Santa Cruz Island is the most inhabited island in the Galapagos and the economic capital of the Galapagos Archipelago. Puerto Ayora, the main town, is friendly and safe and the island itself has lots to offer visitors.
Today we visited a few of these places. Early in the morning we went to El Trapiche Ecologico, a farm where they produce their goods in the most artisanal way possible. Their coffee, chocolate, and moonshine are amazingly good, using techniques from the olden days. We also explored Los Gemelos, two sinkholes surrounded by a forest formed by endemic trees, and then we rode to Manzanillo Farm where we were greeted with a delicious lunch and giant tortoises
In the afternoon we went to see the rearing center for giant tortoises back in Puerto Ayora and then returned to National Geographic Islander II for dinner and a show.
