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GALAPAGOS ISLANDS HIGHLIGHTS
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HOOD ISLAND

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VISITOR SITE WHAT TO SEE
Punta Suarez
This rocky point of land sustains one of the most impressive and varied colonies of sea birds in the Galapagos. Along the southern shore, high cliffs rise up from the sea, affording spectacular views of soaring birds and the famous blowhole, where water spouts up 50 to 75 feet into the air, according to the intensity of the surf.

Waved Albatross (April to December)
blue-footed boobies
masked boobies
marine iguanas
lava lizards
mockingbirds

Red-billed tropic birds
swallow-tailed gulls
sea lions
Galapagos doves
Sally Lightfoot crabs
tide pools
blow hole
Gardner Bay
Located on the eastern coast of Hood Island, Gardner Bay provides an excellent beach for swimming.

sea lions (occasional)
Galapagos Hawks, finches