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Slightly
north of the centre of the Galapagos archipelago, Santiago
has several visitor sites. Three of the sites are close together
on the northwest coast of the island.
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Puerto
Egas |
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Also
known as South James Bay this place was, in the 1920s and
1960s, the site of failed attempts at salt mining. One of
the main features are the tidal pools which are populated
by fur seals and Sally Lightfoot crabs. Birds include the
Galapagos dove and Galapagos hawk, oyster catchers and night
herons.
British buccaneers used this bay as an anchorage during the
1600's as they found it an excellent area for firewood, water,
salt and tortoises. |
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Espumilla
Beach |
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This
is long golden beach behind which are mangroves and saltwater
lagoons. Turtles nest on the beach.
A tourist trail leads from the beach and through the lagoons
to an area where it is possible to see both vermillion and
broad-billed flycatchers, and many of the species of Darwin
finches. |
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Buccaneers
Cove |
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Not
a popular site, the beach is home to a large number of sea
lions. Originally the beach was a place where ships were hauled
ashore for careening (cleaning) in the 17th and 18th centuries. |
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Sullivan
Bay |
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We
land on a white coral sand beach and begin our walk over lava
flows less than 100 years old. This is the perfect place to
see and feel the volcanic origin of Galapagos. Most of what
we see here is pahoehoe lava(a Hawaiian term), this type of
lava is smooth and not to difficult to walk on. The other
type of lava found in Galapagos is aa, it is very sharp and
not recommended to walk on. |
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