Buccaneer Cove

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Buccaneer Cove

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Site Location

Santiago Island

Activity Level

Moderate

Duration

2 hours

SITE OVERVIEW

Buccaneer Cove is a very scenic visitor site at the northwestern tip of Santiago Island. This area of the Galapagos archipelago was frequented by pirates and whalers as the name suggests. It is not possible any landing here, so you will snorkel exploring the area or during a dinghy ride. Some famous rocks emerge from the sea. They are called after what they look like, so there is the bishop rock and the elephant rock. You can observe different sea birds like blue-footed boobies and pelicans. It is also possible to go kayaking.

Destination Santiago Island
Activities • Snorkeling
• Dinghy ride
• Kayaking
Inhabitants No
Type of Landing No landing
Tours Allowed Cruise ship or yacht

LOCATION

FAUNA

Galapagos fur sea lion Arctocephalus galapagoensis - E
Galapagos sea lion Zalophus wollebaeki - E
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus - R
Wandering tattler Tringa incana
Galapagos dove Zenaida galapagoensis - E
Cattle egret Bubulcus ibis - R
Vermilion flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus - R
Small tree finch Camarhynchus parvulus - E
Galapagos petrel Pterodroma phaeopygia - E
Galapagos mockingbird Mimus parvulus - E
Galapagos green turtle Chelonia_mydas_agassizii - ES
Small ground finch Geospiza fuliginosa - E
Galapagos flycatcher Myiarchus magnirostris
Sally lightfoot crab Grapsus grapsus - N
Zig zag spider Argiope aurantia - E
Ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres
Spotted sandpiper Actitis macularius
Solitary sandpiper Tringa solitaria - A
Marine iguana Amblyrhynchus cristatus - E
Galapagos land iguana Conolophus subcristatus
Galapagos hawk Buteo galapagoensis - E
Albemarlensis lava lizard Microlophus Albemarlensis - E
Swallow-tailed gull Creagrus furcatus
Smooth-billed ani Crotophaga ani - N

FLORA

Cat's claw Zanthoxylum fagara - N
Galapagos croton or chala Croton scouleri - E
Needle leafed daisy Macraea laricifolia - E
Poison apple tree Hippomane mancinella - N
Acacia Acacia spp. - N
Saltbush Cryptocarpus pyriformis - N
Grey matplant Tiquilia nesiotica - E
Palo santo Bursera_graveolens - N
Galapagos bitterbush Castela galapageia - E
Muyuyu Cordia lutea - N
Prickly pear cactus Opuntia cactaceae - E
Spiny Bush Scutia spicata var. pauciflora - E
Scorpion weed Heliotropium curassavicum L. - N
Pearl berry Vallesia glabra -E
Glorybower Clerodendrum molle - N

SITE GALLERY

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