Consider one of the oldest islands, San Cristobal is located at the easternmost of the archipelago and is home of beautiful visitors places and unique endemic creatures such as lava lizards and mockingbirds. After long navigation from Puerto Ayora, early in the morning we arrived to Punta Pitt one of the few places in the Galapagos where it is possible to observe the three species of boobies nesting and the endemic mockingbird.
- Daily Expedition Reports
- 01 Jul 2017
Puerto Ayora, 7/1/2017, National Geographic Islander
- Aboard the National Geographic Islander
- Galápagos
Paul Vergara, Naturalist/Certified Photo Instructor
Paul grew up on the island of Floreana, one of the earliest islands of the Galápagos to have been inhabited, and one of Charles Darwin's centers of research. But just because Floreana has a long history of human settlements, does not mean that growin...
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