Santa Cruz is a bigger island and the most populated in
Galapagos, more tourist facilities, more tourist shops, and more noise, a bit
overwhelming after the tranquil San Cristobal.
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| Playa Brava at Tortuga Bay, Santa Cruz |
Spent two days at Tortuga bay, it is so beautiful that it is worth going back, this time better equipped with wet suit, fins and lunch.
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| Playa Manza at Tortuga Bay, Santa Cruz |
Fantastic
colours, there are so many shades of blues, from the sky and the sea, in this
fine white sandy beach. Playa Manza is a long sheltered beach, with mangrove at
both ends, the waves are huge far away outside, but in the bay the water is so
calm, like swimming in an aquarium.
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| reef shard, Playa Manza at Tortuga Bay, Santa Cruz |
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| Giant turtle Playa Manza at Tortuga Bay, Santa Cruz |
On the beach there are marine iguanas, in
the mangrove edges there are reef sharks, harmless and eat molluscs only, in the middle are giant
turtles, and a group of Cownose rays swam past, memorable experience to see
them so close.
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| Cownose ray, Playa Manza at Tortuga Bay, Santa Cruz |
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