Coiba National Park (Nacional Parque Coiba) is a group of 38 islands and the waters surrounding them. It covers 430,825 acres and was identified by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 2005. From the Coiba National Park website: "Coiba Island was a penal colony, access to the island was very restricted. Almost by accident, 80% of the islands natural resources have survived untouched and flourished through limited human contact."We took a hike to the site of the former weather station and saw several types of birds, an iguana and an agouti.
Naturalist Andres Alvarado Garcia, who is a professional nature photographer, gave a "Photography Course 101" in one of the best places to hear a lecture!
We then had a fantastic "picnic" created by the culinary staff of the ship complete with table cloths!
In the afternoon, we snorkeled around the islet of Granito de Oro. There were huge schools of fish and entirely different coral from our experience earlier in the trip. The currents and tide were strong in this area.
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