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Main islands

Santa Cruz San Cristóbal Isabela Floreana

Other islands

Baltra Bartolomé Daphne Major Española Isla Lobos Las Tintoreras Mosquera North Seymour Pinzón Santa Fe Sombrero Chino South Plaza

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

Towns and airports

Baltra airport Puerto Ayora Puerto Baquerizo Moreno Puerto Velasco Ibarra Puerto Villamil San Cristóbal airport

Visitor site · Santa Cruz

Itabaca Channel

The narrow strait between Santa Cruz and Baltra: the ferry crossing every arriving visitor makes, and the pier where the day boats to Bartolomé, North Seymour and the northern dive sites leave.

Wildlife

Marine iguana
Whitetip reef shark
Rays
Pelican

Why go: Turquoise water, marine iguanas on the rocks and often a shark or a ray under the pier while you wait.
Getting there: Forty minutes north of Puerto Ayora by road; the northern day tours include the bus.