Learn the history of the islands and see endemic and native flora and fauna, including Land Iguanas and the ever-popular Giant Tortoise. The research center is home of the Fausto Llerena Breeding Center which has captively bred tortoises and iguanas on display. Additionally there is an extensive natural history collection containing over 135,000 specimens of endemic, native, and introduced Galápagos species including numerous whale skeletons.
The station is the hub of conservation research in the Galapagos and has a wealth of information about the fragile and distinctive ecosystems you will visit in this island chain. The exhibition hall has information on ongoing conservation projects, and the preserved remains of Lonesome George — the last known Pinta Island tortoise.
You can conclude your visit of the station with a stop at a lava rock beach overlooking Academy Bay and the Island of Santa Fe where you can snorkel off-shore or bask in the sun with the resident marine iguanas.
