BALTRA ISLAND

This is one of the smaller islands but is important as it has the main airport (a second, smaller, one is on San Cristobal Island). However it is to Baltra that many of the scheduled flights from mainland Ecuador come. The airport was built by the Americans during the 1939-45 war.

There are no visitor sites or accommodation on Baltra and transport is available to Puerto Ayora on Santa Cruz Island. However, many people on a previously booked tour are taken to the harbour where their boats will be waiting.

A large number of birds can be seen at the harbour, mainly boobies and frigatebirds.

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