Cocos Island is one of the best places in the world to dive │ costadevelopers

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Thousands of scientists have visited the Cocos Island for years to explore its unparalleled biodiversity.

The ranking of the 85 best places for diving posted on the website 20minutos.es, a renowned site where published lists compiled by the information that its users share on the site, on this list Costa Rica appears two times.

According to the site, each country has a pair of destinations ideal for diving in Costa Rica were catalogued Cocos Island and Puerto Viejo in the province of Limón on the Caribbean coast, the first ranked in position 20 and the second in 35.

Sometimes previous Cocos Island was nominated for the seven #wonders of the #natural world, as this is a site of lush vegetation and abundant life marina, which has varied species, from sharks, striped, moray eels, turtles, Octopus, a significant range of fish, whales have been found occasionally also.

Experts say that in the tropical waters of the place an extensive coral formation of multiple colors, sponges and other species there is endemic.

In Costa Rica visit multiple excursions are organized for lovers of scuba diving in Cocos Island, the journey from Costa Rican soil until the island takes approximately 532 km from Cabo Blanco in the Costa Rican Pacific coast.

Island was proclaimed by #UNESCO as world heritage and RAMSAR as an important wetland international.

On the other hand, one of the most popular sites on the Caribbean coast, Puerto Viejo, highlights its temperate waters and its coral reef as significant and attractive items for those who enjoy this sport.

On this site you can see large manta rays, dolphins, turtles and fish species.

"85 Best places for diving in the world" list displays also beautiful photographs of the places in #UnitedStates, #Mexico, #Australia, #Spain,#Egypt, among many others.

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New species of crab found in Costa Rica

Costa Rica contains 5% of the world's biodiversity with thousands of species of all kinds.

Recently discovered a new species of crab in the country, this was scientifically named as Johngarthia cocoenis which was found by a group of researchers from the University of Costa Rica in Cocos Island, one of the most diverse places in species of the Pacific of Costa Rica.

The leader of the research was the taxonomist of crustaceans Rita Vargas, who said in a detailed report, what were the differences with respect to other species of this type, according to the daily crhoy.com.

This new type of crab has a structure much more extreme in parts of his mouth (maxilipios) which are open and form while a lock between Yes, relatives of the same species, are more closed, completely blocked.

Cocos Island climate is tropical and this species has its mouth parts exposed, this because it develops in a very rainy environment and it is not necessary to retain moisture, according to the specialist.

Another significant feature of this new crustacean is the shape of its shell, which turns out to be different from the other types.

During the year 2009 a specialist of the UCR, Luis Lara identified a species of crab in fresh water, which is only known in the southern region of Costa Rica, it is called scientifically Allacanthos yawi.

Is called crabs to the decapods crustaceans characterized by having five pairs of legs, one of which is a clamp used to capture and handling of food, courtship, or the dispute territorial.

As arthropods they are granted an exoskeleton, which often acquires the character of a shell because it tends to be mineralized with calcium carbonate.

There are more than 4,000 species of animals which are called crabs, and most live near or within seas, rivers or lakes, although some only go to the water to breed.

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