Located on the slopes of Cerro Pajas (2100 ft), in the agricultural area of ​​the island, the Asilo de la Paz is a site with great historical significance in Floreana, because it provided fresh water and shelter to the first visitors of the Galapagos. Here you can see the caves used by pirates and home to the first inhabitants of the island; first, Patrick Watkins, then Dr. Ritter and his companion Dora Strauch and finally the Wittmer family. The caves were used by the latter as a temporary den to build a house proper. Visitors will pass through a Scalesia forest and visit a corral with Galapagos tortoises (of several islands) in captivity, (the native Floreana tortoises have gone extinct).