Puerto Ayora: As pointed out, Puerto Ayora is the economic center of the Galapagos Islands. All the tour boats visit Puerto Ayora, anchoring in Academy Bay. It is the most populated town in the province. It also has the most advanced tourist infrastructure in the archipelago. |
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The Charles Darwin Research Station and the Galapagos National Park offices are based here. Scientists, park rangers, and park managers make huge efforts to preserve and protect the Galapagos Islands, a UNESCO World Heritage site. The Station is also a tortoise breeding and rearing center, where tortoises of different subspecies are prepared for reintroduction to their natural habitats.
Los Gemelos: These are two large craters in the middle of the island, either side of the one road crossing the island. They are the remains of volcanic magma chambers which collapsed and the vertical sides are now covered with vegetation.Although many native plants have been overtaken by introduced species there are, nevertheless, many Scalesia trees.
Black Turtle Cove: This wonderful site is located on the northern portion of Santa Cruz Island.
The tour consists of a-panga ride through a series of mangrove-surrounded coves and inlets. Here one often views several pairs of mating marine turtles, white-tipped reef sharks, spotted eagle rays, and beautiful, yellow cow-nosed rays. In order to avoid disturbing the wildlife, the outboard motor on the panga is turned off and passengers are urged to be very quiet. |
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