CANO ISLAND

The Cano Island Biological Reserve in Costa Rica's southern Osa Peninsula has some unique diving opportunities and is one of the Best Dive Sites in Costa Rica. Due to the area's protected status, there are only five official Cani Island dive locations, with a maximum of ten divers in the water at any given time. El Bajo del Diablo (Devil's Rock) is an excellent place to see manta rays, bull sharks, and nurse sharks as they swim amongst the site's massive granite pinnacles, peaks, and canyons. Paraiso (Paradise) is a volcanic lava formation where thousands of blue and gold snappers assemble, watched over by circling barracuda seeking their next victim. Scuba diving on Cano Island is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity not to be missed.