San Cristobal Island

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San Cristóbal, or Chatham Island, is the most easternly island and oldest, the main town is Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, Capital province of the whole Archipelago.

There are daily buses that journey to the islands interior from Puerto Baquerizo Moreno to El Progreso (7 km, 20 minutes, US$0.30), from here you can hike for almost 3 hours to El Junco lake, the largest area of fresh water contained on any of the islands.

You can also take regular collection trucks to El Progreso, around US $2 or you may decide to hire one in Puerto Baquerizo Moreno for about US $16 onto El Junco.

For around $38 you may also continue onto Puerto Chino with wild beaches on the adjacent side of San Cristóbal passing tortoise reserves nearing completion. Leaving El Progreso is another route that takes you to La Soledad which has various Vegetation leading to the coastline.

To the Northwest and a 3 1/2 hour walk lies Galapaguera which has areas of wild tortoises roaming randomly around and well worth visiting while in the Northeast of Puerto Baquerizo Moreno has on Isla Lobos a colony of sea lions to view.

One thing to watch out for while hiking around the island is rubbing up or brushing against poisonous Cactus called large-spined Opuntia and Manzanillo, similar family of the poison ivy which can both cause serious skin inflammations and body reactions so, be careful!

Finally check out Kicker Rock or León Dormido crater which can be reached by smaller boats and there you'll find in the cliffs more nests which are home to Both blue-footed and masked boobies.

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