This could be an interesting side trip for anyone going to the Galapagos Islands.
“Fernandina is the most active and most pristine of the Galapagos volcanoes. There is a single visitor site on the NE edge of the island. Other than that, the island is maintained in its pristine state. It hosts a large land iguana population which nests on the caldera rim and on its floor… Punta Espinosa is the island visitor site. It offers visitors two hikes, a short one around the small peninsula, and a longer one inland to the edge of a new a’a lava flow. Marine iguanas and flightless cormorants are found during the hikes. So is lava cactus, one of the first species to grow on new lava. There are two dive sites off Fernandina. One is adjacent to Punta Espinosa. The other S at Punta Mangle. Divers get to observe marine iguanas, flightless cormorants, Galapagos penguins, sea turtles, and various fish species.”
The full post is at Volcano Hotspot: https://volcanohotspot.wordpress.com/2024/02/15/fernandina-island-galapagos-ecuador/
David Johns: .
City: Cuenca
“Fernandina is the most active and most pristine of the Galapagos volcanoes. There is a single visitor site on the NE edge of the island. Other than that, the island is maintained in its pristine state. It hosts a large land iguana population which nests on the caldera rim and on its floor… Punta Espinosa is the island visitor site. It offers visitors two hikes, a short one around the small peninsula, and a longer one inland to the edge of a new a’a lava flow. Marine iguanas and flightless cormorants are found during the hikes. So is lava cactus, one of the first species to grow on new lava. There are two dive sites off Fernandina. One is adjacent to Punta Espinosa. The other S at Punta Mangle. Divers get to observe marine iguanas, flightless cormorants, Galapagos penguins, sea turtles, and various fish species.”
The full post is at Volcano Hotspot: https://volcanohotspot.wordpress.com/2024/02/15/fernandina-island-galapagos-ecuador/
David Johns: .
City: Cuenca
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