Aerial view of Caño Island

'The Costa Rica shoot so far has been happening at Caño Island off Drake Bay. The diving has been spectacular, especially at their signature dive site "El Bajo Del Diablo". This site is heaven indeed for divers. How ironic that the name El Bajo Del Diablo literally means "The Devil's Rock"!'

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Caño Island

Pods of dolphins leaping out of the water

'While heading to the island or returning, dolphins are also frequently spotted. We managed to film a few of them racing and jumping out of the water with the drone.'

Photo by 'While heading to the island or returning, dolphins are also frequently spotted. We managed to film a few of them racing and jumping out of the water with the drone.'

Oceanic Manta coming in to get cleaned

'On our very first dive there, we were lucky to encounter a huge Oceanic Manta. The visibility was clear which means they are not there to feed on plankton. Instead, they probably frequent the pinnacle to get cleaned. '

Photo by 'On our very first dive there, we were lucky to encounter a huge Oceanic Manta. The visibility was clear which means they are not there to feed on plankton. Instead, they probably frequent the pinnacle to get cleaned. '

Ball of Latin Grunts

'Massive schools of Latin Grunts stretch as far as the eye can see and blots out the sun.'

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School of Latin Grunts

'Massive school of Latin Grunts, so dense you can't see through it.'

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White Tip shark resting on the sea bed

'White Tip sharks and various Sting Rays are also easily spotted on the sandy bottom around the pinnacle which bottoms out between 15 to 30 meters in depth.'

Photo by 'White Tip sharks and various Sting Rays are also easily spotted on the sandy bottom around the pinnacle which bottoms out between 15 to 30 meters in depth.'

Stingray

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A Circular Ray

A pair of White Tip sharks

What's that on its eye?

'White tip shark with Goby over the eye.'

Photo by 'White tip shark with Goby over the eye.'

Schooling Jacks

'Schools of Jacks and Barracuda can also be seen on every dive.'

Photo by 'Schools of Jacks and Barracuda can also be seen on every dive.'

Schooling barracuda

Hawksbill sea turtle

'[The turtle was] descending to the bottom after going up for air.'

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Destination spotlight: Diving off the Devil’s Rock

By Geoff May

Located in the Corcovado Bay in Osa, Costa Rica, Caño Island offers an array of water-dwelling wildlife, from white tip sharks and sea turtles to giant oceanic manta rays and dolphins. This abundance of sea life, beautiful beaches and coral beds draw in a number of tourists every year, especially those looking to do some diving.

The signature dive site on Caño Island is El Bajo Del Diablo, which translates to “The Devil’s Rock”. It is full of rocky pinnacles and valleys, and home to schools of grunts, jacks and snappers.

Our crews recently visited Caño Island to film the local underwater fauna that thrives there, for an upcoming program called Great Blue Wild. The above images were provided by our underwater videographer Kay-Burn Lim, who provided a few comments about the featured images as well.

Check out more amazing photographs, videos and stories from our crews by visiting our In The Field section!

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