Posts Tagged ‘Scuba Diving’

Scuba Diving Coiba National Park, Panama

24 Dec


Spadefish


Three breaching humpback whales and a smaller baby humpback swam around the dive site, in what seemed like a formal invitation to jump in. I couldn’t have imagined a better omen.

We were on a liveaboard diving trip to Panama’s Coiba National Park with Coiba Dive Expeditions, and so far we’d seen quite a lot of life.  This penal colony-turned-national wildlife refuge is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site and home to some of the most legendary diving in the country – attracting endangered species ranging from sea turtles to hammerhead and whale sharks. Today marked day three of the 8-days island hopping around the park’s 430,825 acres.

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Condofish Cleans Up Sunken Ship in Playa Hermosa

02 Dec


Playa Hermosa Shipwreck


Today Playa Hermosa’s artificial reef project, Condofish, moves what’s left of the enormous shrimp boat that sunk in the Hermosa harbor in mid-September. The jagged hull of the boat had been partially submerged in sand close to the shoreline, full of nails and sharp edges, creating a safety hazard for swimmers. Without the funds or manpower to move it, Costa Rican officials contacted Condofish to do the heavy lifting.

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Shark Diving at Islas Murcielagos (Bat Islands)

11 Sep


Fish at Bats Islands

Fish at Bats Islands


Apart from Isla del Coco (inconveniently located in the 310 miles offshore in the middle of nowhere), there is really no other place in Costa Rica where you can see giant mantas, zebra eels, squids, spotted eagle rays and massive schools of fish all in one day – except of course at Islas Murcielagos, affectionately known in English as the Bat or Bats Islands.

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