Espumilla Beach

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Espumilla Beach

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Site Location

Santiago Island

Activity Level

Moderate

Duration

2 hours

SITE OVERVIEW

Playa Espumilla is situated on the northwestern coast of Santiago Island in James Bay. Its coffee-colored beach provides an excellent opportunity to stroll along the coast and admire the bird diversity. Marvel at blue-footed boobies plunge diving for food. Observe American oyster catchers wading along the shoreline in search of small crustaceans. And perhaps, if you are lucky, a curious juvenile hawk will take refuge on the branch of a mangrove tree to get a better look at its visitors. Finally, keep a lookout for fast-moving ghost crabs scuttling along the beach to their burrows.

Destination Santiago Island
Activities • Hike (1.2 mi / 2 km)
• Beach
Inhabitants No
Type of Landing Wet 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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