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San Cristóbal, Galapagos Islands
You will have the morning free to explore Santa Cruz. In the afternoon you will be transferred from your hotel to the dock of Santa Cruz, from where you will take a lancha (motorized small boat) to the island of San Cristóbal. The boat ride will take about 2 hours, once you dock in San Cristobal you will be transferred to your hotel. Charles Darwin famously visited this island in 1835. Although the island is not the largest (it's the fifth largest in the archipelago), it has the second largest population. The island is named after the patron of seafarers, Saint Christopher or in Spanish San Cristóbal. The island's main city, Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, the capital of Galapagos, is located on the southwest point. The pier is small and situated on the cozy main boulevard. There is a grand variety of wildlife found all over San Cristóbal Island like blue-footed boobies, sea lions, sea turtles, frigate birds, marine iguanas or the Chatham mockingbird that can only be found on San Cristóbal Island.