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 Cocos Islands

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Description:
Three hundred miles off Costa Rica's shore; to be reached by live-a-board only. Some of the boats are pulled out of service from mid-September to October for repairs.

Details:
 Average watertemp: Min 15 - Max 25 oCelcius.
 Average visibility: 25 Horizontal metres
 Dive conditions: Salt water, Sea
 Seasonality: Year round destination, but November untill May are best diving conditions. For pelagics and sharks, however, wet season from June through October is best.


  Marinelife in the area:
Species  Jan  Feb  Mar  Apr   May  Jun  Jul  Aug   Sep  Oct  Nov  Dec 
 Devil rays (Mobula)
 Manta rays
 Pelagic fish
The works.
 Scallopped Hammerhead sharks
Shoaling hammerheads regularly swarm around certain of these islets particular on the dive site called Dirty Rocks. This is definitely the most reliable hammerhead site on earth.
 Whale sharks
 Whitetip reef sharks
  Probability of encounter:  0%,   0 > 60%,   60 > 90%,   90 > 100%