Galápagos · Ecuador
In the destination Galápagos.
In the photo: Porto de Puerto Ayora
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The city
Puerto Ayora is the largest town in the Galápagos, on the south of Santa Cruz island, in the center of the archipelago. It has hotels, restaurants, tour operators and the pier from which boats depart to other islands. On the edge of town are the Estación Científica Charles Darwin and the trail to Tortuga Bay; in the highlands, the giant tortoises of El Chato. Sea lions and pelicans share the pier with locals.
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The local experience
Research and conservation center in Puerto Ayora, next to the national park's giant tortoise breeding center, with tortoises from several islands, land iguanas and the Solitário George exhibit room.
Long white-sand beach about 2.5 km from Puerto Ayora, reached by a paved trail through cacti. Playa Brava has waves and marine iguanas; Playa Mansa, sheltered by mangroves, is the swimming bay.
Volcanic fissure between lava cliffs near Puerto Ayora, filled with brackish, crystal-clear water, where people swim and snorkel among the rocks with colorful fish.
Reserve in the highlands of Santa Cruz where giant tortoises roam freely among pastures, lagoons and scalesia woodlands, with lava tunnels that can be walked through.
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