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Cocos Island

A remote, liveaboard-only island famous for schools of hammerhead sharks.

Photo: Shannon Rankin, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service, Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC) · Public domain

Best Time to Go: Jun–Oct
Also Great Then: Where to Go in June →

Our full guide to Cocos Island is being written. It's on the Costa Rica list as If You're Nearby.

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