Santa Fe Island

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Santa Fe Island

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Site Location

Santa Fe Island

Activity Level

Easy / Moderate

Duration

2 Hours

SITE OVERVIEW

Santa Fe Island lies in the center of the Galapagos archipelago, southeast of Santa Cruz Island. The land iguanas, which are an endemic subspecies of the Galapagos land iguana, are a unique quality of this island. Look out for the endemic rice rats that can be seen roaming through the underbrush. During your walk make time to admire the large prickly pear cactuses that line portions of the trail. And finally, share a photographic moment with the sea lions resting and congregating at the beach.

Destination Santa Fe Island
Activities Hiking, kayaking, deep water snorkeling, dinghy ride
Inhabitants No
Type of Landing Wet landing
Tours Allowed Land based or cruise ship

LOCATION

FAUNA

Short eared owl Asio flammeus galapagoensis - ES
Small ground finch Geospiza fuliginosa - E
Marine iguana Amblyrhynchus cristatus - E
Santa Fe land iguana Conolophus Pallidus
Santa Fe rice rat Aegialomys galapagoensis - E
Galapagos sea lion Zalophus wollebaeki - E
Galapagos hawk Buteo galapagoensis - E
Whitetip reef shark Triaenodon obesus - N
Galapagos shark Carcharhinus galapagensis - E
Medium ground finch Geospiza fortis - E
Cactus ground finch Geospiza scandens -E
Small tree finch Camarhynchus parvulus - E
Warbler finch Certhidea olivacea - E
Ghost crab Ocypode gaudichaudii - N
Sally lightfoot crab Grapsus grapsus - N
Central Galapagos racer snake Alsophis biseralis dorsalis -E

FLORA

Galapagos lantana Lantana peduncularis - E
Leatherleaf Maytenus octogona - N
Muyuyu Cordia lutea - N
Palo santo Bursera_graveolens - N
Prickly pear cactus Opuntia cactaceae - E
Heller's scalesia Scalesia helleri - E
Galapagos bitterbush Castela galapageia - E
Saltbush Cryptocarpus pyriformis - N
Spiny Bush Scutia spicata var. pauciflora - E
Galapagos croton or chala Croton scouleri - E
Feather fingergrass Chloris virgata -N
Velvet shrub Waltheria ovata -N

SITE GALLERY

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