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The Hammerhead Triangle – Your Next Shark Destination

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Sarah Morlock
10 June, 2021

Costa Rica

Hammerheads in the Galapagos

The Hammerhead Triangle – Your Next Shark Destination

The Hammerhead Triangle - Cocos, Costa Rica, Malpelo Island, Colombia and the Galapagos - offers some of the best shark diving in the world.
Hammerhead Sharks - Cocos Island

Cocos Island – World Heritage Site and Mission Blue Hope Spot

If, like a lot of divers, your inspiration to start diving came from Jaques Cousteau then Cocos Island should be on your radar...
"Red-lipped Bat fish" by Rein Ketelaars - Flickr: DSCN1938.jpg. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Red-lipped_Bat_fish.jpg#/media/File:Red-lipped_Bat_fish.jpg

The Fish That Doesn’t Swim

Just because this creature is a fish doesn’t mean it can swim.

Explore Costa Rica: Volcanoes, Bull Sharks and Top Dives

Surf world-class waves, hike along the foothills of an active volcano, speed through the rainforest canopy on a zip line or scuba dive with bull sharks.
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