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*:
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. Animals: Blue-Footed, Nazca, and Red-footed Boobies, frigatebirds Area: 1.9 sq. mi Highest Point: 1204 ft	Intrepretation Center Leon Dormido Isla Lobos Pitt Point Tijeretas Hill Cerro Brujo La Galapaguera

*Note that not all the cruises visiting this island include all the listed points.