| If you are in to snorkeling then a great place to go is | | | | and spotted eagle rays as well as sea turtles. |
| Costa Rica. Amazingly this country has 7000 (seven | | | | If you visit the Southern Pacific, where tourism hasn't |
| thousand!!) species of marine life which equals a | | | | got ahold of the region so much, you'll find lovely warm |
| whopping 3.5% of the marine life on our planet! People | | | | water, reefs and volcanic mounds and an eighty foot |
| come here from all over the world to simply enjoy | | | | wall where many varieties of marine life live. You can |
| Costa Rica snorkeling and diving. | | | | also see sharks, stingrays, moray eels as well as sea |
| First of all, it is a tropical country and both the Pacific | | | | turtles. |
| Ocean on the west and the Caribbean Sea on the | | | | The best time to go snorkeling on the Pacific Coast is |
| east, make sure you can indulge in your passion of | | | | from November to April in the Central and South |
| snorkeling. There are coral reefs, underwater caves | | | | regions and from May to December and possibly into |
| and even shipwrecks to explore. | | | | January in the North. |
| Tropical fish, of course, abound and you can see | | | | The southern Caribbean has some great spots for |
| butterfly fish, parrot fish, puffers and angelfish to name | | | | snorkeling too. There are diving sites near Manzanillo, |
| but a few. There are quite a few varieties of sharks | | | | Purerto Viejo and Punta Uva. Here the water is crystal |
| including the hammerhead and whale shark. Rays are | | | | clear and you can also find rare black coral formations. |
| another interesting species and the cownose, spotted | | | | The best months for diving and snorkeling are from |
| eagle and manta rays are common to both the Pacific | | | | March to May and in September and October. |
| and the Caribbean here. | | | | Actually Cocos Island on the South Pacific Coast is |
| This is truly one of the best diving destinations in all of | | | | one of the top ten scuba diving places in the world! |
| Central America and you can easily join a tour to | | | | This island is uninhabited and is about 310 miles off the |
| make your experience even better. Almost anywhere | | | | coast. Here you will discover many sharks, tuna and |
| on the coastlines, you can have a magical snorkeling | | | | rays. The island itself is a national park and people who |
| experience. | | | | come here are not so much tourists as experienced |
| To go into more detail, the Northern Pacific coast is | | | | divers. |
| very popular with divers and snorkelers. You can have | | | | From the above you can see why this country is really |
| a great time and swim in Playa del Coco, the Catalina | | | | the best for aquatic sports. Costa Rica snorkeling, |
| and Bat Islands, where you can even see sea turtles. | | | | diving and other water sports can be part of your next |
| The Central Pacific coast has volcanic formations | | | | vacation. |
| where you can see seahorses, white tip reef sharks | | | | |