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| March 25, 2010 2:59 PM Pacific (GMT -8) |
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Cocos Island, Costa Rica
| | Lat/long: 5? 32' N, 87? 4' W | Time zone: Central, GMT -6 | | Int'l airport: Juan Santamaria Int'l (SJO), San Juan, Cost Rica | Nearest chamber: Panama City, Panama | | Local/regional flights: Not required | Official language(s): Spanish | | Electricity: 110V 60Hz | Other common: | | Weights & measures: Metric | Official currency: Col?td> | | Public water supply: Safe | Other common: US$ | | Biting insects: None | | |
| Scuba Diving |
 Beginning diving |  | | | | | Shore diving | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Freshwater diving | | |
| Other Water Activities |
| | | Surfing | | | | Windsurfing | | | | | | Sailing | | | | Fishing | | |
| Land-Based Activities |
| | | | | Horseback riding | | | | | | | | Historic buildings | | | | Museums | | |
| Marine Environment |
| Reef type | Coral, Rock | | | | | | | Wrecks | | | | Caves and caverns | | | | Fish | | | | | | | | Invertebrates | | | | Abundance | | | | Diversity | | | | Mammals | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Endemic | | | | Abundance | | | | Diversity | | |
| Marine Life |
| Mammals | | | | | | Killer whales | | | | Humpback whales | | | | Gray whales | | | | | | Seals | | | | Sea lions | | | | Manatees / dugongs | | | | Sharks | | | | | | Great white sharks | | | | | | | | | | Rays and skates | | | | | | | | | | Other fish | | | | | | | | | | Barracuda | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Fusiliers | | | | | | | | Halibut / flounder / other flatfish | | | | | | Lionfish | | | | | | Scorpionfish / sculpin | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Other vertebrates | | | | Sea snakes | | | | | | Other invertebrates | | | | | | Soft coral | | | | Sponges | | | | Anemones | | | | | | | | Jellyfish / comb jellies / pelagic tunicates | | | | | | Nudibranchs / flatworms | | | | | | | | | | | | Plants | | | | Giant kelp | | | | Other kelp | | | | Sea grass | | |
| Destination Amenities |
| Restaurants | | | | Bars / nightlife | | | | Shopping | | | | Casino gambling | | |
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