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References & Additional Sources:
Location, Description and Biodiversity:
cocosisland.org/tesoro-de-isla-del-coco
media.nationalgeographic.org/assets/file/Case_Study_Cocos_Island_National_Park.pdf
google.com/maps/place/Cocos+Island+National+Park/@5.5290603,-87.0748844,14z/data=!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x8fa4671ddf5de42f:0xe97b3fc4b72a131b!2sGolfo+Dulce!3b1!8m2!3d8.4691779!4d-83.2077645!3m4!1s0x8f92ef8b4dbc7faf:0x7d61387765c0870!8m2!3d5.5332999!4d-87.0667
History in general:
cocosisland.org/en/cocos-island-historical-periods
pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sharks/island/legends.html
Articles by Costa Rican historians (in Spanish):
nacion.com/revista-dominical/piratas-y-tesoros-escondidos-de-la-isla-del-coco/3ARAUQARP5ESJMUDNWUE7PHNIY/story/?outputType=amp-type
wol.jw.org/es/wol/d/r4/lp-s/101997689
http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442018000301347
http://sinabi.go.cr/biblioteca%20digital/LIBROS%20COMPLETOS/Jinesta%20Ricardo/La%20Isla%20del%20Coco.pdf
mk0cocosislandohbvpl.kinstacdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/naufragios-epigrafias-isla-del-coco-faico.pdf
Articles in English:
forbes.com/sites/jimdobson/2019/08/27/a-one-billion-dollar-treasure-is-buried-on-this-island-in-costa-rica-and-you-will-never-find-it/amp
amp.theguardian.com/environment/2014/may/08/cocos-islands-rich-pirate-history
The ‘Moffat’ article on Cap Beckett: coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=MCC19111207-01.2.50&
The ‘Examiner’ article on the California Society for Archaeological Investigations:
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/92648597
Sir Malcom Campbell’s expedition:
angloboerwar.com/index.php?option=com_grid&gid=22_uw_0&p=30
nytimes.com/1932/04/17/archives/cocos-island-gold-to-be-sought-again-another-company-being-formed.html
iberlibro.com/primera-edicion/Searching-Pirate-Treasure-Cocos-Island-Sir/21096149491/bd
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References & Additional Sources:
Location, Description and Biodiversity:
cocosisland.org/tesoro-de-isla-del-coco
media.nationalgeographic.org/assets/file/Case_Study_Cocos_Island_National_Park.pdf
google.com/maps/place/Cocos+Island+National+Park/@5.5290603,-87.0748844,14z/data=!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x8fa4671ddf5de42f:0xe97b3fc4b72a131b!2sGolfo+Dulce!3b1!8m2!3d8.4691779!4d-83.2077645!3m4!1s0x8f92ef8b4dbc7faf:0x7d61387765c0870!8m2!3d5.5332999!4d-87.0667
History in general:
cocosisland.org/en/cocos-island-historical-periods
pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sharks/island/legends.html
Articles by Costa Rican historians (in Spanish):
nacion.com/revista-dominical/piratas-y-tesoros-escondidos-de-la-isla-del-coco/3ARAUQARP5ESJMUDNWUE7PHNIY/story/?outputType=amp-type
wol.jw.org/es/wol/d/r4/lp-s/101997689
http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442018000301347
http://sinabi.go.cr/biblioteca%20digital/LIBROS%20COMPLETOS/Jinesta%20Ricardo/La%20Isla%20del%20Coco.pdf
mk0cocosislandohbvpl.kinstacdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/naufragios-epigrafias-isla-del-coco-faico.pdf
Articles in English:
forbes.com/sites/jimdobson/2019/08/27/a-one-billion-dollar-treasure-is-buried-on-this-island-in-costa-rica-and-you-will-never-find-it/amp
amp.theguardian.com/environment/2014/may/08/cocos-islands-rich-pirate-history
The ‘Moffat’ article on Cap Beckett: coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=MCC19111207-01.2.50&
The ‘Examiner’ article on the California Society for Archaeological Investigations:
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/92648597
Sir Malcom Campbell’s expedition:
angloboerwar.com/index.php?option=com_grid&gid=22_uw_0&p=30
nytimes.com/1932/04/17/archives/cocos-island-gold-to-be-sought-again-another-company-being-formed.html
iberlibro.com/primera-edicion/Searching-Pirate-Treasure-Cocos-Island-Sir/21096149491/bd
