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Dragon Hill - Santa Cruz Island Vistor Sites: Galapagos Legend at Dragon Hill
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DRAGON HILL

Dragon Hill - Santa Cruz Island

Find various species of flora and fauna and the endemic land iguana.

To the northwest of Santa Cruz Island, there is Dragon Hill, where you will find various species of flora and fauna. Behind the beach, you shall enjoy the pond that is often home to flamingos. Along the trail, you can see a variety of reptiles, especially land iguanas, which look like dragons because of their claws and spiky crests. Young iguanas are easily preyed upon predatory birds and snakes; otherwise, they can live up to 60 years of age.

You will see extensive vegetation such as a forest of holy stick trees (burseras), whose appearance changes depending on the season. The forest is home to a variety of birds, such as mockingbirds, Darwin finches, yellow warblers and Galapagos doves.

Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Island: A view with a Land Iguana

  • Disembarking: Dry.
  • Type of Terrain: Rocky.
  • Difficulty: Medium.
  • Activities: 2-hour hike / 1-hour beach snorkeling.
  • Highlights: The trail that leads up to Dragon Hill offers a beautiful view of the bay which is a site for a number of reintroduced land iguanas, find Darwin finches and mockingbirds. There is also a beautiful view of the Palo Santo “holy stick tree” forest.
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LAND IGUANA
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DARWIN FINCH
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GALAPAGOS HAWK

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Dragon Hill - Santa Cruz in the Galapagos, tourists taking a picture of a land iguana
Dragon Hill - Santa Cruz in the Galapagos view of the sea and the volcano with nature
Dragon Hill - Santa Cruz in the Galapagos view of a land iguana
Dragon Hill - Santa Cruz in the Galapagos Islands, view of volcanic beach and tourist walking on the seashore
Dragon Hill - Santa Cruz in the Galapagos Islands, view of volcanic beach and tourist watching the seagulls
Dragon Hill - Santa Cruz in the Galapagos Islands, view of the nature and tourist walking in the hill
Dragon Hill - Santa Cruz in the Galapagos Islands, view of volcanic beach and tourist resting on the seashore
Dragon Hill - Santa Cruz in the Galapagos view of a marine iguana
Dragon Hill - Santa Cruz in the Galapagos Islands, view of volcanic beach and the Galapagos Legend in the sea

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GLASSES
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SNORKELING
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WATER BOTTLE
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INSECT REPELLENT
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