Puerto Velasco Ibarra

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Puerto Velasco Ibarra

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Site Location

Floreana Island

Activity Level

Easy

Duration

N/A

SITE OVERVIEW

Puerto Velasco Ibarra is a small village located on the island of Floreana. Its population is only around 150 inhabitants. Although Floreana has the smallest population out of the three other inhabited islands, it carries a rich human history. Whalers, buccaneers, and even the great Charles Darwin visited this tiny island. Coming to Puerto Velasco Ibarra is like traveling back in time. Much has remained the same since the 1960s. Even for its small size, Floreana is a launching pad for many activities from hiking and snorkeling to observing unique and incredible wildlife.

Destination Floreana Island
Activities • Hike
• Photography
Inhabitants Yes
Type of Landing Dry landing
Tours Allowed Cruise ship

LOCATION

FAUNA

Brown pelican Pelecanus occidentalis - ES
Small ground finch Geospiza fuliginosa - E
Whitetip reef shark Triaenodon obesus - N
Galapagos green turtle Chelonia_mydas_agassizii - ES
Marine iguana Amblyrhynchus cristatus - E
White-cheeked pintail Anas bahamensis galapagensis - ES
Yellow warbler Dendroica petechia
Sally lightfoot crab Grapsus grapsus - N
Galapagos sea lion Zalophus wollebaeki - E
Willet Catoptrophorus semipalmatus
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus - R
Ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres
Galapagos hermit crab Calcinus explorator -E
Semi-terrestrial hermit crab Coenobita compressus -N

FLORA

Button mangrove Conocarpus erecta - N
Saltbush Cryptocarpus pyriformis - N
Galapagos croton or chala Croton scouleri - E
Needle leafed daisy Macraea laricifolia - E
Palo santo Bursera_graveolens - N
Palo verde Parkinsonia aculeata - N
Mesquite Prosopis juliflora - N
Galapagos cotton Gossypium darwinii - E
Muyuyu Cordia lutea - N
Pearl berry Vallesia glabra -E
Black mangrove Avicennia germinans - N
Red mangrove Rhizophora mangle - N
White mangrove Laguncularia racemosa - N
Leatherleaf Maytenus octogona - N
Galapagos bitterbush Castela galapageia - E
Mesquite Prosopis juliflora - N
Ink berry Scaevola plumieri - N
Passion flower Passiflora foetida - E
Stickleaf Mentzelia aspera - N
Galapagos milkwort Polygala spp. - E
Beach morning glory Ipomoea pes-caprae - N
Galapagos lantana Lantana peduncularis - E
Galapagos clubleaf Nolana galapagensis - E
Floreana cutleaf daisy Lecocarpus pinnatifidus - E
Longhaired scalesia Scalesia villosa - E
Parkinsonia Parkinsonia aculeata - N
Spiny Bush Scutia spicata var. pauciflora - E

SITE GALLERY

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