Galapagos Travel - Ecuador Travel
To get to the farming center of El Progreso
8km into the highlands, hire a taxi $2 (one($20), walk or hitchhike, for the final 10km
ride to the visitor site of El Junco Lagoon.
Some taxi drivers are licensed to give tours
of the lagoon.
In Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, taxis hang
out along the Malecón and have fixed rates
to island destinations, [...]
Air
The airport is half a kilometer from town –
a five-minute walk or a $1 taxi ride (taxis
are white pickup cabs). For information on
flights to Guayaquil and Quito see p358 . A
Hercules plane seconded from the air force,
flies tourists from Guayaquil to San Cristóbal,
Baltra and Isabela every 15 days and costs
half of other fares (see p358 [...]
Tags: Transportation
Miconia (%252 0035; Av Charles Darwin; mains $6-
12; h7am-8pm) Part of the hotel of the same
name, this is the most modern and comfortable
restaurant in town. The 2nd-floor
dining room has great views of the harbor
and serves pizza ($8), pasta ($7) and seafood
($8). Cheap almuerzos are also available.
Las Playas (%252 0577; Av de la Armada Nacional;
mains $6) [...]
Miconia (%252 0608; www.miconia.tk; Av Charles Darwin;
s/d incl breakfast $40/60; ais) The Miconia
is easily the nicest place to stay on the
island. Just a few steps from the passenger
wharf on the waterfront, this hotel’s seven
rooms (it’s building eight more) are tucked
back quietly in a nicely landscaped garden
with hammocks, a tiny pool and Jacuzzi.
Each extremely attractive room, [...]
Tags: Galapagos Hotels, Hotels
Chalo Tours (%252 0953; chalotours@hotmail.com;
Espanola) Offers day and overnight scuba trips, daytrips
on San Cristóbal and more expensive daytrips to nearby
islands; also rents snorkel, kayaking and biking equipment.
Galakiwi (%252 0873; www.southernexposuretours.co
.nz; Av Charles Darwin) Run by a New Zealand-Galápagean
couple. Land tours and snorkeling around San Cristóbal per
person $30; full-day tours to Espanola Island ($85); five-day
boat tours [...]
Tags: Galapagos Tours
The modern and easy to digest Interpretation
Center (%252 0358, ext 102) on the north side of
the bay explains the history and significance
of the Galápagos better than anywhere else
in the islands or the country. Exhibits deal
with the biology, geology and human history
of the islands; definitely deserves a visit even
if you’ve already been inundated with facts
from boat [...]
Internet Access
Cyber Jean Carlos (Calle Española; per hr $2; h8am-
10pm Mon-Fri, 8am-5pm Sat, 8am-3pm Sun)
Miconia (Av Charles Darwin) A row of computers in the
hotel of the same name.
Mockingbird Café/Internet (Española) Good place for
coffee and snacks.
Laundry
Laundry (Av Alsacio Northia; per kg $1; h8am-1pm
& 2-8pm Mon-Sat, 8am-1pm Sun) Next to the church.
Machine-washed and dried clothes in an [...]
Tags: Information
In an attempt to come out from under the
shadow of Puerto Ayora, its larger and more
high profile sister city in the Galápagos,
Puerto Baquerizo Moreno is experiencing
something of a mini boom. Not that it’s in
danger of losing its sleepy, time-stands-still
fishing village feel, but there are more hotels,
restaurants and gift shops going up than in
years past. More [...]