Cano Island Biological Reserve
Cano Island is part of a mountain, or what's left of one. Like some dystopian biblical future, the island's 740 acres are the peak of an underwater mountain formed during the violent collision of tectonic plates along Costa Rica's coast line. Wild cocoa, rubber, strangler figs and trumpet trees grow inside the island, rimmed by sandy white shores. Within the forest, hide the remains of its Pre-Columbian inhabitants, the Diquis tribe. Several mysterious granite spheres mark the island suggesting that Cano Island was previously used as an ancient burial ground.
Quick Facts
- Location: 7 miles from Corcovado National Park
- Area: 494 land acres; 6,669 maritime acres
- Hours: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily
- Telephone: 2735-5036
- Entrance Fee: $10.00
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Check out our Cano Island Biological Reserve Blog Posts
- Day 3: Swimming with the Fishes
- Cano Island's Top Diving Spots
- Granite Spheres on Cano Island
- Recreational Diving at Cano Island
- The Osa Peninsula and Drake Bay