San Cristobal
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South
America : Ecuador : Galapagos
Islands : San Cristobal
San Cristóbal is one of the Galápagos Islands, part of Ecuador.
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Understand
History
Landscape
Flora and fauna
Climate
Towns
- Puerto Baquerizo Moreno -- Main town on the islands with tourist facilities
- El Progresso -- Nothing more than a collection of farms.
Get in
See Puerto Baquerizo Moreno for more information on how to get to the island.
Get around
See
The following sites can be visited from Puerto Baquerizo Moreno without a guide.
- Intrepetation Center
- At the interpretation center you can learn more about the history of the Galápagos and the conservation of this unique piece of nature. The center is at the western edge of town Puerto Baquerizo Moreno.
- Las Tijeritas
- If you follow the trails futher up you come to a set of viewpoint overlooking the a bay. Nesting frigatbirds can be seen here. It's possible to snorkle in the bay.
- La Loberia
- This is a uninviting beach with a collony of sealions is nesting. It's east of the airport.
- El Junco
The following sites are only accessible by boat and with a guide.
- Kicker rock
- Kicker rock (León Dormido) a natural catherdral rising out the water. It's a good place for scubadiving or snorkling.
Do
Get out