SAN CRISTOBAL ISLAND

Baquerizo Moreno Port is ubicated in the San Cristobal Island, and it is the political capital of the Colón Archipielago.

The Highest part of San Cristóbal: You get there by bus. During the journey, you can see how vegetation varies as long as it's higher. The temperature change feels and decreases 1C each 200 meters. Its high reaches 721 meters over the sea level, at "San Joaquin" Hill.
San Cristobal is the only island which has a sweet water small lake, which is located in "El Junco" Volcano Crater. Its liquid is vital for the Island population and most of the Galapagos tourist's ships. This water comes from the water vapor condensation.

The first town of the zone is named "El Progreso" (the Progress), which has its origin for the first population on San Cristobal Island. Around it, they basically seeded coffee, sugar cane, and it is here were the first sugar engine worked. It is an excellent place to understand the contrast between the natural part of the island and their exotic impact.

Punta Pitt, is at the North of the San Cristobal Island, which has a 558 km2 extension and 730 mts of high over the sea level.

Punta Pitt is a set of erosioned volcanic coneses, which are barely populated by an endemic and native vegetation of the Islands. It presents a colorful view, due to its different kinds of lavas and the vegation, typic of the xerofitic plants; besides its clean sky and its pacific ocean.

This environment proportions protections and cover for species as sea lions, lava small lizards, marine iguanas, frigate birds, pelicans, blue-footed boobies, and others in their different niches.

Punta Pitt is the only place in Galapagos where you can see the three kinds of piqueros nesting in the same zone.

The beautiful olive-yellow with brilliant crystals beach due the color of its sand to he lava and shells erosion caused by the sea. Dozens of sea lions, frigates, pelicans, garzas and seagulls and garzas can be seen flying over the place... The beach serves as an excellent place to go swimming, especially after the visit to the piqueros colonies, which has duration between 2 ½ and 3 hours.

León Dormido (Kicker Rock), is a San Cristobal satellite. It is a volcanic ash type lava cone, which has been eroded by the sea action. It this, just a minimum portion is left, formed by two rocks, which have absolutely vertical walls, forming a small channel. Its highest part reaches the 144 meters over the sea level. These impressing rocks are one of the multiple natural monuments that the islands have. It is an excellent place to go around by boat. Tropical birds, frigates, piqueros can be seen flying over the rocks. They have their nest directly on and under the rocks, and the little vegetation, in the frigate case.

The sea, -almost all the time with crystalline waters- allows you to see down to 15 meters deep vertically, at a glance, and under the sea level! That is another fantasies world, where invertebrate and marine ceciles have colonized the rock walls, giving the beautiful color that fight in beauty with the sea lions and tropical fishes. This is not a landing place, since there is no access by any place. The ship stays around it between 45 minutes and 1 hour.

Puerto Ochoa (Ochoa Port) is a beautiful white calm water beach, secure to go swimming and a good place for snorkeling. It is located at the Northwest part of San Cristobal Island. Its vegetation is interesting and it is a good place to observe the mechanisms used by the plants to survive.

Isla Lobos (Sea Lions Island) is a small plane island, a few meters distant from San Cristobal Island, and half an hour from Baquerizo Moreno Port.

It has coast vegetation, tolerating to salty water, over which you can appreciate a small common frigate colony. There are sea lions, blue-footed boobies, a beautiful and natural wavebreaker, and some other botanic, ecological and recreating attractions, like swimming or snorkeling.

La Lobería is a place not far away from Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, to which you get by bus in just 10 minutes. Vegetation next to the road calls people attention for its rare color and variety of never seen before plants. Lobería is a beach that has a big sea lions colony, which use its sand and rocks to rest and reproduce.

Generally, there are dozens of them, and at low tide, tide pools and their low deep waters, give the puppies the facility to train fishing, swimming and developing their physical integrity. Marine iguanas that might be seen over the rocks are a variety among the biggest of the Archipelago. This has very characteristics very particular to this Island. The lava small lizards belong to specie that belongs to the Island. These and some other attractions make of San Cristobal an unforgettable Island.

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