Puerto Villamil
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Puerto Villamil
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SITE OVERVIEW
Puerto Villamil is a small port village located on the southeastern edge of Isabela Island. When visiting Puerto Villamil, it is easy to imagine what the other inhabited islands of San Cristobal and Santa Cruz might have looked like twenty years ago. Of the 2,500 people who live on Isabela Island, the majority live in Puerto Villamil and earn a living either through tourism, agriculture, or fishing. Just a five-minute walk from town is a secluded lagoon containing a number of flamingos. Not too far away lies a picturesque white sand beach, ideal for those who want a little bit of tranquility and contact with nature.
Destination | Isabela Island |
Activities | • Kayaking • Snorkeling • Dinghy ride • Surfing • Biking ride |
Inhabitants | Yes |
Type of Landing | Dry landing |
Tours Allowed | Cruise ship or yacht |
LOCATION
FAUNA
Marine iguana | Amblyrhynchus cristatus - E |
Galapagos penguin | Spheniscus mendiculus - E |
Albemarlensis lava lizard | Microlophus Albemarlensis - E |
Greater flamingo | Phoenicopterus ruber - R |
Lava gull | Leucophaeus fuliginosus - E |
Laughing gull | Leucophaeus atricilla |
Franklin's gull | Leucophaeus pipixcan |
Common gallinule | Gallinula galeata |
American oystercatcher | Haematopus palliatus galapagensis - ES |
Whimbrel | Numenius phaeopus - R |
Black-necked stilt | Himantopus mexicanus |
Wandering tattler | Tringa incana |
Ruddy turnstone | Arenaria interpres |
Great blue heron | Ardea herodias - R |
Lava heron | Butorides sundevalli |
Yellow-crowned night heron | Nyctanassa violacea - ES |
Pied-billed Grebe | Podilymbus podiceps - PR |
White-cheeked pintail | Anas bahamensis galapagensis - ES |
Blue-winged teal | Anas discors - M |
Blue footed booby | Sula nebouxii - ES |
Brown pelican | Pelecanus occidentalis - ES |
Small ground finch | Geospiza fuliginosa - E |
FLORA
Mesquite | Prosopis juliflora - N |
Prickly pear cactus | Opuntia cactaceae - E |
Parkinsonia | Parkinsonia aculeata - N |
Palo santo | Bursera_graveolens - N |
Red mangrove | Rhizophora mangle - N |
Black mangrove | Avicennia germinans - N |
Button mangrove | Conocarpus erecta - N |
White mangrove | Laguncularia racemosa - N |
Beach morning glory | Ipomoea pes-caprae - N |
Leatherleaf | Maytenus octogona - N |
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