Cocos Island National Park

The distinction highlights the world's best protected places in the ocean and the people who care about them.

Cocos Island is located 532 km from Cabo Blanco, Puntarenas.

Isla Nublar, the setting for much of the "Jurassic Park" series, is unfortunately not a real Costa Rican island. 

The new patrol boats will expand the Coast Guard's reach to 5,500 kilometers, allowing patrols to reach Costa Rica’s maritime borders with Ecuador and Colombia.

Costa Rican environmentalist Randall Arauz is one of five selected for the Pew Fellowship in Marine Conservation.