Puerto Villamil

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Puerto Villamil

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Site Location

Isabela Island

Activity Level

Easy

Duration

2 hours

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

SITE GALLERY

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