Mosquera Islet

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Mosquera Islet

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Site Location

Mosquera Islet

Activity Level

Easy

Duration

2 hours

SITE OVERVIEW

One of the smallest islands in the archipelago, Mosquera situates itself between North Seymour and Baltra Island. It consists of many coral reefs, making it a great site to snorkel and observe marine life. It is home to one of the largest colonies of sea lions in the Galapagos archipelago with occasional whale sightings around the islet. It boasts unique wildlife like marine iguanas, blue-footed boobies, and Sally Lightfoot crabs.

Destination Mosquera Islet
Activities • Hiking
• Deep water snorkeling
• Dinghy ride
Inhabitants No
Type of Landing Wet landing
Tours Allowed Land based or cruise ship

LOCATION

FAUNA

Magnificent frigatebird Fregata magnificens magnificens
Great frigatebird Fregata minor
Swallow tailed gull Creagrus furcatus
Galapagos land iguana Conolophus subcristatus
Marine iguana Amblyrhynchus cristatus - E
Galapagos sea lion Zalophus wollebaeki - E
Galapagos fur sea lion Arctocephalus galapagoensis - E
Blue footed booby Sula nebouxii - ES
Galapagos dove Zenaida galapagoensis - E
Galapagos mockingbird Mimus parvulus - E

FLORA

Palo santo Bursera_graveolens - N
Dwarf palo santo Bursera graveolens malacophylla - ES
Common carpetweed Sesuvium portulacastrum - N
Muyuyu Cordia lutea - N
Palo verde Parkinsonia aculeata - N
Saltbush Cryptocarpus pyriformis - N
Prickly pear cactus Opuntia cactaceae - E

SITE GALLERY

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