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Where to Go diving in Costa Rica

When it comes to diving in Costa Rica, there is one destination which has in our opinion, the best resort and diving on Latin America's Pacific coast; Peninsula Papagayo. Excellent marine life awaits here, from small harlequin shrimp and seahorses, to turtles and bull sharks at the famous Bat Islands. And did we mention Cocos...

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Cocos Island
Declared "the most beautiful island in the world" by legendary oceanographer Jacques Cousteau, Cocos Island Marine Park’s main claim to fame...
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Papagayo Beach and Boats at Sunset, Costa Rica
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Peninsula Papagayo
Plan your trip between March to November (it’s great the rest of the year too though!) and if you can face the long boat trip to the Bat Islands...
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The Four Seasons Papagayo is located on the Pacific coast of north-west Costa Rica – a scenic region of dry tropical forest, volcanic peaks...
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The term 'bucket list' was first coined in 1941 by famous explorer John Goddard, who at the ripe old age of 15 listed everything he wanted to achieve in life. Since then, the concept has spread across the globe, evolving with each generation to include everything from milking a poisonous…
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Top Six Places to Dive With Hammerheads
Lizzie Shipley
One of the most iconic of all species, hammerhead sharks should be swimming near the brim of any diver's bucket list. The fact that - unlike most sharks - scalloped hammerheads usually swim in huge schools only amplifies the spectacular experience of seeing them.
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The Treasure Islands
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What if we told you that Treasure Island was real? That hidden in the remote corners of the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean lies an immense and intoxicating treasure trove. Okay, so there might not be booty but what those fabled buccaneers (read: we) did encounter was much, much better.…
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The 10 Best Liveaboard Destinations
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It's aboat (sorry) time we let you in on a little not-so-secret-secret about liveaboards - liveaboard diving allows you to boldly go to where no day trip has gone before, setting sail to some of the most remote, pristine dive sites in the world. It's the crème de la crème of dive…
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