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ECUADOR - Galapagos Islands

Española Island

Española Island is located in the extreme southeast of the archipelago and is considered, along with Santa Fe, one of the oldest, at approximately four million years. The climate is very dry, like most of the Archipelago. But due to the flatness of the island, it is the driest of these islands, with only a few inches of rain per year. Tourists come to see the waved albatrosses (from March to January, almost the entire world population breeds on the island) and the mating dances of blue-footed boobies.
Two spots are especially popular with visitors:  Gardner Bay, which has a lovely beach; and Punta Suárez, of interest because of its varied bird-life. This island has its own species of animals, such as the Española mockingbird, which has a longer and more curved beak than the one on the central islands; the Española lava lizard; the marine iguana of the subspecies venustissimus, which has red markings on its back; among others.
 
BEST TIME to VISIT ECUADOR and GALAPAGOS ISLANDS
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BEST TIME to TRAVEL to ​Española Island

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Galapagos : April to December
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