San Cristobal Island
Entrance to Puerto Ayora in San Cristobal Island

San Cristobal Island

San Cristobal is home to a small town, Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, and the Junco Lagoon, located 700 meters above sea level. El Junco has been the object of a study in which the sediments on the bottom of the lake were analyzed to uncover information about the vegetation and climate of the archipelago thousands of years ago.

Fast Facts: Visitor sites*:
  1. San Cristobal is the only island where three different species of booby birds and the great frigatebird can be seen nesting in the same area.
  2. Animals: Blue-footed, Nazca, and red-footed boobies, frigatebirds
  3. Area: 1.9 sq. mi
  4. Highest Point: 1204 ft
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*Note that not all the cruises visiting this island include all the listed points.