We spent our last day of touring on Santa Cruz Island. Santa Cruz is where the Darwin Research
Station is located, a research facility that studies the unique species that
are endemic to the Galapagos Islands and, in particular, is working to preserve
the Galapagos giant tortoise. We also
took a bus tour to view some unique geological features, including large collapsed
magma chambers and underground lava tubes from past volcanic activity on the
island.
We had a relaxing afternoon shopping in the Puerto Ayora,
the largest community in the Galapagos.
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| "Saddleback" Giant Tortoise |
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| Baby tortoises at Darwin Research Station |
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| Underground Lava Tube |
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| Port Ayora Harbor |
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