Based on information from the tour companies operating at Isla del Coco, a trip to the national park, a World Heritage Site, costs up to $6,800 round-trip from a hotel in San José. In most cases, the ...

In the fight to protect the biologically rich waters surrounding Costa Rica’s own Treasure Island, Isla del Coco, July was a lost cause. Located some 365 miles off the Pacific coast, Isla del Coco and ...

Isla del Coco, located off the coast of Costa Rica, is a stunning and unique destination that offers visitors a true paradise experience. Also known as Cocos Island, it is a UNESCO World Heritage ...

Cocos Island National Park is located in the Eastern Tropical Pacific, covering an area of 202,100 hectares some 530 kilometers off the Costa Rica mainland. The island itself, “Isla del Coco”, also ...

The National Assembly approved this past week in a second debate the project that creates the 'Isla San Lucas National Park' , the 30th national park in Costa Rica. According to the approved ...

Isla del Coco is a diver's paradise, rising from the Pacific waves some 550 kilometers off Costa Rica's coast. This UNESCO World Heritage site is celebrated for extraordinary marine biodiversity.

Isla del Coco is 340 miles west of Costa Rica. As Isla del Coco falls under protected status, it’s not open to the public and closed off only to the park’s officers. Next: 15 Best picture ...

According to the Ministry of Environment in Costa Rica, the 49-year-old woman and her diving instructor were attacked by the shark as they were making their way back to a safety stop.

For the first time, researchers have been able to record in near real-time the migration of a pregnant scalloped hammerhead shark (Sphyrna lewini) from the Galápagos Islands in Ecuador to Isla ...

Authorities in Costa Rica say a US woman is dead after a shark attacked her at a diving spot off the coast of the Isla del Coco island.. The Environment Ministry said on Friday the woman was ...