Punta Carrion

SITE OVERVIEW

Located northeast of Santa Cruz Island, Punta Carrion is a rocky cliff region that offers great opportunities to explore the marine diversity of the islands. It is one of the most popular snorkeling sites in the central area of the archipelago. Snorkel among a variety of colorful fish and stingrays, and if you are lucky, there might be a chance to see whitetip reef sharks or the magnificent Galápagos shark.

Destination	Santa Cruz Island
Activities	• Deep water snorkeling • Dinghy ride • Scuba diving
Inhabitants	No
Type of Landing	No landing
Tours Allowed	Land based or cruise ship

LOCATION

FAUNA

Galapagos sea lion	Zalophus wollebaeki - E
Sally lightfoot crab	Grapsus grapsus - N
Galapagos shearwater	Puffinus subalaris - E
Brown pelican	Pelecanus occidentalis - ES
Mulliner doris nudibranch	Tambja mullineri -E
Yellowtail mullet	Mugil rammelsbergi Tschudi - N
Yellow snapper	Lutjanus argentiventris - N
Blue and gold snapper	Lutjanus viridis - N
King angelfish	Holacanthus passer -N
Panamic sergeant major	Abudefduf troschelii -N
Hieroglyphic hawkfish	Cirrhitus rivulatus Valenciennes -N
Galapagos shark	Carcharhinus galapagensis - E
Whitetip reef shark	Triaenodon obesus - N
Galapagos green turtle	Chelonia_mydas_agassizii - ES
Mexican hogfish	Bodianus diplotaenia - N

FLORA

Desert plum	Grabowskia boerhaaviaefolia - N
Leatherleaf	Maytenus octogona - N
Prickly pear cactus	Opuntia cactaceae - E
Galapagos purslane	Portulaca howellii - E
Galapagos carpetweed	Sesuvium edmonstonei - E
Puncture Weed	Tribulus cistoides - N
Spiny Bush	Scutia spicata var. pauciflora - E