Espanola Island
The Galapagos Islands first appeared in the middle of nowhere in the Pacific Ocean, somewhere between four to five million years ago. Lava flows emerged at uncontrollable speeds, forming rivers of fire in the middle of the water. This is the way in which I imagine these islands rising from sea level.
It is not difficult to fantasize about how things were formed when one is actually visiting one of the oldest of all the islands of this beautiful archipelago.
Española is one of a kind. The amount of wildlife found here is overwhelming. Mountains of marine iguanas, sea lions, and a lot of seabirds are found just a few feet away from the path.
Our morning was spent entirely on an area called Punta Suarez. It was not only nice to have all of these animals literally surrounding us, but it was also very rewarding to see the landscapes, which in the case of this island are something very unique.
Colonies of albatrosses, the largest sea birds on the Galapagos, pick up the closest areas to the cliffs, so they can take off in a much easier way than running over the oversized boulders of the area. The reward, a cliff that would give them enough airborne to reach their destiny, the skies!
The Galapagos Islands first appeared in the middle of nowhere in the Pacific Ocean, somewhere between four to five million years ago. Lava flows emerged at uncontrollable speeds, forming rivers of fire in the middle of the water. This is the way in which I imagine these islands rising from sea level.
It is not difficult to fantasize about how things were formed when one is actually visiting one of the oldest of all the islands of this beautiful archipelago.
Española is one of a kind. The amount of wildlife found here is overwhelming. Mountains of marine iguanas, sea lions, and a lot of seabirds are found just a few feet away from the path.
Our morning was spent entirely on an area called Punta Suarez. It was not only nice to have all of these animals literally surrounding us, but it was also very rewarding to see the landscapes, which in the case of this island are something very unique.
Colonies of albatrosses, the largest sea birds on the Galapagos, pick up the closest areas to the cliffs, so they can take off in a much easier way than running over the oversized boulders of the area. The reward, a cliff that would give them enough airborne to reach their destiny, the skies!
