We visited two site on this island where Darwin spent 9 out of his 19 days in Galapagos. In the morning we visited Espumilla beach on a pre-breakfast outing, after breakfast, we went snorkeling and kayaking as well as zodiac riding along the coast of Buccaneer’s Cove. During the afternoon we hiked along Egas Port to find plenty of migratory species of coast birds and Galapagos fur seals (which are actually sea lions).
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- 09 Mar 2017
Santiago Island, 3/9/2017, National Geographic Islander
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- Galápagos
Jonathan Aguas, Naturalist/Certified Photo Instructor
Jonathan was born into one of handful families that reaches back five generations in the Galapagos in the town of Puerto Baquerizo Moreno on San Cristobal Island. He grew up swimming among unique freshwater springs owned by his family at the highland...
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