Cerro Dragon
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Cerro Dragon
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SITE OVERVIEW
Cerro Dragon lies on the northwestern side of Santa Cruz Island. Unlike the lush green landscape of the highlands of Santa Cruz, Cerro Dragon has a desert-like terrain punctuated with Opuntia cacti and Palo Santa trees. Enjoy a leisurely walk to the summit of this low-lying hill and take in the spectacular views across the island, looking for the endemic Galapagos land iguanas roaming through the underbrush as you go. Photograph wader birds like flamingos, pintail ducks, and black neck stilts congregating at a nearby salt-water lagoon. Cerro Dragon offers abundant photographic opportunities for everyone to enjoy.
Destination | Santa Cruz Island |
Activities | • Snorkeling • Easy hike along sandy beach • Photography |
Inhabitants | No |
Type of Landing | Dry landing |
Tours Allowed | Land based or cruise yacht |
LOCATION
FAUNA
Greater flamingo | Phoenicopterus ruber - R |
Common gallinule | Gallinula galeata |
White-cheeked pintail | Anas bahamensis galapagensis - ES |
Medium ground finch | Geospiza fortis - E |
Black-necked stilt | Himantopus mexicanus |
Blue footed booby | Sula nebouxii - ES |
Magnificent frigatebird | Fregata magnificens magnificens |
FLORA
White mangrove | Laguncularia racemosa - N |
Black mangrove | Avicennia germinans - N |
Red mangrove | Rhizophora mangle - N |
Leatherleaf | Maytenus octogona - N |
Grey matplant | Tiquilia nesiotica - E |
Common carpetweed | Sesuvium portulacastrum - N |
Palo santo | Bursera_graveolens - N |
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