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Landmarks

Asilo de la Paz Canal del Amor Cerro Brujo Cerro Tijeretas Concha de Perla Cousins Rock Darwin Station Devil’s Crown El Garrapatero Flamingo Lagoon Gordon Rocks Interpretation Center Itabaca Channel Kicker Rock La Lobería Las Bachas Las Grietas Los Trillizos Los Túneles Post Office Bay Punta Cormorant Punta Pitt Sierra Negra volcano Sullivan Bay The Highlands Tortoise Center Tortuga Bay Wall of Tears

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Visitor site · Santa Cruz

Canal del Amor and Playa de los Perros

A narrow turquoise inlet in the lava across Academy Bay from town, a short trail to a shark channel where whitetips rest, and a small beach where blue-footed boobies fish and marine iguanas pile up.

Wildlife

Whitetip reef shark
Blue-footed booby
Marine iguana
Sea turtle
Tropical fish

Why go: Sharks from a footbridge and boobies diving beside you, half an hour from your hotel.
Getting there: The bay tour stops here by boat; on foot it is a water taxi from the main dock and a ten minute walk.