As part of the celebration of the 45th anniversary of the creation of Cocos Island National Park (PNIC), the National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC) and the Forever Costa Rica Association (ACRXS ...

Costa Rican President Carlos Alvarado signed a decree expanding Cocos Island National Park, increasing the fully protected area in its Pacific waters by nearly 53,000 square kilometers. Cocos Island ...

A commitment to create a marine protected area around Cocos Island fell through, though the country’s new government may take another look. Political leaders should be accountable for their ...

Three times the size of the country’s mainland, the reserve’s abundance of sharks, whales, turtles, and other marine life has been described as an “underwater Jurassic Park.” A whitetip reef shark ...

An American woman was mauled to death by a female tiger shark while scuba diving off the coast of Costa Rica, the country's Ministry of Environment and Energy announced. The deadly attack took place ...