![]() ![]() This area is also known for blue-footed boobies, albatrosses, and Nazca boobies. One also sees it from the ocean, miles away.īut then, Española Island, due south of San Cristobal, is well-known for being the sole breeding ground for the entire population of the world's Waved Albatrosses. From there where one can see the León Dormido (Kicker Rock) geological formation. ![]() Cerro Brujo is located on the northwest coast of San Cristobal Island. Coastal and migratory birds - blue-footed boobies, egrets, and even great blue herons take refuge in the adjacent lagoon. Cerro Brujo, AKA “Witch Hill” is home to sea lions, turtles, marine iguanas, brown pelicans, crabs, and stingrays. San Cristobal island is one of the places where Darwin went ashore in 1835. The age of Santa Fe Island has allowed more endemic species live here than on any other Galápagos Island. According to many, Santa Fe may well be the oldest of all Galápagos Islands, as it is estimated to be at least 4 to 4 and 1/2 million years old. Santa Fe island has the largest variety of endemic wildlife species. The Santa Fe landscape is picturesque, and one of the islands where we saw prickly pear cactuses. Sea lion colonies live with land and marine iguanas. We then, in coming days, went to San Cristobal, Española Island and then, South Plaza Island – one of the smallest and, depending on the season, one of the most colorful. It’s known for the Charles Darwin Research Station, that has a breeding program for endangered giant tortoises. Santa Cruz is part of the Galápagos National Park. Metropolitan Touring - Giant Marine Iguana It looked elegant, very like a comforting sanctuary, which it indeed was. Our first view of La Pinta was exceptional, as it was a large, white yacht, looking like a floating cloud, reflectively mirrored in the deep blue ocean. From there, we took a shuttle to the dock, where we took a RIB boat out to sea, and to La Pinta. Now, we were among them, having flown via Latam airlines, from Quito to Guayaquil, Ecuador, and from there to the Baltra island airport. Today, more than 275,000 people visit the Galápagos every year to see animals and landscapes for themselves. In 1959, the Galápagos became Ecuador's first national park, and in 1978, it was named a UNESCO World Heritage site. This wide range of habitats meant a great number of animals and plants could live and indeed thrive on and these islands. In our travels around the islands, we saw much of what he saw- the terrestrial contrast being a major one- sandy beaches, sea cliffs, rocky shores, and coral reefs. This way, Yacht La Pinta can facilitate a carbon-neutral services that are environmentally conscientious and ecologically sustainable, perfect for the Galápagos. La Pinta also has a Carbon Neutral program. It also protects the waters around the Galápagos. Currently this process, applied to seawater, is one of the most used to obtain fresh water for human consumption. Desalination is the process by which the dissolved mineral salts in water are removed. Modern engine technology economized fuel consumption and onboard water desalination. And this was La Pinta’s advances in sustainable sailing. The vessel also carries snorkeling equipment, kayaks, wetsuits, and a glass-bottom boat.īut there was a differentiator to this yacht. There’s a lounge, bar, coffee/tea bar, an onboard fitness facility, a hot tub, and sun deck, a dining room, and an onboard library. Renovated in 2019, the La Pinta Explorer Yacht sleeps up to forty-eight guests per sailing, with luxury and luxury-plus cabin classes. In our experience, the Galápagos was a natural place for a luxury explorer yacht to sail, and we learned much about this yacht, understanding that sustainable yachts like La Pinta, are the calling cards of the future. This unique combination occurred in our Ecuador travels to the eastern Galápagos on the elite La Pinta Explorer Yacht. ![]() These combinations used to be rare, but as the trend grows, so do travel options. But if one intruded on the other, then problems, Jurassic Park style, might arise.Īs the growing trend of luxury, eco-sensitive vacations becomes more alive, many travelers are choosing travel modes that combine both, one enhancing the other. The argument was this: that if you allowed culture and nature to be two separate entities, one not bothering or assuming dominance over the other, then both would thrive. Long before anthropology became a science-based discipline, there was a perennial argument among anthropologists and others concerning nature vs. ![]()
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