Today was very special for all naturalists on National Geographic Islander because we not only got to show guests our home island, we also had a great “giant tortoise day.” Santa Cruz is home to the National Park and Charles Darwin Foundation Headquarters. Our first visit this morning was to the breeding center, a very successful project which is the result of the collaborative efforts between these two entities. Our home island houses a very healthy population of tortoises, with roads to access tortoise migration routes. On our way to one of these routes, we stopped at the largest lava tube on the island - 700 meters long! We also visited a local family owned sugar cane and coffee farm and learned about their products. We ended our day on a migration route, fulfilling lifetime dreams of seeing beautiful Galapagos giant tortoises in the wild!
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- 20 Nov 2019
Santa Cruz Island, 11/20/2019, National Geographic Islander
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Gianna Haro, Naturalist
Most of Gianna´s memories seem to be dreams, made on flawless white sandy beaches with black lava rock contours and gorgeous turquoise ocean waters. Most of it happened while barefoot, in an enchanting place that some people regard as an ideal natura...
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