South America · Illustrated record
Tortuga Bay
Puerto Ayora · Ecuador
The short version, from the cited sources
Tortuga Bay on Santa Cruz in the Galapagos is reached by a 2.5-kilometre paved trail through cactus forest from Puerto Ayora, with park-controlled hours and sign-in. Marine iguanas bask in ranks on the flour-white sand of the surf beach, and the calm mangrove lagoon behind its point holds baby sharks and rays in water shallow enough to observe from shore. Wildlife rules, not amenities, define the visit: distance is mandatory and nothing may be taken or left.
- Country
- Ecuador (EC)
- Region
- South America
- Sand
- White
- Water
- Protected galapagos waters
- Administrative area
- Galápagos
- Timezone
- Pacific/Galapagos
- Source family
- GeoNames
- Source updated
- 2023-03-09
Names in the record
Tortuga Bay
- Playa Tortuga Bay
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- Access and accessibility
- Facilities and lifeguards
- Seasonality and crowd pattern
- Current hazards and restrictions
- Live weather, tide and water-quality feeds
Source position
-0.76153, -90.33569
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Direct provenance
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