Black Turtle Cove
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Black Turtle Cove
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SITE OVERVIEW
Located on the north shore of Santa Cruz Island, Black Turtle Cove (Caleta Tortuga Negra) is a perfect spot to check out green sea turtles and sharks. It is accessible only by sea. It is a great place to find red and white mangroves crowd from the shore out into the estuary. We will also see turtles swimming and poking their heads above the surface of the calm waters while fish, rays and small sharks circle below. This cove has been declared as a “Turtle Sanctuary”.
Destination | Santa Cruz Island |
Activities | • Dinghy ride |
Inhabitants | No |
Type of Landing | No landing |
Tours Allowed | Cruise ship |
LOCATION
FAUNA
Medium tree finch | Camarhynchus pauper - E |
Short eared owl | Asio flammeus galapagoensis - ES |
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 |
FLORA
Tree scalesia | Scalesia Pedunculata - E |
Cat's claw | Zanthoxylum fagara - N |
Air plant | Bryophyllum pinnatum - I |
Galapagos croton or chala | Croton scouleri - E |
Needle leafed daisy | Macraea laricifolia - E |
Quinine tree | Cinchona pubescens - I |
Spanish cedar | Cedrela odorata - I |
Common guava | Psidium guajava - I |
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