Cocos Island
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Cocos Island is a volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean administered by Costa Rica, approximately 550 km southwest of the Costa Rican mainland. It constitutes the 11th of the 15 districts of Puntarenas
Cocos Island
A waterfall at Wafer Bay, Cocos Island
Wafer Bay sunset
Cabins for park rangers made by volunteers under the technical direction of architect Ibo Bonilla
Hammerhead shark
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The hammerhead sharks are a group of sharks that form the family Sphyrnidae, named for the unusual and distinctive form of their heads, which are flattened and laterally extended into a cephalofoil. T
Cocos Island
…inhabitants other than park rangers. Surrounded by deep waters with counter-currents, Cocos Island is admired by scuba divers for its populations of hammerhead sharks, rays, dolphins and other large marine species. The wet climate and oceanic qualities give Cocos an ecological character that is not shared with either…
Scalloped Hammerhead Shark Sphyrna Lewini
The hammer-like shape of the head means that hammerhead sharks can sweep for prey more effectively.
A hammerhead shark in shallow water
A great hammerhead gliding along the sea bed