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Galapagos Islands (short description)
San Cristobal: Cerro Brujo: it is an impressive geological site, Is an eroded tuff cone that offers roosting sites for brown pelicans, boobies and gulls. The white coralline sand beach is beautiful and idyllic for sun bathing and swimming. Behind the beach there is a brackish water lagoon where common stilts, ducks, herons and other coastal birds feed.
Santa Cruz Island: Interpretation Center: Although the great majority of Galapagos visitors come here to observe and appreciate natural wonders, it is also interesting to learn how the protection and conservation of the islands are carried out. One of the principal attractions are: National Park information center, Van Strählen Exhibition Hall, Breeding and Rearing Center for young tortoises, Lonesome George (tortoise from Pinta), adult Galapagos tortoises in captivity. The highlands offer lush humid zone with its vegetation of Miconia bushes, Scalesia and inactive volcanic cones. Santa Cruz has more endemic plants than any other island in the Galapagos. The Galapagos tortoises can be seen in their natural habitat here.
Bartolome: A small barren island, located in Sullivan Bay off James Island, Bartholomew has two visitors sites. The moon like landscape provides the most scenic panorama in the archipelago. At the other site, the visitor may swim and snorkel from a beautiful beach or walk across the isthmus to another beach that faces south, where swimming is prohibited. Multi –colored fish and occasionally penguins may be seen at the base of the tall pinnacle rock which dominates Bartholomew’s landscape.
Española: Punta Suarez: This rocky point of land sustains one of the most impressive and varied colonies of sea birds in the Galápagos. Along its southern shore, high cliffs rise up from the sea affording the visitor spectacular views of soaring birds and of the blow whole, where water spouts up to 50-75 feet into the air according to the intensity of the surf.
Floreana: Post office bay: Historically, this site is the location of a wooden barrel that was placed in the 18th century by the crew of a whaling ship. It has been used since this time by mariners and tourists as a post office. The idea is to carry letters or postcards to their destination by hand. Apart from being the Post Office Barrel, this site was the landing area for some of the first colonists.
Genovesa: This site is part of the narrow arm of land which encircles the eastern section of Darwin Bay. It is an excellent place to observe various species of sea birds. At a lava platform masked boobies, red footed boobies and frigate birds are nesting.
Isabela: The largest island in the Galapagos Archipelago is over 100 km long and extremely narrow. Six volcanoes are found on Isabela, of which two are over 1,700 meters which are Wolf and Cerro Azul. The most commonly visited sites are Punta Garcia to see the Flightless Cormorants, Volcan Alcedo for Land Tortoises, Tagus Cove for Blue Footed Boobies, Flightless Cormorant, Galapagos Penguins and Marine Iguanas, and Urbina Bay for Marine Turtl. "Las Tintoreras":Here you can observe the white tipped shark. It needs only a 5 min drive in a dinghy from Port Villamil.
Santa Fe: The small bay on Barrington’s northeast coast is an extremely picturesque anchorage. There are two different trails at this site One leads to a scenic viewpoint on top of a cliff where it is possible to find land iguanas, endemic to the island. The other trail is near the beach and is a short circular trail where it is possible to see land iguanas, but early in the morning or in the afternoon when the sun is low. A particular attraction is the unusually tall forest of prickly cactus.
South Plaza:This island was formed by uplifted lava and its covered by Opuntia cacti growing over low patches of Sesuvium. Land iguanas, sea lions, swallow-tailed gulls, red billed tropic birds and more can be seen.
North Seymour: Located slightly to the north of Baltra, North Seymour is a low, flat island, formed as a result of the uplift of a submarine lava formation. It is covered with low, bushy vegetation which contains the largest colony of magnificent frigate birds (Fregata magnificens) in the Galapagos. There is also a large population of blue-footed boobies .
Rabida: Behind the picturesque dark red beach lies a salt water lagoon where the beautiful flamingo is usually seen.
Fernandina: The inmense shield of Fernandina volcano provides an impressive backdrop for Punta Espinosa, a narrow spit of sand and lava rock extending from the base of the volcano into the sea. Renowned for its large colonies of marine iguanas, it is also home for a number of unique Galapagos species: the flightless cormorant, penguin, sea lion and marine turtle.
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