Punta Carrion

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Punta Carrion

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Site Location

Santa Cruz Island

Activity Level

Easy / Moderate

Duration

2 Hours

SITE OVERVIEW

Located northeast of Santa Cruz Island, Punta Carrion is a rocky cliff region that offers great opportunities to explore the marine diversity of the islands. It is one of the most popular snorkeling sites in the central area of the archipelago. Snorkel among a variety of colorful fish and stingrays, and if you are lucky, there might be a chance to see whitetip reef sharks or the magnificent Galápagos shark.

Destination Santa Cruz Island
Activities • Deep water snorkeling
• Dinghy ride
• Scuba diving
Inhabitants No
Type of Landing No landing
Tours Allowed Land based or cruise ship

LOCATION

FAUNA

Galapagos sea lion Zalophus wollebaeki - E
Sally lightfoot crab Grapsus grapsus - N
Galapagos shearwater Puffinus subalaris - E
Brown pelican Pelecanus occidentalis - ES
Mulliner doris nudibranch Tambja mullineri -E
Yellowtail mullet Mugil rammelsbergi Tschudi - N
Yellow snapper Lutjanus argentiventris - N
Blue and gold snapper Lutjanus viridis - N
King angelfish Holacanthus passer -N
Panamic sergeant major Abudefduf troschelii -N
Hieroglyphic hawkfish Cirrhitus rivulatus Valenciennes -N
Galapagos shark Carcharhinus galapagensis - E
Whitetip reef shark Triaenodon obesus - N
Galapagos green turtle Chelonia_mydas_agassizii - ES
Mexican hogfish Bodianus diplotaenia - N

FLORA

Desert plum Grabowskia boerhaaviaefolia - N
Leatherleaf Maytenus octogona - N
Prickly pear cactus Opuntia cactaceae - E
Galapagos purslane Portulaca howellii - E
Galapagos carpetweed Sesuvium edmonstonei - E
Puncture Weed Tribulus cistoides - N
Spiny Bush Scutia spicata var. pauciflora - E

SITE GALLERY

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