Wall of Tears

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Wall of Tears

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Site Location

Isabela Island

Activity Level

Easy

Duration

2 hours

SITE OVERVIEW

Along the trail to the Wall of Tears, enjoy a scenic walk with diverse and beautiful views of Isabela Island. Search for pink flamingoes, black-necked stilts, whimbrels, and white-cheeked pintail ducks in the brackish water lagoons surrounded by a mangrove forest. At the old prison site, learn about the history behind the Wall of Tears, which dates back to the end of World War II when the Ecuadorian government used this area as a penal colony.

Destination Isabela Island
Activities • Hiking
• Photo walk
• Biking
Inhabitants No
Type of Landing Dry landing
Tours Allowed Land Based or cruise yachts

LOCATION

FAUNA

Sierra Negra giant-tortoise Chelonoidis guntheri -E
Common gallinule Gallinula galeata
Blue-winged teal Anas discors - M
Yellow-crowned night heron Nyctanassa violacea - ES
White-cheeked pintail Anas bahamensis galapagensis - ES
Medium ground finch Geospiza fortis - E
Greater flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber - R
Marine iguana Amblyrhynchus cristatus - E
Common gallinule Gallinula galeata
American oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus galapagensis - ES
Wandering tattler Tringa incana
Lava heron Butorides sundevalli
Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps - PR
Black-necked stilt Himantopus mexicanus
Semipalmated plover Charadrius semipalmatus
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus - R
Galapagos flycatcher Myiarchus magnirostris
Galapagos mockingbird Mimus parvulus - E
Ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres
Albemarlensis lava lizard Microlophus Albemarlensis - E
Galapagos dove Zenaida galapagoensis - E
Lava gull Leucophaeus fuliginosus - E
Franklin's gull Leucophaeus pipixcan
Laughing gull Leucophaeus atricilla
Great blue heron Ardea herodias - R

FLORA

Cat's claw Zanthoxylum fagara - N
Galapagos croton or chala Croton scouleri - E
Red mangrove Rhizophora mangle - N
White mangrove Laguncularia racemosa - N
Button mangrove Conocarpus erecta - N
Black mangrove Avicennia germinans - N
Galapagos cotton Gossypium darwinii - E
Candelabra cactus Jasminocereus Thouarsii - E
Palo santo Bursera_graveolens - N
Poison apple tree Hippomane mancinella - N
Leatherleaf Maytenus octogona - N
Beach morning glory Ipomoea pes-caprae - N
Palo verde Parkinsonia aculeata - N
Mesquite Prosopis juliflora - N
Muyuyu Cordia lutea - N
Prickly pear cactus Opuntia cactaceae - E
Lava cactus Brachycereus nesioticus - E
Candelabra cactus Jasminocereus Thouarsii - E
Soapberry Sapindus saponaria - N
Acacia Acacia spp. - N
Spiny Bush Scutia spicata var. pauciflora - E

SITE GALLERY

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