Las Tintoreras

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Las Tintoreras

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Site Location

Isabela Island

Activity Level

Easy / Moderate

Duration

2 hours

SITE OVERVIEW

Las Tintoreras is a chain of uninhabited islets that spreads across Isabela’s southern coast. Venture out on a two-hour hike through a mangrove forest and across dark black volcanic rocks. Search for whitetip reef sharks within crystal-clear pools of water. Look for endemic creatures such as the Galapagos marine iguana, the only species of iguana that dives under the water in search for food. After your hike, cool down and enjoy some time snorkeling as you look for sea lions, penguins, and other varied marine life.

Destination Isabela Island
Activities • Hiking
• Deep water snorkeling
• Dinghy ride
Inhabitants No
Type of Landing Dry landing
Tours Allowed Land based or cruise ship

LOCATION

FAUNA

Marine iguana Amblyrhynchus cristatus - E
Whitetip reef shark Triaenodon obesus - N
Galapagos sea lion Zalophus wollebaeki - E
Albemarlensis lava lizard Microlophus Albemarlensis - E
Galapagos penguin Spheniscus mendiculus - E

FLORA

• Galapagos clubleaf (Nolana galapagensis ) - E
• Button mangrove (Conocarpus erectus ) - N
• White mangrove (Laguncularia racemosa ) - N
• Black mangrove (Avicennia germinans ) - N
• Needle-leafed Daisy (Macraea laricifolia ) - E
• Quinine Tree (Cinchona pubescens ) - I
• Spanish Cedar (Cedrela Odorata) - I
• Red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle ) - N

SITE GALLERY

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