Mosquera Islet
SCROLL DOWN TO EXPLORE
Mosquera Islet
SCROLL DOWN TO EXPLORE
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
Punta Carrion
Santa Cruz Island
Difficulty: Easy / Moderate
Landing: No landing
Trapiche Farm
Santa Cruz Island
Difficulty: Easy
Landing: Dry landing
Santa Cruz Highlands
Santa Cruz Island
Difficulty: Easy
Landing: Dry landing (by bus)