{"id":15636,"date":"2019-03-09T16:35:06","date_gmt":"2019-03-09T16:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cocosisland.org\/cocos-island-national-park-creation-location\/"},"modified":"2019-07-04T00:27:56","modified_gmt":"2019-07-04T00:27:56","slug":"cocos-island-national-park-creation-location","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cocosisland.org\/en\/cocos-island-national-park-creation-location\/","title":{"rendered":"Creation and Location of Cocos Island National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-equal-height-columns\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:0px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:0px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-background-color:#ffffff;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-one-fourth fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:0px;--awb-bg-color:#0e67a7;--awb-bg-color-hover:#0e67a7;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;width:25%;width:calc(25% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.25 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h2 class=\"white centered\" style=\"font-size: 165%;\">Cocos Island<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-has-icon\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;max-width:60%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:#ffffff;border-color:#ffffff;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><span class=\"icon-wrapper\" style=\"border-color:#ffffff;background-color:#0e67a7;font-size:16px;width: 1.75em; height: 1.75em;border-width:1px;padding:1px;margin-top:-0.5px\"><i class=\"fa-info-circle fas\" style=\"font-size: inherit;color:#ffffff;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:#ffffff;border-color:#ffffff;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-widget-area awb-widget-area-element fusion-widget-area-1 fusion-content-widget-area\" style=\"--awb-title-color:#0b5d92;--awb-padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div id=\"nav_menu-3\" class=\"widget widget_nav_menu\"><div class=\"menu-cocos-island-en-container\"><ul id=\"menu-cocos-island-en\" class=\"menu\"><li id=\"menu-item-16481\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-16481\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cocosisland.org\/en\/cocos-island-summary\/\">Cocos Island National Park<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-15923\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-15923\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cocosisland.org\/en\/cocos-island-national-park-creation-location\/\">Creation and Location<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-15508\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-15508\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cocosisland.org\/en\/biodiversity-and-endemic-species-from-cocos-island\/\">Biodiversity and Endemic Species<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-15914\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-15914\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cocosisland.org\/en\/cocos-island-coral-reefs\/\">Coral reefs<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-15509\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-15509\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cocosisland.org\/en\/sea-birds-of-cocos-island\/\">Sea Birds<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-15917\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-15917\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cocosisland.org\/en\/cocos-island-sharks\/\">Sharks<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-15922\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-15922\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cocosisland.org\/en\/cinp-management-plan\/\">General management plan<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-15921\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-15921\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cocosisland.org\/en\/threats-cocos-island\/\">Threats<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-15915\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-15915\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cocosisland.org\/en\/cocos-island-world-heritage\/\">Declarations<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-15919\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-15919\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cocosisland.org\/en\/history-of-cocos-island\/\">History<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-additional-widget-content\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element in-legacy-container\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"444\" height=\"711\" alt=\"Cocos Island National Park, Aereal View\" title=\"Parque Nacional Isla del Coco, Foto Aerea\" src=\"https:\/\/cocosisland.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/isla-del-coco-foto-aerea-verde.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-15181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cocosisland.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/isla-del-coco-foto-aerea-verde-200x320.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cocosisland.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/isla-del-coco-foto-aerea-verde-400x641.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cocosisland.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/isla-del-coco-foto-aerea-verde.jpg 444w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_3_4 3_4 fusion-three-fourth fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:15px;--awb-padding-right:4%;--awb-padding-left:2%;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;width:75%;width:calc(75% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.75 ) );\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-0 fusion_builder_column_inner_2_3 2_3 fusion-two-third fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:66.666666666667%;width:calc(66.666666666667% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.66666666666667 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><h1 style=\"font-size: 36px; font-weight: bold;\">Cocos Island National Park<\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 26px; font-weight: bold;\">Creation and Location:<\/h2>\n<p class=\"justified\">Cocos Island and its islets were declared &#8220;National Park&#8221; on June 22, 1978, by Executive Decree No. 8748-A-MAG and published in the Official Gazette No. 129. The creation of this national park took place under the administration of former president Rodrigo Carazo Odio (Moreno-D\u00edaz, 2015), and it was ratified by Law N\u00b0 6794 in 1982.<\/p>\n<p class=\"justified\">The CINP was created with the purpose of preserving the natural state of the island (Executive Decree N\u00b0 8748-A-MAG), and its specific objectives are: i) To protect the great flow and diversity of marine fauna in the surroundings of Cocos Island, which is being over-exploited, jeopardizing endangered species such as hammerhead sharks and other species; and ii) To mitigate the negative impact of illegal fishing on marine resources protected by the island.<\/p>\n<p class=\"justified\">Cocos Island is located in the Costa Rican Pacific Ocean, between geographic coordinates of 5\u00b0 32&#8242; latitude North and 87\u00b0 04&#8242; longitude West, at a distance of 500 kilometers from the Costa Rican coast. The total area of CINP is 203,483 hectares (2,034 km2). The land measures 2,330 hectares (23.30 km2), and the marine area corresponds to 12 nautical miles (201,153 ha or 2,011 km2).<\/p>\n<p class=\"justified\">The Cocos Island district was created in 1970, and it is currently the 10th district of the canton of Puntarenas (IGN, 2009). The island does not have native inhabitants, but it does have ACMC officials, researchers, volunteers, and tourists. This protected area is under the administration of the Cocos Marine Conservation Area (ACMC) of the National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC), an entity of the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE).<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-1 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><h3 class=\"centered\">Management Map<\/h3>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-has-icon\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;max-width:50%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:#0e67a7;border-color:#0e67a7;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><span class=\"icon-wrapper\" style=\"border-color:#0e67a7;background-color:#ffffff;font-size:16px;width: 1.75em; height: 1.75em;border-width:1px;padding:1px;margin-top:-0.5px\"><i class=\"fa-map far\" style=\"font-size: inherit;color:#0e67a7;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:#0e67a7;border-color:#0e67a7;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element in-legacy-container\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cocosisland.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/faico-mapa-isla-del-coco-costa-rica.jpg\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[b40d0abd5a9499f68bd]\" data-title=\"Faico Mapa de manejo de la Isla del Coco Costa Rica\" title=\"Faico Mapa de manejo de la Isla del Coco Costa Rica\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/cocosisland.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/faico-mapa-isla-del-coco-costa-rica.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-15174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cocosisland.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/faico-mapa-isla-del-coco-costa-rica-200x267.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cocosisland.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/faico-mapa-isla-del-coco-costa-rica-400x533.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cocosisland.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/faico-mapa-isla-del-coco-costa-rica-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cocosisland.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/faico-mapa-isla-del-coco-costa-rica.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-15636","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cocosisland.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15636","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cocosisland.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cocosisland.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cocosisland.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cocosisland.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15636"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/cocosisland.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15636\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15639,"href":"https:\/\/cocosisland.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15636\/revisions\/15639"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cocosisland.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15636"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}