Today was our last full day in Galapagos and we explored two visitor sites, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. First we climbed to the top of a parasitic cone; it’s a small volcano which is part of a larger volcano, and there are hundreds of them all over the archipelago. This visitor site was ideal to observe the three species of boobies in Galapagos — blue-footed, Nazca, and red-footed — among other species of seabirds. During our hike we had the opportunity to see two more endemic animal species of Galapagos, the San Cristobal mockingbird and the San Cristobal lava lizard, and many endemic plants as well. For the afternoon we visited a white coralline beach with Galapagos sea lions and turquoise water. What an amazing place to end our expedition in Galapagos.
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- 28 Mar 2025
San Cristobal Island, 3/28/2025, National Geographic Endeavour II
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Walter Perez, Naturalist/Certified Photo Instructor
Walter was born in a very small town on the mainland of Ecuador. His first trip to the Galápagos was when he was 12 years old, visiting friends and aunt, who had moved to the islands. From the first moment he saw the Islands, he fell in love with the...
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