skeletons made of cartilage rather than bone. Rays essentially represent a flattened, bottom-dwelling branch of the shark family tree: their bodies are adapted for life on or near the seafloor, with pectoral fins expanded into wing-like discs, while sharks evolved streamlined bodies better suited for open-wa

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