Cerro Brujo

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Cerro Brujo

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Site Location

San Cristobal Island

Activity Level

Easy

Duration

2 hours

SITE OVERVIEW

Situated along the northern coast of San Cristobal Island, Cerro Brujo offers a relaxing outing to its magnificent secluded white sand beach. Enjoy the plethora of sea lions resting peacefully on the beach after a busy day at sea. Go in search of the San Cristobal mockingbird, one of four species of mockingbird found in the Galapagos archipelago, as well as marine iguanas hiding among the black volcanic rocks along the beach. And for the water lovers, take the opportunity to enjoy a cool dip in the Pacific Ocean.

Destination San Cristobal Island
Activities • Beach
• Snorkeling
• Kayak
Inhabitants No
Type of Landing Wet landing
Tours Allowed Land based or cruise ship

LOCATION

FAUNA

Brown pelican Pelecanus occidentalis - ES
Ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres
Blue footed booby Sula nebouxii - ES
Galapagos sea lion Zalophus wollebaeki - E
Great frigatebird Fregata minor
Swallow tailed gull Creagrus furcatus
San Cristobal lava lizard Microlophus bivittatus - E
San Cristobal mockingbird Mimus melanotis
Marine iguana Amblyrhynchus cristatus - E
Lava heron Butorides sundevalli
Yellow-crowned night heron Nyctanassa violacea - ES
King angelfish Holacanthus passer -N
Lava gull Leucophaeus fuliginosus - E
Mexican hogfish Bodianus diplotaenia - N
Panamic sergeant major Abudefduf troschelii -N
Red-billed tropicbird Phaethon aethereus
Razor surgeonfish Prionurus laticlavius -N
Least sandpiper Calidris minutilla
Yellowtail mullet Mugil rammelsbergi Tschudi - N
Yellow snapper Lutjanus argentiventris - N

FLORA

Cut-leafed scalesia Scalesia incisa - E
Galapagos lantana Lantana peduncularis - E
Stickleaf Mentzelia aspera - N
Galapagos clubleaf Nolana galapagensis - E
Matazarno Piscidia carthagenensis - N
Galapagos carpetweed Sesuvium edmonstonei - E
Grey matplant Tiquilia nesiotica - E
Galapagos spurge Chamaesyce spp. - E
Common carpetweed Sesuvium portulacastrum - N
Thread-leafed chaff flower Alternanthera filifolia - N
Puncture Weed Tribulus cistoides - N
Muyuyu Cordia lutea - N
Spiny Bush Scutia spicata var. pauciflora - E
Saltbush Cryptocarpus pyriformis - N
Prickly pear cactus Opuntia cactaceae - E
Galapagos lantana Lantana peduncularis - E
Galapagos shore petunia Exodeconus miersii - E

SITE GALLERY

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