Cerro Dragon

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Cerro Dragon

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Site Location

Santa Cruz Island

Activity Level

Easy

Duration

2 hours

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

SITE GALLERY

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