Loberia San Cristobal

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Loberia San Cristobal

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Site Location

San Cristobal Island

Activity Level

Easy

Duration

2 hours

SITE OVERVIEW

Located near Puerto Baquerizo Moreno on San Cristóbal Island, this scenic sea lion filled beach offers ample opportunities for catching sight of the island's lively local residents. This island has by far the largest sea lion population in the Galapagos. Hike along a rocky volcanic shoreline and spot abundant creatures like marine iguanas, lava lizards, finches, shorebirds, yellow warblers and frigates. After your hike cool down in the cool ocean waters and enjoy a nice swim.

Destination San Cristobal Island
Activities • Beach
• Snorkeling
• Camping
Inhabitants No
Type of Landing Wet or dry landing
Tours Allowed Land based or cruise ship

LOCATION

FAUNA

Brown pelican Pelecanus occidentalis - ES
Ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres
Blue footed booby Sula nebouxii - ES
Galapagos sea lion Zalophus wollebaeki - E
Great frigatebird Fregata minor
Swallow tailed gull Creagrus furcatus
San Cristobal lava lizard Microlophus bivittatus - E
San Cristobal mockingbird Mimus melanotis
Marine iguana Amblyrhynchus cristatus - E
Lava heron Butorides sundevalli
Yellow-crowned night heron Nyctanassa violacea - ES
King angelfish Holacanthus passer -N
Lava gull Leucophaeus fuliginosus - E
Mexican hogfish Bodianus diplotaenia - N
Panamic sergeant major Abudefduf troschelii -N
Red-billed tropicbird Phaethon aethereus
Razor surgeonfish Prionurus laticlavius -N
Least sandpiper Calidris minutilla
Yellowtail mullet Mugil rammelsbergi Tschudi - N
Yellow snapper Lutjanus argentiventris - N

FLORA

Cut-leafed scalesia Scalesia incisa - E
Galapagos lantana Lantana peduncularis - E
Stickleaf Mentzelia aspera - N
Galapagos clubleaf Nolana galapagensis - E
Galapagos carpetweed Sesuvium edmonstonei - E
Grey matplant Tiquilia nesiotica - E
Galapagos spurge Chamaesyce spp. - E
Common carpetweed Sesuvium portulacastrum - N
Thread-leafed chaff flower Alternanthera filifolia - N
Puncture Weed Tribulus cistoides - N
Muyuyu Cordia lutea - N
Spiny Bush Scutia spicata var. pauciflora - E
Saltbush Cryptocarpus pyriformis - N
Prickly pear cactus Opuntia cactaceae - E
Galapagos lantana Lantana peduncularis - E
Galapagos shore petunia Exodeconus miersii - E
Galapagos croton or chala Croton scouleri - E
Goat's head Tribulus cistoides - N
Grey matplant Tiquilia nesiotica - E
Yellow warbler

SITE GALLERY

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