This morning we encountered civilization again. My home island, Santa Cruz, holds the largest population, over 20 thousand people live here. This is the perfect place to show our guests the big efforts in order to preserve this unique and fragile ecosystem, where nature coexists with humans. Visits to the Giant Tortoises Breeding Center, the Charles Darwin Station, the cozy town of Puerto Ayora, a lava tube, a private farm with its own charm and the giant tortoises wandering in the highlands of Santa Cruz give hope to a good future for the islands.
- Daily Expedition Reports
- 10 Mar 2017
Santa Cruz Island, 3/10/2017, National Geographic Islander
- Aboard the National Geographic Islander
- Galápagos
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