Puerto Villamil

Coordinates: 0°57′24.52″S 90°58′02.09″W / 0.9568111°S 90.9672472°W / -0.9568111; -90.9672472
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Main Street
Church Cristo Salvador
Poza de los Flamingos

Puerto Villamil is a small port village located on the southeastern edge of Isla

Galapagos Islands. Puerto Villamil was founded in 1897 by Antonio Gil[2]

Traditionally residents of Puerto Villamil have earned a living either through agriculture or fishing .

sea cucumber fishermen kidnapped baby tortoises in order to have the government extend their fishing limits.[4][5]

The modern church Iglesia Cristo Salvador in the middle of town is worth a visit because of its colourful wall paintings depicting various typical animals and landscapes of the island. The municipal market with a large relief on the wall showing birds of the island is close by.

On the southwestern edge of town a

Bahama pintails, and common gallinules
that come here to sweep the mud in search of brine shrimp. At the end of the walkway is the Tortoise Breeding Center (Centro de Crianza de Tortugas Terrestres) which was built in order to help preserve the many species of Isabela Tortoises. Poza de los Flamingos is a lake in the western part of the town where flamingos can be observed.

To the southeast of town are a series of small islets including one known as

Las Tintoreras where a colony of white tip sharks can often be seen resting in the lava channel.[6]

The ruins of a penal colony which was closed in 1959 can be visited in the west of the town. The prisoners were forced to build the El Muro de las Lágrimas, a wall with a height of up to 20 meters consisting of black lava stones which is well-preserved.[7]

References

  1. ^ "What are the main points of interest of Isabela island?". www.galapagosislands.com. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
  2. ^ "Isla Isabela, Galapagos, Puerto Villamil".
  3. ^ "History of Galápagos". Galápagos Conservancy. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
  4. ISBN 978-0-12-817554-5
    , retrieved 2022-09-30
  5. ^ "Tortoise Poaching in Galápagos". jimpinson.jc-research.com. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
  6. ^ "Las Tintoreras". Parque Nacional Galapagos.
  7. ^ Galo Martín Aparicio: Lo Esencial de Ecuador y las Islas Galápagos, p. 207. Madrid 2018

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